Irshad Ahmad Khan

Projects: NEOM Residential Communities and Site Preparation Works, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia

 Contract Administration: Managing end-to-end DBFOM contract administration for NRC
while coordinating stakeholders and supporting structured commercial decisions.
 Claims Management: Preparing and submitting Extension of Time claims for 5 NRC projects and presenting
contractual positions before NEOM contracts team for determination.
 Legal Coordination: Providing technical assistance during disputes and supporting legal teams with contract
interpretation, documentation reviews, and structured contractual clarifications.
 Secondment Assignment: Deployed by MASIN to Alfanar Global Development on a secondment basis supporting contracts administration and strengthening commercial governance.
 Contractual Positioning: Prepared detailed contractual positioning papers under MASIN scope, enhancing claim strategy, risk evaluation, and contractual decision-making processes.
 Tender Support: Preparing Contract Appreciation Documents and reviewing contract qualifications while delivering key commercial inputs during new project tender submissions.
 Compliance Oversight: Issuing contractual notices to subcontractors and vendors ensuring worker welfare compliance across multiple NEOM construction projects.
 Commercial and Cost Management: Providing advice to Projects Team on claim avoidance strategy by incorporating relevant clauses in the tendering stage; Evaluation of time and cost variations.
 Subcontract Administration: Preparing, reviewing, and administering subcontract agreements aligned with project scope, contractual requirements, and execution strategies.
 Tendering & Prequalification: Managing subcontractor prequalification, conducting tender evaluations, and
supporting award recommendations in line with commercial and technical criteria.
 Variation & Cost Control: Administering variation orders while maintaining structured cost tracking logs to
ensure financial transparency and budget compliance.
Performance & Contract Compliance: Monitoring subcontractor performance against contractual obligations,
timelines, budgets, and quality standards while issuing notices and supporting claim defenses when required.
 Claims Evaluation: Reviewing subcontractor claims, assessing time and cost submissions, and preparing recommendation reports for approval or rejection.
 Dispute Resolution & Reporting: Establishing claim reporting systems and supporting dispute resolution through detailed claim assessment reports based on planning, commercial, and project team inputs.

Projects: KAFD Parcels 4.10 & 4.11, Exit 10 Main Works Riyadh, Kings College Hospital Jeddah, NEOM NIC Reservoirs
EPC, Al Obeikan Tower, Phase 1a Housing Project
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Notice Drafting: Drafted extension-of-time notices with impacted schedules in coordination with planners and
internal stakeholders ensuring accurate contractual documentation alignment.
Risk Analysis: Performed contract administration and risk evaluation activities across multiple running EPC
and construction projects maintaining structured commercial monitoring frameworks.
Dispute Support: Assisted legal teams during dispute processes by reviewing claims, preparing supporting
documents, and validating contractual obligations against project requirements.
Tender Evaluation: Reviewed contract qualifications and provided commercial insights supporting strategic
tender submissions and improved techno-commercial decision-making.
Claim Preparation: Prepared extra claims and contractual justifications while strengthening organizational
positions during negotiations and variation discussions.

 Drafting Notice for extension of time along with impacted schedule in coordination with internal stakeholders
 Preparing Monthly Progress Report, Weekly Progress Report and three months rolling programme
 Maintaining Hindrance Register, Drawing Register & Risk Register & Preparation of Contract Appreciation Document (CAD)
 Developing, reviewing & submitting the extension of time claims in coordination with planner; attending periodical commercial and contractual meetings with Consultants
 Evaluating contractual terms & conditions and commercial issues pertaining to financial guarantees / bond and payments mechanism; advising for assessment of risk-bearing contractual terms and elimination of risks
 Collaborating with external agencies for techno-commercial negotiations and indulging in preparation of tender / contract documents, cost estimates, variation proposals, and so on
 Providing tactical leadership across budgeting & planning funds for purchase of material with maximum cost savings; designing & executing procedures for contract & administration in compliance with organization’s policy
 Generating cost proposals, contracts and any further documentation following company procedures; responding to Tenders and requests for information in a timely manner
 Administering end-to-end vendor negotiations, internal proposal management, Contract change management, commercial settlements.
 Synchronizing with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors & external agencies for determining technical specifications, approvals and obtaining statutory clearances

 Drafted all contractual notices & defended all sub contractor's claim; managed DAB Agreement & Prepared Statement of Claim
 Developed Impacted schedule in Primavera as per Society of Construction law Delay and Disruption Protocol Guidelines
 Maintained Claim Register, Hindrance Register and Contemporary records for future claims
 Reviewed and monitored additional works & variations to the contract and submitted a claim for extra items amounting to INR approx. 620 Million (INR) and realized claims amounting to INR 480 Million (INR) approx.. against extra items including insurance claim

 Prepared delay analysis & submitted a prolongation claim of INR approx. 1120 Million (INR). Maintained Contract Register, Hindrance Register and Drawing Register
 Reviewed and monitored additional works and variations to the contract and realized claim/extra items amounting to 360 Million (INR)

 Managed overall Manpower and Machinery at Site Calculation for various quantities for various elements in RE Wall works like GI Strips Execution of RE Wall Works