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Jayantha Wijetunge, Contracts Manager

Jayantha Wijetunge

Contracts Manager·Al Khayyat Investments - Gulf Landscaping and Irrigation Systems LLC

United Arab Emirates

Higher diploma, International Construction Law

Work experience

Total years of experience: 32 years, 9 months

Contracts Manager

May 2009 - Present

Al Khayyat Investments - Gulf Landscaping and Irrigation Systems LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2009 - Present

• Responsible for Contracts & Commercial activities for Gulf Landscape & Irrigation Systems LLC and Italdeco LLC.
• Contract Review: Check & verify letter of Award, Letter of Intent, and contract documentation prior to acceptance ensuring identification of standard and critical legal clauses to save the
interest of the company.
• Claims: Preparation of contractual claims such as extensions of time, prolongation cost,
acceleration cost, and all other contractual claims.
• Contractual / Legal Advice: Advise and provide information on contractual matters, dispute resolution etc. to the Senior Management and Project Teams and act as a co-coordinator on specific contracts as and when required by the Senior Management for all projects undertaken by the company.
• Contract Deliverables: Follow-up contractual requirements / Project deliverables such as
Bonds, Insurances, Guarantees, and programs.
• Sub Contracts: Preparation of Sub-Contract documentations such as Letter of award/Intent, Work Orders, and agreements.
• Drafting various agreements: Advice the Management and preparation of various
agreements such as Joint Venture Agreements (JV), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Service Level Agreements, Settlement Agreements, Assignment Agreements, and Contractual Correspondence.
• Employer Representative Role: Working as an Employer Representative for AKI in-house
projects/facilities such as the construction of AKI Labour Camps, Warehouse, and Construction of AKI Managing Directors properties.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Contract Adminstrator

August 2007 - March 2009

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

August 2007 - March 2009

• Mainly responsible for the following work packages: AX324 -Nominated Subcontract for MEP & SAS Systems for Terminal 03, Concourse 2 & Car Park; AX064 -Baggage Handling System
(BHS) - Design and Build Contract AX063 -Trolley Management System - Design and Build Contract; Various Operation and Maintenance Work Packages for C21T3.
• Participating in various meetings (Project Meetings as well as Commercial Meetings) including resolving disputes and various post-contract correspondence.
• Check, verify the EIAR (Engineers Instruction Approval Request) prepared by Engineer (M/s
DAR), and approval of Engineers Instruction (El) submitted by DAR (The Engineer).
• Check/approve AVV (prepared by Engineer) base on the Contractor's cost proposals.
• Checking variation accounts submitted by the works Contractors.
• Audit/ Certification of Interim Payment Certificates and Final Accounts submitted by Works Contractors.
• Contract Administrations including interpretation of limits of scope of works of different package contracts as per DCA standards.
• To assist M/s Hill International (the appointed claim consultant for Dubai Airport) in review /
settlement of claims raised by various package Contractors.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Assistant Project Commercial Manager

May 2006 - August 2007

Ellis Don Project Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2006 - August 2007

Main responsibilities included protecting the clients’ interests (Nakheel) in all regards
including bull not limited to, reviewing and monitoring Cost Reports, Valuation of Variations,
processing REP (Request for Payment), Interim Payment Certificates and Final Accounts as per
Nakheel standard procedures. Ensuring that the project accounts are audit proof and
evaluation/processing of contractual claims certified by project Consultants in this case M/S
Mouchel Parkman and Dar Al Handash and Preparation of Contract agreements (for Direct
Contracts) as per the Nakheel standards.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Assistant Project Commercial Manger

January 2002 - May 2006

Carillion Alawi

Muscat, Oman

January 2002 - May 2006

• Responsible for managing the activities related to the New Palace/Guest Complex Project at
Muscat city for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.
• Reporting all commercial aspects of the project to the Project Director/Client's
representatives (representative of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos of Oman), cost planning,
forecasting costs including variations, and additional works.
• Post contract cost control of work packages including certifying variations priced by the
Works Contractors and advising them to the Client Contract Administrator. Certifying works
contractor's claims and recommending them to the Contract Administrator. Participating in
various meetings and post-contract correspondence.
• Validation of variations and contractual claims, establishing and implementing contract
administrative procedures set out in the contract and advising Quantity Surveyors working
under my supervision with contract administrative procedures, including training of QS Staff.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Senior Quantity Surveyor

August 1993 - January 2002

Zubair (Balfour) Kilpatrick LLC

Muscat, Oman

August 1993 - January 2002

• Preparation of cost reports, preparation of valuations for interim payment applications,
pricing of variations, preparation/submission of final accounts and negotiation with client/
consultants for final accounts agreements.
• Analysing project costs and selling values (monthly basis) for cost control and reporting to
UK head office, checking subcontractors monthly bills, preparation of contractual
claims/analysis of planned and as constructed programs for EOT claims.
• Participating in contractual meetings with clients/consultants. Maintaining and updating
company quality assurance, procedures as per ISO 9001 (for the QS department), and management of assistant quantity surveyors.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Education

University of West England

July 2019

July 2019

Higher diploma, International Construction Law

United Kingdom

GPA (rating): Very good

GPA (rating): Very good

The Degree has given me a broad, contextual, and critical understanding of the area of commercial law, the has course has covered the operation of judicial, legislative, and administrative action in relevant domestic, European and international contexts

Liverpool John Moores University

July 2010

July 2010

Diploma, Engineering and Construction Contracts Law

United Kingdom

GPA (rating): Excellent

GPA (rating): Excellent

Public procurement and challenges to tender processes developments in construction contract law liability of professionals and contractors dispute resolution round-up: arbitration, adjudication, alternative methods of dispute resolution

Skills

Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Landscaping
Expert
Landscaping
Expert
Dispute Resolution
Expert
Dispute Resolution
Expert
Cost Consultancy
Expert
Cost Consultancy
Expert
Communication
Expert
Communication
Expert
Claim management
Expert
Claim management
Expert
Report Writing
Expert
Report Writing
Expert
Dispute Resolution
Expert
Dispute Resolution
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Risk Management
Expert
Risk Management
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Contract Management
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Landscaping
Expert
Landscaping
Expert
Cost Consultancy
Expert
Cost Consultancy
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors

MRICS

August 2000

Hobbies

  • Reading