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Marlon Alcantara, Quantity Surveyor

Marlon Alcantara

Quantity Surveyor·Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited (Parsons Corporation)

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 10 months

Quantity Surveyor

January 2018 - Present

Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited (Parsons Corporation)

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

January 2018 - Present

 Reviewing Contractor’s measurement take-off for each BOQ pay items in all discipline from IFC, shop drawings to as-built drawings to determine the final projects contract value.
 Responsible for quantity take-off of unit price pay items for those terminated contracts for the purpose of determining total contract amount price and payments to contractors.
 Review and process Contractor’s monthly interim payment and final accounts.
 Update the schedule of quantities and prices (BOQ) periodically, to verify that available funds are sufficient for implementing the works elements that are indicated in the design and shop drawings.
 Carry of on-site inspections to verify work accomplishments, if needed.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Consulting

Quantity Surveyor

August 2009 - November 2017

El-Seif Engineering Contracting Co. Ltd.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2009 - November 2017

 Prepare & negotiate Interim Payment Application ensuring all chargeable items are included.
 Gathers all data and documents on site and from other departments for main contract payments, variations and financial part of claims with clients.
 Evaluates, prepare & estimates all variation orders, ensuring works proceeds as per contract and negotiate the submitted variation and contractual claims to client.
 Reviews and replies to all correspondences regarding payments and variations with subcontractors /suppliers and all subcontracts issue.
 Evaluate & prepares all payment applications and variations of subcontractors/suppliers according to the mode of payments written in the subcontract agreement.
 Responsible for on site and off site quantity measurements, verifications and confirmation with regards to payments and variation works.
 Measurement & preparation of RFQ (Request for Quotation) and preparation and compilation of documents to be issue to the subcontractor/suppliers to obtain price of particular items/subcontract works by the Head Office Procurement department.
 Studies the subcontractors/suppliers' payments and variations' status.
 Maintains the project filing system of all payments, variations and financial claims.
 Assist the Commercial Manager (Project) to analyze commercial situations with subcontractors/ suppliers.
 Attends to negotiation of changes, modifications and claims with subcontractors and suppliers.
 Assistance to planning department for preparing progress chart & to head office for submitting & monitoring running bills of project.
 Performs all necessary quantity take offs required for BOQ preparation/MTO from drawings and specifications.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Civil Site Engineer

June 2008 - June 2009

MAN ENTERPRISE - QATAR W.L.L.

Doha, Qatar

June 2008 - June 2009

 Supervise the specific site works in accordance with the project terms & obligations.
 Supervise the performance of site workers to ensure the work’s standards & specifications, schedule & budget.
 Provide all necessary information to ensure that the specific work is execute in accordance with the drawings & specifications.
 Inspect all equipments to ensure they are acceptable prior the final inspection by the Q.C.
 Coordinates with other Site Engineers in other trades to resolve site execution problems.
 Check and verify the approved shop drawings and bar bending schedule in accordance with the plans & specifications prior to the fabrication and installation.
 In-charge in steel material take-off for purchasing.
 Delegate responsibility to the Foreman and other related personnel.
 Review & evaluate with the Project Manager the progress of the subcontractors.
 Assure that the Environment, Health & Safety procedures & rules are respected.
 Prepare daily report including cost code.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Quantity Surveyor/Estimator

June 2005 - May 2008

ACRO Industrial Development & Construction Corporation

Philippines

June 2005 - May 2008

 Prepare & negotiate interim payment application ensuring all chargeable items are included.
 Evaluates, prepare & estimates all variation orders, ensuring works proceeds as per contract and negotiate the submitted variation and contractual claims to client.
 Handling variation order claims put up by subcontractors including claim verification and approval of payments with the client’s representative.
 Check & verify the quantities & unit cost of the subcontractors submitted proposals/quotations with budget is consideration and evaluates & certify the subcontractors & suppliers payment as per actual monthly accomplishment on site & verify quantities for which payment have been claimed.
 In-charge in Architectural, Civil & Structural Steel material take-off as per plans & specification for the purchasing of materials needed on site.
 Estimates/quantify all the Architectural & Civil works for the preparation of bill of quantities for
bidding purposes in accordance to the Project Standard Method of Measurement (PSMM) provided by owner Quantity surveyors.
 Prepare bar bending schedule, supervise & inspect the actual installation on site and ensure wastages in that the fabrication of steel reinforcement will be minimize.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Nueva Ecija University of Science & Technology, Cabanatuan City

April 2005

April 2005

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Philippines

I finished a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan City on April 2005 and I passed the Civil Engineering Licensure Examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission, Manila, Philippines on November 19-20, 2005. I am duly registered professional, legally authorized to practice my profession with all the rights and privileges issued by Professional Regulation Commission, Manila, Philippines.

Skills

Estimates
Expert
Estimates
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
etab
Expert
etab
Expert
STAAD
Expert
STAAD
Expert
Quantity Surveying
Expert
Quantity Surveying
Expert
Quantity Surveying
Expert
Quantity Surveying
Expert
Civil Engineer
Expert
Civil Engineer
Expert
Site Engineer
Expert
Site Engineer
Expert
Staad Pro
Beginner
Staad Pro
Beginner
Autocad
Expert
Autocad
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
STAAD
Expert
STAAD
Expert
etab
Expert
etab
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Civil Engineering
Expert
Estimates
Expert
Estimates
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Saudi Council of Engineers

Member

June 2013

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Formworks, rebar-works & concrete-works Method & Techniques
Deparment of Trade and Industry, Philippines
Feb 2005 - Feb 2005

Recommendations

CHOW MENG LEE

May 2012

May 2012

Senior Quantity Surveyor / Contracts AdministratorManager

Marlon is a joy to work with. He is an accomplished Quantity Surveyor and able to independently perform most of the quantity surveying and estimating task. He also possess a solid knowledge in construction technology and skills in architectural design. He plan and prioritize his work and always work hard to produce high quality result and meet the deadlines of every assignments. I would recommend Marlon to anyone who needs a dedicated and can-do attitude Quantity Surveyor.