MD TAUSIF ASLAM

- Receive, evaluate and act on value engineering and other change proposals.
- Negotiate cost and schedule impact related to change orders and other Contract modifications.
- Process disputes under the Disputes Clause.
- Review and approve payments under the Progress Payments Clause.
- Monitor progress and ensure timely notification of anticipated overrun.
- Monitor financial status and advise the project team if Contract performance is jeopardized.
- Ensure compliance with QA/QC and HSE requirements as per the Contract.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on requests for waivers and deviations.
- Ensure timely submission of required reports.
- Administer special clauses.
- Receive, inspect and accept or reject partial deliveries and final deliveries of all Contract deliverables.
- Assist the project team in Contract close out.
- Subcontract administration at project level.
- Develop Subcontract agreement that includes statement of work, technical/quality specifications, deliverable requirement list and schedules, terms and conditions, and compliance matrices based on the approved RSC and Order confirmation.

- Responsible and accountable for Post award Contract/ Subcontract administration.
- Drafting all contractual notifications / responses within stipulated time period and ensuring proper Log of contractual correspondences.
- Identifying & Submitting variation or change order with full substantiations as well as taking part in relevant client discussions and negotiations.
- Manages modifications and variation or change orders in support of customer demands and all other aspects of day-to-day subcontract administration.
- Claims Management - Preparing & quantifying different types of claims for additional scope, time extension, extended stay compensation, loss of productivity etc.
- Finalization of Extra items rates, Preparation & Certification of Interim & Final Invoices and responsible for monitoring subcontractor performance, including management of the deliverables and payment of invoices.
- Material Reconciliation and Contract Closure process.
- Responsible for Contract interpretation, Commercial Risk Evaluation, Providing inputs on commercial matters such as insurance, bank guarantees, taxes, duties etc., Commercial deviations, MIS reporting, drafting of Consortium/JV Agreements, NDA, MOUs etc.
- Assist the Purchasing Department and Site Project Manager in contractual matters related to procurement / supply contract and agreements.
- Maintain a repository of all Contract/ Subcontract documentation.
- Review and update standard contract templates while identifying terms and clauses in agreements that represent compliance risks.

- Responsible and accountable for Post award Contract administration of main contract.
- Drafting all contractual notifications / responses within stipulated time period and ensuring proper Log of contractual correspondences.
- Change Order / Variation Management.
- Identifying & Submitting variation or change order with full substantiations as well as taking part in relevant client discussions and negotiations.
- Claims Management - Preparing & quantifying different types of claims for additional scope, time extension, extended stay compensation, loss of productivity etc.
- Finalization of Extra items rates.
- Preparation & Certification of Interim & Final Invoices.
- Material Reconciliation.
- Contract Closure process - Coordinate Project Close-Out Procedures including manuals, warranties and As-built drawings.
- Releasing MIS reports to HO on weekly and monthly basis and furnishing assistance to external legal advisers in any dispute cases.
- Knowledge of Arbitration Proceedings & Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
- Assist the Purchasing Department and Site Project Manager in contractual matters related to procurement / supply contract and agreements.
- Assist in reviewing the contract documents prior to tendering.
- Maintain a repository of all contract documentation.
- Maintain contract database and order tracking system for all contracts executed.
- Review and update standard contract templates while identifying terms and clauses in agreements that represent compliance risks.
- Evaluate and review contracts on continuing basis to ensure financial and functional requirements are met.

To develop an Overall Project Master Schedule in Bar Chart by indicating Unit wise Schedules based on
Owner's Time Schedule.
- Preparation of a Summarized Overall Project Schedule comprising Main Project Milestones after taking
care of total Scope of Work & integrating all Executing Agency’s Schedules.
- Preparation & Finalization of Level -I Schedule (Overall Project Schedule) & Level -II Schedules
(Functional Schedules Viz. Process, Engineering, Ordering, Tendering, Manufacturing & Delivery and
Construction).
- Monitoring of all Project activities of various Executing Agencies.
- Resource (Man-hour/Manpower/Machine & Materials) planning.
- Preparation of Monthly / Weekly / Daily Progress Reports.
- Preparation of Presentation Slides to convene Project Review Meetings, to be attended by Client & PMC,
analysing Critical Areas/Problems and identifying Corrective Action Plan.
- Setting up detailed Progress Measurement / Earned Value Management System for all type of contracts.
- Assist Project Manager in Qualitative & Quantitative Risk Analysis.
- Assist Project Manager in managing changes / variations.
- Organize & Attend Monthly Progress Review Meetings for finalizing Activity List & Highlighting Holdups
& Slippage.
- Coordination & follow-up between different Departments.
- Preparation of Engineering Billing Schedule based on Drawings/Document flow, Supply-billing schedule
based on item/equipment delivery schedules & Construction Billing Schedule based on Quantities and
raising Invoices based on progress of the work.
- Preparation of Cash Flow analysis, Material status report (Piping Material, and Analyse potential &
imminent delays and develop action plan for eliminating delays.
- Monitor & control all cost elements on each activity of work, which includes preparation of claims to
clients & payments to suppliers & sub-contractors.
- Change Order analysis by keeping track of extra & additional efforts required during project execution &
Budget analysis, Preparation of Contract documents.
- Ensuring timely engineering inputs & supply of Equipment/Materials to site for completion of the job
without time / cost overruns.
- Estimation of Manpower/ Equipment requirement at Head Office & Site. Keeping a track of Cost of
Materials/Equipment, alerting the management of possible overruns.
- Performing “What-if analysis” of various scenarios by crashing the schedule.
- Preparation and Updating of Material control chart for Project.
- Follow up for Fabrication status for execution.
- Co-ordination with client for approval of procedures & testing (Mechanical).
- Evaluation and approval of sub-contractor invoices.
- Coordinating with Client for any planning related information.
- Forecast front availability and intimating the same to Site in charge.
- Finding out the constraints and critical activities.
- Preparation of Field Inspection report for the daily activity.
- Pipe Book Preparation & Checking.
- Erection, commissioning and installation of pipelines.
- Quality Inspection of Daily works.
- Contractor billing certification.
- Inspection of erected materials as per drawing & standards.

Assignments during the Project Management & Controls Training.

- Prepared Company Organization Charts.
- Prepared Project Organization Charts.
- Prepared multiple Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Prepared Management Level Schedules.
- Prepared Overall Project Schedule for a Process Plant in MS Project.
- Prepared Overall Project Schedule for a Pipeline Project in P6, R8.4.
- Prepared standard templates for Daily/ Weekly / Monthly Progress Reports.
- Developed monthly progress review Presentation.
- Developed Progress Measurement System for an EPIC Contract.
- Developed Invoicing (Billing) System for an EPIC Contract.
- Prepared Manpower Deployment Charts & Histograms (Sch. v/s Act.).
- Prepared Progress S Curves (Early Sch. v/s Late Sch. v/s Act.).
- Prepared Cash Flow (In / out) curves for an EPIC contract.

While working in all the above-mentioned areas, I have used various computer application software as required.

I have also undergone a detailed training on Procurement & Contract Management covering following topics:

- Planning of Procurement for Goods & Services.
- Conducting Procurement covering preparation of EOI / NIT, Enquiry Document, Examination & Evaluation of Offers/Bids, Drafting of Purchase Order, Controlling & Expediting, Closing Procurement process, etc.
- Developing Pre-qualification Criteria for participation.
- Developing Contract Packaging.
- Tendering Process.
- Commercial Terms & Conditions of Contract.
- General Conditions and Special Conditions of Contract.
- Guarantee & Liability.
- Risk Coverage.
- Change in Contract Element.
- Statutory Conditions of Contracts.
- Dispute Resolution/Arbitration.
- Closing of Contract.
- E -Procurement and Reverse Auction.

Job responsibilities include:
- Supervising operatives in the factory.
- Researching, testing and sampling chemicals, dyes and products in the factory.
- Monitoring waste and products to make sure that they fall within safety limits.
- Writing up research and operational reports for managers.
- Handling production planning and control.