Melanie-Agno Buenaventura, Quantity Surveyor

Melanie-Agno Buenaventura

Quantity Surveyor

QD-SBG Construction

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
17 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 6 Months

Quantity Surveyor at QD-SBG Construction
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since October 2018

Project Handled: 1. Development of Internal Security Force LEKHWIYA Camp Package A & B
( ISF CPC-7A and CPC-7B), Duhail Doha Qatar
2. Lusail Plaza Towers A, B, C & D - Early Work ( BP12 ), Lusail, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Reviewing and understand all the subcontract contract agreement to ensure that the requirements has been applied from SC claim.
2. Valuating Subcontractor monthly progress payment.
3. Preparing subcontractor payment certificate in accurate, reasonable and entitled under terms of the subcontractor executed works.
4. Coordinate to QA/QC department for delivered materials and scope of works.
5. Coordinate or reconcile to the subcontractors Invoice claim to ensure accurate quantity progress on site.
6. Coordinate to accounts department to ensure and full payment for subcontractor works carried out on site.
7. Review all supporting documents provided by the subcontractors progress claim.
8. Monitoring subcontractor invoices and payment certificate logs.
9. Ensures the validity of Performance bonds and Bank guarantees.

Quantity Surveyor at KLING CONSULT GmbH
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2016 to January 2018

Project Handled: 1. Lusail Katara Hotel Towers - Lusail City, Doha Qatar
KATARA HOSPITALITY - Doha, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Track and Review Changes through Design Drawing, Engineer's Instruction and Specification.
2. Coordination with other department to settled issues and concern related to handle project.
3. Identify all variations works and provide estimate to be submitted to the client for cross reference to Contractor's claim.
4. Review and evaluate submitted Contractor's Variation, which includes checking of the quantities, unit rate and back-up documents used.
5. Negotiate and coordinate Contractor to finalize Variation claim.
6. Preparing Contractor’s Variation Agreement.
7. Review and evaluate Contractor Monthly Interim Application.
8. Prepare and submit to the Client all relevant documents to substantiate Monthly Payment and Agreed Variation Claims.
9. Review all Contract documents such as BOQ, Drawings, Specification, tender circulars and scope of your works.
10. Record and update logs for Payment and Agreed Variations orders.
11. Maintain all cost and quantity records.
12. Prepare monthly cost report.
13. Site visiting to monitor progress works, Quantity Take Off for all Civil and MEP elements.
14. Review and evaluate submitted Contractor's Proposal.

Quantity Surveyor at DG Jones and Partners
  • Qatar - Doha
  • February 2015 to March 2016

Project Handled: 1. Qatar Economic Zone - QEZ-1 - Ras Bufontas
MANATEQ - Doha, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Review and finalizing of Contractor Monthly Payment Certificates.
2. Review and recommendation of Variations, which includes checking of the quantities, unit rate and back-up documents used.
3. Ensures the validity of the integral documents such as bonds and insurances.
4. Review and Evaluate Contractor's Proposal.
5. Record and update logs for Payment and Agreed Variations orders.
6. Attending progress and commercial meetings.
7. Maintain all cost and quantity records.
8. Prepare monthly cost report.
9. Assessing the Contractor’s additional Claim as per design changes and Engineer's Instruction.
10. Preparing Contractor’s Variation Agreement.
11. Quantity Take Off for Civil, MEP elements and Prepare Tender Queries and Bill of Quantities for tendering stage.
12. Evaluation Commercial submission by the Tenderer's as per instructed by Project Management.
13. Review all Contract documents such as Drawings, Specification and tender circulars.

Quantity Surveyor at Takenaka Corporation
  • Qatar - Doha
  • August 2011 to October 2014

Project Handled: 1. NDIA CP19 - New Doha International Airport - Emiri Terminal, Parking Structures and Mosque Doha, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Understand contract requirements and implemented the terms and analysis of commercial & technical contracts in accordance with Client policies and guidelines.
2. Ensure that the construction project is completed within its projected budget.
3. Prepare Monthly Interim payment application.
4. Reviewing Contract Document includes BOQ, Scope of Work, Specification and Drawings.
5. Prepare Notice of Change for advance notice to the Engineer as per Engineer's Instruction.
6. Identify changes, additional and missing items deviations from tender drawings, IFC drawing and As built drawings.
7. Prepare Variation Claims as per design change and additional works.
8. Prepare all necessary documents to substantiate Variation Claims.
9. Coordination with the Design Department, Construction Engineer and Procurement Department for claiming Variation works.
10. Review, evaluate and finalizing Subcontractor Monthly Payment Certificate.
11. Reviewing and Monitoring Sub-Contractor Agreement requirements.
12. Attending commercial meeting and Reconcile claims from the Project Cost Consultant.
13. Record and update logs for Payment and Agreed Variations or Change Orders.
14. Monthly Site visit, Quantity Take Off for Civil, MEP elements and Prepare Bill of Quantities.

Quantity Surveyor at Group Five Construction UK Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2007 to July 2009

Projects Handled: 1. AX222 - Dubai Duty Free Warehouse and External Works
2. DPF1361- Housing Scheme for Dubai Police Force and Army Officer
3. 50P0010 - EMAL (Emirates Aluminium), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Ensure that the construction project is completed within its projected budget.
2. Reviewing Contract Document includes BOQ, Scope of Work, Specification and Drawings.
3. Prepare Request for Notice of Change for advance notice to the Engineer.
4. Prepare Monthly Interim Payment Application including relevant supporting documents.
5. Reviewing, finalizing and recommendation of Subcontractor Payment Certificate.
6. Reviewing and monitoring Sub-Contractor Agreement requirements.
7. Reviewing, analyze and recommend Subcontractor claims and Payment.
8. Record and update logs for Payment and Agreed Variations orders.
9. Identifying of variations and missing items deviations from tender drawings to shop detailed, issued for construction drawings.
10. Preparing and compiling Variation claim document including supporting documents.
11. Prepare Bill of Quantities and Site visit.
12. Providing to Managing QS and SQS in all information data in monitoring for Cost report.

Site Quantity Surveyor at Cloisall LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2006 to May 2007

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Measurement and pricing of construction work.
2. Prepare measurement for finishing like Ceiling, Partition Wall and Vanity Counter Top.
3. Visit building sites to monitor progress and to check that the work is to budget.
4. Calculate costs if the design or materials change and Responsible for preparing Bill Quantities.

Estimator at Carlos Carlos Incorporated ( CCI )
  • Philippines
  • December 2003 to October 2006

Project Handled: Residential / Commercial Building and Pharmaceutical
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Control construction costs by accurate measurement of the work required.
2. Responsible for ensuring the timely delivery and correctness of cost estimates, cost proposal
and work schedule.
3. Responsible in computation of quantities pricing and construction work.
4. Coordinated with contractors and simultaneously regular site inspection to monitor the work
progress for billing purposes.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Bulacan State University
  • November 2003

Specialties & Skills

Minutes
Materials
Orientation
Procurement
ENGINEERING
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WORKS
PROGRESS
SPECIFICATION
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
GRAPHIC DESIGN

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Primavera Ver. 3.1 Planning and Scheduling Software (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007
CCS (Construction Estimating and Valuations - C201) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
CPD on Contract Administration (Training)
Training Institute:
PICQS
Date Attended:
January 2012
CPD on Contract Administration (Training)
Training Institute:
PICQS
Date Attended:
January 2012
CPD on Design Economics and Cost Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
PICQS
Date Attended:
August 2012
CPD on Tendering and Procurement (Training)
Training Institute:
PICQS
Date Attended:
September 2012

Hobbies

  • Cooking and Baking