Project Quantity Surveyor
Al Naboodah Construction
Total years of experience :10 years, 11 Months
Al Naboodah Construction (formerly Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke) - A Forbes ME company ranked 5th in UAE
Client : EMAAR | Consultant : ATK | Cost Consultant : Turner & Townsend
Project : Creekside 18 Waterfront Towers, Dubai Creek Harbour, Dubai | Residential High Rise Buildings | AED 550 million
► Main Contract - Contract Administration
o Currently leading a team of quantity surveyors operating with objectives established by commercial manager.
o Preparing and finalizing (with Turner & Townsend) the interim valuations maximizing the amount to be certified.
o Identifying and preparation of variation claims to the client with an analytical approach and robust substantiation to legitimize such claims.
o Participation with commercial manager in preparing monthly Cost Variance Report (CVR) of the project.
o Providing commercial and contractual clarifications and requisite information to the project management team.
► Sub-Contract - Contract Administration
o Drafting and compiling subcontract documentation.
o Certification of payments to the subcontractors and ascertaining entitlements meticulously.
o Quantum assessments and determination of variations and claims under re-measurable subcontract accounts in strict accordance with contractual provisions.
Driver Trett is a global multi-disciplinary consultancy providing specialist QS and contracts management services worldwide who maintain a high standard in recruiting their consulting professionals to ensure their reputation. Based out of their Dubai head office initially, on the merit of my credentials was then selected for secondment on three different commissions with reputable clients.
► Client 1 : WEATHERFORD | Project : Initial Production Facilities, Iraq | Oil and Gas | USD162 million
Weatherford, one of the largest multinational oilfield service companies had employed Habtoor Leighton Group Contracting (HLG) as subcontractor for civil and infrastructure works for the oil production facilities on three very large sites - oil and water tanks’ substructures, bund walls, pipelines, deluge system infrastructure, roads infrastructure, etc.
Worked as one of two member team from Driver Trett on providing commercial management and strategic contractual support to Weatherford for evaluation of HLG’s variations and claims on both entitlement and quantum assessment. Other deliverables under the scope were Cost-to-Complete (CTC) and Final Account reports.
Highlight of this commission - HLG’s claim oriented team was successfully managed to the satisfaction of Weatherford. The Driver Trett team received a commendation letter from Weatherford’s management for having diligently and meticulously worked to bring a favourable outcome on their final account to settle with HLG.
► Client 2 : DAMAC | Project : 3 Service Apartments Buildings, Dubai | Mixed Use / High Rise | AED 789 million
DAMAC, a large private developer in UAE is known for their approach of cutting edge cost optimisation. Whilst Driver Trett was fully engaged by DAMAC as cost consultants on the project, I was deputed on a short commission to work on the cost impact analysis for anticipated and approved value engineering changes proposed by the client’s design team. This information was later used by DAMAC to review the cost benefit before instructing a variation to the contractor for the value engineering change.
► Client 3 : EMIRATES GLOBAL ALUMINIUM | Project : Aluminium Smelting CAPEX Projects, Dubai | Heavy Industries | 100+ engineering contracts
EGA the #1 premium aluminium producer in the world, has one of their plant complex in Jebel Ali, Dubai which is spread across an area of 5 sq. km. A team of two consultants including myself from Driver Trett were appointed on this project. The commission involved contracts administration and commercial management of multitude of bespoke engineering contracts which dealt with CAPEX and OPEX commitments on heavy cranes, casthouses and furnaces, desalination plants, substations, gas turbines and civil/MEP infrastructure.
Owing to the unique and specialized nature of heavy industrial construction, benchmarking the claimed costs was not straightforward and hence involved thorough evaluation of claims and due diligence which was shouldered by the Driver Trett team.
EGA’s representative had formally vouched for our good performance for having resolved their long outstanding contractual and commercial issues across several contracts which streamlined discharging their obligations.
► Client : RTA | Consultant : PARSONS | Project : Two flyovers on expressway, Dubai | Civil and Infrastructure | AED 168 million
► Client : EMAAR | Consultant : DP Architects / Meinhardt | Project : Dubai Mall car park, Dubai | Infrastructure
DBB is by far one of the largest contractors in the region and reputable for Jebel Ali Port, Dubai International Airport and many other large infrastructure projects. Keeping up with fast-track project schedule and defending a tight budget was the main KPI of the cost management team. As a site QS my role was challenging and rigorous and involved the following:
o Procuring materials and subcontracts: preparing procurement plan, outsource packaging, bid documents, tendering, techno-commercial evaluation, bid analysis, negotiations, recommending shortlist for management decision.
o Commercial management of supply chain: subcontractors’ and suppliers’ accounts - negotiations, contra charges, certification.
o Preparing interim valuations inclusive of variations and claims.
o Quantification and valuation of bridge structures through interim till final valuation.
o Cost monitoring: alignment of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) activities with the cost coding system; budgeting and benchmarking budgets; data input audit; reconciliation after comparing costs with budgets; reporting variances with causes; cost to complete exercise.
Client : EMAAR | Project : Burj Khalifa, Dubai | Super High Rise
► BSc. (HONS) Quantity Surveying – ‘First-Class’ ► RICS and CIOB accredited
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