Contracts and Claims Engineer
Stantec UK Limited
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :12 years, 11 أشهر
Working in and for Procurement and Contracts Management Department, Assets Affairs, Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
Contract Close Out:
- supporting Asset Affairs department and project managers to ensure timely closure of the completed contracts.
- preparing Contract Settlement and/or Final Variation Order
- achieving KPIs set forth for the tasks for contract settlements, by promptly reviewing the Final BOQ and final measurement sheets
- drafting final accounting statements, contract settlement checklists and forms, obtaining necessary approvals, etc.
Claims:
- reviewing, verifying the contractual entitlements of the claims and issuing responses in timely manner.
- requesting the additional supporting documents and recommending the contractor’s claims to Assets Affairs Director and Engineering Services Department (ESD). Dispute Resolution:
- review the dispute, try to settle the dispute through negotiations.
- providing recommendation and clarifications to the management regarding the contract settlement, suspension of works and contract termination procedures.
- identify, record and maintain risk register and closely monitor risks associated to the projects - refer the dispute to legal department for their advice.
I was leading the site commercial and contract teams and managing two PWA projects simultaneously with regards to contractual and commercial aspects:
- drafting all contractual correspondences related to the projects.
- maintaining variation and claims tracker, advising the higher management regarding the forecasted cashflow, potential risks and claim opportunities.
- review the interim payment applications, identify potential areas to maximize the monthly valuations, to ensure positive cashflows of the project and accordingly, advise QSs to include the pertinent items
- identify and record risks associated to the projects and propose suitable solutions for the identified risks.
- preparing detailed contractual claims, responding, negotiating with the Employer’s representatives.
- reviewing subcontract agreements and making modifications.
- developing logs and templates for variations, payment applications and cost-value reconciliation, etc.
- advising the higher management time-to-time regarding the adverse impacts due to the changes in contractual conditions and requirements and Law and Legislation.
- handling conflicts and involve in dispute resolution process
• Review the contract documents, scope of works, drawings and specification and understand the project and contract provisions.
• Identify the claims, read and understand contemporary reports, formulate supporting documents and prepare Prolongation Cost and Insurance claims.
• Notify the Variations to the client, assess and submit the Variation Orders by getting internal approval.
• Closely monitor the project, review the contractual documents for renewal of Bonds and Guarantees - request Accounts Department to increase/ decrease the bonds whenever needed.
• Preparation delay notices and assist Contracts Manager to prepare Disruption claims.
• Handling site material requisition, control and assessment.
• Preparation of monthly payment applications drafts and invoices and evaluation of subcontractors’ invoices and certify payments.
• Developing and preparing job budget by activity based on the contract documents, calculating progress quantities in weekly and monthly to monitor the budget and to prepare cost to complete.
• Remeasure the project in every three months interval to revise the budget - submit new rates for the new depths/ utilities/ items to the client.
• Liaising with various project teams with regards to commercial activities.
• Review, verify, and recommends contractor and consultant payment application and payment certificate.
• Preparation of BOQ and preparation of list of technical queries for client /consultant clarification.
• Preparation of interim and final application for payments.
• Handling site material requisition, control and assessment.
• Sourcing, negotiating, finalizing & approving the Subcontractors and preparing sub-contract documents.
• Evaluation of subcontractors’ invoices and certify payments.
• Variation orders, preparation of variation accounts and valuation of variation.
• Coordinates with other department to discuss and finalize all relevant commercial and contractual issues
• Conducts regular commercial meetings with consultants for each project to discuss various commercial and contractual issues that arises.
• Maintains contract registers and ensures that all relevant trade licence, insurances, bonds, etc are in place and valid throughout the contract duration.
Preparation of interim and final application for payments.
Preparation of valuations for interim and final certificates for subcontractors.
Notify the variations and delays to the Client/Consultant.
Variation orders, preparation of variation accounts and valuation of variation.
Evaluation, negotiation and Preparation of change orders.
Preparation of monthly cost reports required by the Consultant.
Submit detailed calculations with specifications for purchasing materials to the site.
Include item description, calculations, classifications, specs, drawing references, constructability remark as per project requirement.
Maintain material on site records (MOS) and Monthly checking.
Coordinate with the project’s other QS and Estimators - all disciplines - in relation to the scope of work requirements.
Preparing reports as required.
Work very close with the project team to ensure that measurements, variations and contractual matters are properly recorded and notified.
Liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners and the general workforce involved in the project.
• Quantity take-off and preparation of BOQ
• Sourcing, negotiating, finalizing & approving the Subcontractors along with procurement manager / Project manager.
• Preparation of monthly progress payment application
• Valuation of variations
• Preparation of monthly invoice / bill
• Sub-contractor payment valuation and certification.
• Material requisition review and budgeting.
• Site manpower management
Bachelor of Laws - Second Class Honest Degree with 3.2 GPA; covering subjects including but not limited to: Law of Contract, Commercial Law, Equity and Trust Law, Intellectual Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, etc.
BSc. Engineering specialized in Civil Engineering in Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya with second class lower pass, GPA 2.95. Covered Technical Subjects: Construction Planning Foundation Engineering Hydraulic Structure Concrete Technology Water Supply Engineering Disaster Management Advanced Mechanics of Materials Covered Core Subjects: Building Construction Construction Management Hydraulics Marketing and Finance Finite element method Transportation Engineering Coastal and Irrigation Engineering Covered General Elective Subjects: • Painting and sculpture, Technology and Economic Development, Business Law, Sri Lankan Technology, Intellectual Property, Management practice with Case Studies, The Engineer in Society
Professional in Project Planning & Management at OST CADD Centre, Colombo. • Diploma in Project Planning and Management ✓ Theories of project management and planning ✓ MS Project • Primavera P6 Independent project work with different expert assistances in MS Office Project Primavera