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Chandimal Ekanayake, Contracts Administrator

Chandimal Ekanayake

Contracts Administrator·Floor Smart

Australia

Master's degree, Quantity Surveying & Construction Project Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 11 months

Contracts Administrator

October 2020 - Present

Floor Smart

Brisbane, Australia

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October 2020 - Present

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Consulting

Senior Quantity Surveyor

August 2009 - March 2020

Emirates Airline

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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August 2009 - March 2020

Work as a senior quantity surveyor for their facilities design projects and contract department.

JW Marriot Marquis Hotel previously known as the emirates park towers is the world tallest hotel in Dubai which conclude two towers each 376 m High (1800 Guest Rooms) including 7 Podium Levels. There are different 21 no dining areas located in the Podium, including SPA & Pool Deck. The Total Value of the project Dhs 2.5 B.

4 No light maintenance hangers at Dubai International Airport

Pre Contract Services:
 Study scope of work, specification, Addenda and all other related tender documents, notify discrepancies and raise tender queries.

 Attend to the pre tender meetings with the client and engineers.

 Prepare the schedules and working program for subordinates to meet the deadlines and targets.

 Coordinating with the subordinates and guide them to send the inquiries to suppliers and subcontractors, maintain proper indexed enquiry files, and follow up quotations.

 Compile the Bill of Quantities Update the price including preliminaries.

 Prepare the tender analysis reports, Preliminary Cost Reports for the projects at schematic design stages.

 Prepare post tender clarification and value engineering exercise

 Issue inquiries to suppliers and subcontractors, maintain proper indexed enquiry files, and follow up quotations.

 Scrutinize quotations for compliance, notify discrepancies, if any, and request for clarification.

 Prepare vetting sheets for comparisons.

 Answer all post tender queries and attend post tender meetings with Developer, Client, Consultants and Main Contractors.

Post Contract Services:
 Evaluate & Certify Contractor’s Monthly Payment Applications according to the site progress.

 Evaluate Contractor’s extension time for completion claims, Assessing Variations and additional Works.

 Preparing Monthly Interim Payment Application based on site work progress.

 Attend to the weekly Sites Progress & Commercial meetings with the Client, the Engineer & the Contractors.

 Establishment of standard quantity surveying procedures for monitoring & measuring completed work on site and certifying of accurate interim Payment Certificates.

 Prepare budgetary cost estimates for new works and advise client accordingly.

 Handling all day to day Commercial Correspondence related to Post Contract Services.

 Preparation of Bill of Quantities, Revise the Bill of Quantities in Re Measure Contract Form

 Supervision of every activity in building from starting to end of work.

 Prepare progress report. Project Cost Report and organize meeting with clients, Engineer and consultants.

 Monitoring of work progress by in house manpower and subcontractors.

 Preparation of the variation orders and financial progress reports.

 Attending to Commercial Meetings with Client and PQS.

 Handling Subcontractors’ Payments and their variations,

 Comparison of Subcontract work & Procurement materials against to the project budget

 Maintaining and records of material on Sites.

 Preparing of Interim Extension of Time Claims and follow up with PQS.

 Draft Subcontract Agreements with in the package for various different subcontractors.

 Draft the Contract Agreement based on FIDIC 1987 Fourth Edition & 1999

 Directly reporting to the Project Manager and to the Group Commercial Manager

 All other day to day Quantity Surveying Works related to the Post Contract Services.

 Assessing of the variation orders for the client approval

 Advise timely the Resident Engineer, Project Manager about the commercial status of the

Project.

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

March 2009 - July 2009

Al Ahamadia Aktor

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2009 - July 2009

During the short stay with the company I was assigned to Jabel Ali Sewerage treatment plant project. Preparing monthly payment applications and variations were the main duties during my stay

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Quantity Surveyor

November 2008 - February 2009

Hepher Quantity Sureveyors - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2008 - February 2009

Directly reported to the managing director. Assigned as a senior quantity surveyor to manage the post contract works of Emirates Sports facility projects and pre contract works for the Nakheel Al Badrah waterfront development project. Managed a team with 4 quantity surveyors during the short stay with HQS

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

March 2008 - August 2008

Omnium International / former D G Jones International - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2008 - August 2008

During the short stay with Omnium International I was assigned to the interior finishes and fit out works to the serviced apartments and Aramani hotel at Burj Khalfa and external works package. Assessing Contractors interim payment certificates, preparation of budgetary cost estimates for proposed deign change, evaluating of contractors variations were the main duties

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Quantity Surveyor

January 2005 - February 2008

Depa Interiors LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2005 - February 2008

Pre contract service, such as preparing bill of quantities, preparation of tender documents, pricing bill of quantities, preparation of budget cost estimates for

Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project. Once completed Festival City will comprise a series of residential communities, numerous hotels, Crown Plaza, Intercontinental. Harbor Plaza, Four Seasons, malls, a golf course and other entertainment sites, and a full suite of public services, including schools and Festival Center.

And fit out works to the service apartments at Burj Khalifa. The tender value was AED 600 M

Lately assigned as a senior quantity surveyor to the interior fit out works to the Emirates Lounge at the Dubai International Airport. Contract was a re measure contract form. Managed two quantity surveyors, preparing interim payment applications, variations, certifying subcontractors payments, finalizing subcontract agreements and drafting subcontracts, monitoring project delays and issuing timely notifications

Dubai International Airport - Expansion Phase II - Interior Finishes Package for concourse 2 Emirates Lounges (EK-AX322) at Dubai International Air Port Expansion, terminal 3, Department of Civil Aviation. Project Value 25 Million US$, Contract Duration 18 Months.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

April 2004 - December 2004

TAISEI Corporation - Colombo Office, Sri Lanka

Kandy, Sri Lanka

April 2004 - December 2004

Assigned to the Greater Kandy Water Supply and Augmentation project. Main duties were taking off quantities for new works, preparation of monthly payment applications, certifying subcontractors’ payments certificates, finalizing subcontractors packages

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

June 2002 - October 2003

Carrilion Alawi - Regional Office, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Muscat, Oman

June 2002 - October 2003

Post contract and pre contract services for following projects

(QLNG) Oman Liquid Natural Gas project expansion train 3, total project value 50 M US$, Contract Duration 12 months.

The Oman Joint Technical College project. Design and Build Construction Project value 4 M US$.

Royal Flight Hanger and the air field (Al May moon) project at the Seeb International Airport in Muscat. Contract Value 39 M US$.

Shangri La's Bar Al Jissah Resort Sven Star Hotel project in Muscat consists of three 7 star Hotels. Contract Value 104 M US$.
Seeb International Airport Muscat. Renovation & enabling works during the of expansions work at the International Airport in Oman.

Al Mussanna Air Base for the Royal Air Force of Oman ROP. Design and Build Contract. Project value 30M US$.

British High Commission Muscat. - Renovation works at British High commission and British school in Muscat.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Herriot Watt University

April 2013

April 2013

Master's degree, Quantity Surveying & Construction Project Management

United Kingdom

GPA (percentage): 67%

GPA (percentage): 67%

Distinction Pass for an academic research paper " Implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in to the UAE's Construction Industry". Distinction Pass for the final dissertation " Implications of Construction Delays in UAE's Hotel Interior Fit Out Construction Industry".

Skills

Interior Design
Expert
Interior Design
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Cost Management
Expert
Cost Management
Expert
Pre Contract & Post Contract Cost Control
Expert
Pre Contract & Post Contract Cost Control
Expert
Interior Design
Expert
Interior Design
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Claims Management
Expert
Cost Management
Expert
Cost Management
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
CPD
Depa Interiors LLC
Jan 2005
Claim Management – The current challenges to the Middle East construction industry
AACE International
Nov 2013

Hobbies and interests

Reading & Travelling