Prathima Dasrath Maharaj, Section Head: Commercial & Contracts

Prathima Dasrath Maharaj

Section Head: Commercial & Contracts

Mannai Trading Company

Location
South Africa
Education
Bachelor's degree, LLB
Experience
15 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months

Section Head: Commercial & Contracts at Mannai Trading Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • February 2016 to May 2016

Review & comment on all Terms & Conditions on Agreements, tenders, Letters of Award, Letters of Intent, Purchase Order Contracts
Manage and assign tasks to Commercial, tendering and warehouse team
Develop Best Practices and Procedures. Develop Policies & Procedures. Monitor compliance by employees and identify areas of recurrent pressure
Review and update existing Agreement templates
Provide guidance on contractual matters to Sales team or other operational staff
Support Product management/ marketing/ sales to ensure company products and services are offered with appropriate competitive terms and conditions.

Procurement & Contracts Manager at Transnet Capital
  • South Africa
  • March 2012 to December 2014

Manage commercial side of infrastructure projects
Manage and lead procurement staff in terms of preparing, issuing and evaluating of tenders, negotiating and awarding contracts in terms of NEC3 and CIDB
Monthly reporting on procurement activities within the region
Ensuring compliance with Policies and Procedures
Reviewing of tender evaluation and adjudication reports(TEAR)
Approving submission of TEAR to the Acquisition Council for approval
Presenting TEAR document to the members of the Acquisition Council
Managing contract budget and department budget
Issued tenders and awarded contracts involving cross border work
Managing contract administration team in terms of post award of contracts till close out. Providing feedback to project managers in respect of early warnings, Project Manager Instructions and compensation events. Advise on risk reduction meetings
Arbitration of Compensation Events
Preparing and drafting of Procurement strategies in terms of the Project Life Cycle Process for presentation to the Gate Review Panel
Managing of procurement audits
Type of projects that I was involved in:
Open Stockpile Area C & D West
Doubling of the Railway line from the Port to Nszei yard
Port Expansion Programme
Development of the Swaziland Rail link from South Africa to Swaziland (cross border work)
Mitigation of Erosion Protection
Design and installation of 9 new weighbridges .

Contracts Administrator (Lead) at Transnet Capital
  • South Africa
  • September 2008 to February 2012

Draft, prepare and issue tenders and award contracts
Evaluating of tenders
Preparing tender evaluation and adjudication reports (TEAR) to local and national acquisition council
New Engineering Construction Contract 3 (NEC3) suite of contracts: procurement and contract administration
Prepare early warnings, compensations events, Project Manager’s Instructions (PMI)
Attend progress meetings and prepare minutes
Load contracts, early warnings, compensation events, & PMI’s on Primavera
Load and amend purchase orders on SAP
Registering and awarding contracts on the CIDB website
Review contract extension and close out
Issuing tenders and finalising contracts in SAP CLM

Contracts Specialist at Exarro KZN Sands (Empangeni)
  • South Africa
  • June 2007 to August 2008

Draft, prepare and issue tenders and contracts
Evaluating of tenders
Preparing recommendations to award a contract
Draft Capital contracts and tenders
Load contracts and amendments onto SAP
Prepare amendments and modifications to contracts
Negotiate with tenderers

Contract Specialist at Ticor South Africa – Empangeni- Quyn International
  • South Africa
  • March 2006 to May 2007

Draft, prepare and issue tenders and contracts
Evaluating of tenders
Preparing recommendations to award a contract
Draft Capital contracts and tenders
Load contracts and amendments onto SAP
Prepare amendments and modifications to contracts
Negotiate with tenderers

Senior Contracts Administrator at South African Ports Operation-Dry Bulk Terminal – Richards Bay, Express Personnel
  • South Africa
  • August 2005 to February 2006

Draft contracts and petty contracts in favour of service providers
Draft insurance declarations
Draft submissions, condonations to be presented at Port Tender Committee Meeting
Acting secretary of Port Tender Committee
Draft minutes, agenda, resolutions of Port Tender Committee meetings
Attend to tender evaluation

Contract Specialist at Hillside Aluminium
  • South Africa
  • March 2005 to May 2005

Experience in SAP

• Processing and Releasing Purchase Orders
• Preparation and Requesting of Request for Quotation Meeting
• Attending Request for Quotation Meetings
• Requesting and Attending Bid Clarification Meetings
• Negotiation of Tender with Vendors
• Preparing Recommendation of Vendor for Approval
• Preparing application for Vendors to be placed on Vendor Roll

Professional Assistant at Roy Meersingh & Associates
  • South Africa
  • March 2004 to October 2004

1. Civil Litigation
2. Criminal Litigation
3. Contracts
4. Third Party Claims
5. Labour Matters
6. General

Professional Assistant at Ladysmith Justice Centre
  • South Africa
  • March 2003 to January 2004

1. Criminal Litigation
2. Civil Litigation
3. Divorce and Family Related Matters
4. Prison Clinics and Consultations
5. Supervision of Candidate Attorneys
6. Legal Advice to General Public
7. General Administration

Candidate Attorney & Professional Assistant at Shereen Meersingh & Associates
  • South Africa
  • September 1999 to February 2003

1. Civil Litigation
2. Criminal Litigation
3. Debt Collections
4. Divorce & Family Related Matters
5. Wills and Estates
6. Contracts
7. Labour

Education

Bachelor's degree, LLB
  • at University of Natal
  • June 1999

LLB Degree majoring in Contract law Admitted Attorney with High Court Right of Appearance Admitted Conveyancer

Bachelor's degree, BA
  • at University of Natal
  • December 1996

Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Legal Studies & Sociology

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Word
Primavera P6
Negotiation
MICROSOFT WORD
NEW ENGINEERING CONTRACTS (NEC3)
PRIMAVERA
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
PROCUREMENT
Preparing Tender Evaluation & Adjudication Report
PREPARING & ISSUING TENDERS

Languages

English
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