richard manalo manalo, Project Quantity Surveyor

richard manalo manalo

Project Quantity Surveyor

Parkway International Contracting

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
20 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months

Project Quantity Surveyor at Parkway International Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2018

-Prepare monthly payment application for the project against actual work progress.
-Liaise with the Design/Engineering department regarding the scope of work and the Bill of Quantities.
- Monitor value and track all Change Orders/Variation in accordance with the Contract, UAE law requirements and other company’s policies and procedures.
- Liaising with clients, quantity surveyor, architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors & external agencies for determining technical specifications, approvals and other clarifications.
-Reviewing progress of subcontracts and apprising management on financial, legal or technical issues.
- Prepare certification of sub-contractor’s monthly invoice against work done.

Quantity Surveyor at Alfara’a General Contracting Co
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2011 to August 2018

Job Profile - Tender Department (Pre-Contract):
 Review of Tender documents to check its completeness and find any discrepancy on the Drawings, BOQ and Specifications.
 Raised inquiries to the Client/Consultant on the tender documents discrepancies, missing items on BOQ and scope of works and tender queries of the Subcontractor.
 Consolidate and review all tender addenda and post tender clarifications to ensure that all changes are considered in the take-off and pricing.
 Quantity Take Off for all Civil/Architectural elements with the aid of Auto-CAD/Planswift software based on pricing preambles and compiling the Tender BOQ with proper description
 Prepares documents for different packages (bill) for inquiries and quotations.
 Make follow up to the subcontractors regarding floated queries for pricing.
 Gather, compare and analyze quotations at bid stage and seek clarifications with regards to exclusions/qualifications of scope of works.

Job Profile - Projects (Post-Contract):
 Prepare monthly payment application for the project against actual work progress.
 Prepare monthly Project Cost Report
 Liaise with the Design/Engineering department regarding the scope of work and the Bill of Quantities.
 Monitor value and track all Change Orders/Variation in accordance with the Contract, UAE law requirements and other company’s policies and procedures.
 Liaising with clients, quantity surveyor, architects, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors & external agencies for determining technical specifications, approvals and other clarifications.
 Reviewing progress of subcontracts and apprising management on financial, legal or technical issues.
 Monitor consumption trends and current stock levels of materials in order to plan future requirements and replenish stocks as necessary. In addition, monitor materials issues against actual usage in order to determine the waste factor and report findings to the Project Manager/Commercial Manager.
 Prepare certification of sub-contractors monthly invoice against work done.
 Prepare, update and track monitoring key plan on project monthly progress accomplishments.

Project Quantity Surveyor at Architectural Consulting Group (ACG)
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2008 to August 2011

 Responsible for all post contract Quantity Surveying duties, including site measurement, quantity calculations/Take-off
 Validate, review, and recommend cost of variation orders and claims raised by the contractor
 Analyse, reconcile and negotiate with contractor regarding derivation of rate of new items not found in BOQ
 Analyse and evaluate contractor’s application for monthly interim payment.
 Maintain & monitor all items on BOQ executed on the project.
 Interacting with client and contractor, attending site meetings and any other related matters.

Quantity Surveyor at Jurassic Construction and Supply Baao, Camarines Sur
  • Philippines
  • January 2004 to March 2008

Responsible for all post contract Quantity Surveying duties, including site
measurement, quantity calculations/Take-off
 Validate, review, and recommend cost of variation orders and claims raised by the
contractor
 Analyse, reconcile and negotiate with contractor regarding derivation of rate of
new items not found in BOQ
 Analyse and evaluate contractor’s application for monthly interim payment.
 Maintain & monitor all items on BOQ executed on the project.
Interacting with client and contractor, attending site meetings and any
other related matters.

Project Quantity Surveyor at Richard M. Manalo
  • to

COMMERCIAL BUILDING - 5B+G+29 (AED 360M)
GF - Commercial Showroom, Mezzanine for Offices, 522 Apartments.
 Preparation of interim payment application including substantiation.
 Monitoring and Verifying sub-contractor’s interim payment.
 Preparation of substantiation for variation and claim
 Preparation of material reconciliation statements
 Preparation of project cost reports
 Site inspection and joint measurement for additional works
 Interacting with Client/Engineer by attending site meetings and any other related
matters.
Job Profile (Pre-Contract-Tender)
Types of Projects Handled
•Commercial, Residential and Hotel High Rise Building • Public & Governmental
Buildings• Healthcare & Hospitals •Educational Buildings/School • Shopping Mall
•Sports & Leisure Industrial, Factories & Hi-Tech Buildings •Mixed Use Buildings
•Villas & Housing Compounds
 Conduct analysis and review of tender drawings/documents for discrepancies,
additional BOQ items/scope and incorporate the same in the tender offer.
 Coordinate and liaise with consultant/client regarding clarifications of the contract
scope of work and seek information needed to proceed with the tendering
process.
 Responsible for Quantity Take Off for all Civil/Architectural elements with the aid
of Auto-CAD, Planswift or any officially used software based on pricing preambles
and compiling the Tender BOQ with proper description
 Prepares documents for different packages (bill) for inquiries and quotations.
 Gather, compare and analyze quotations at bid stage and seek clarifications with
regards to exclusions/qualifications of scope of works.
 Give feedback on drawing discrepancies to enable the department to raise queries
to the Client.
 Compile notes for the tender queries of the Subcontractor to be sent to the Client

Project
  • to

Construction of MUSHRIFF MALL

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at University of Notheastern Philippines
  • January 1998

Specialties & Skills

ESTIMATING
FINANCIAL
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT WORKS
OPTIMIZATION
PRICING
PURCHASING
QUALITY