Commercial Manager
DEPA Group
Total years of experience :32 years, 4 Months
Commercial Manager
Projects Involved:
1. ID & Fit-out Package Works - Conference & Exhibition (CoEx) Campus at EXPO 2020, Dubai (AED 63 Million)
2. ID & Fit-out Package Works - Plaza Pavilion (Parcel A, B & C) at Expo 2020, Dubai (AED 31 Million)
Employer: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
Main Contractor: ALEC Engineering & Contracting Co. LLC
Functional Responsibilities:
Responsible for overall Project Commercial Management (ID-Fit-out Works) managing with assigned Project Quantity Surveyors.
• Managing all Project Contractual matters - Drafting Contractual responses to relevant correspondences and issuing Contractual letters to the Main Contractors and the Sub-Contractors
• Timely notifications for Variations, Claims and delays to the Main Contractor
• Review and evaluation of Sub-Contractor’s Variations
• Review and approvals of Payment Certificates for various Sub-Contractors and Suppliers
• Guiding and assisting Project QS’s with the preparation and submission of identified Variations
• Contract Close out, Contractor’s Final Accounts and issuance of TOC’s
• Preparing Periodic Cost Reports/Dash board reports to the Management
• Attending various commercial meeting with Main Contractor/Cost Consultants/Engineer in relation with variations and claims
Responsible for overall Project Commercial Management - Leading a team of Senior Quantity Surveyor/QS’s as part of Project Management team for various commercial activities.
• Assisting the Employer in finalizing and awarding various Construction packages, managing all Contractual matters, Certification of Payments for various Contractors and Suppliers, review and evaluation of Contractor’s Variations and recommendation to the Employer.
• Preparing Various Commercial Reports to the Employer
Post Contract assignments include Commercial Management, Contract Administration, Contractual Correspondences, Identifying and Notification of Variations, Interim Valuation and Final Accounts, Cost Value Reconciliation, certification of Sub-Contractor’s Payments and various commercial reports to the management.
Tafseer Contracting Company (TCC) is a Civil and Infrastructure works Contractor and have successfully executed / executing several projects of repute like high rise buildings, villas and infrastructure works in various parts of the UAE and is a subsidiary of prestigious Royal Group Company in Abudhabi.
Job Responsibilities:
Based at the TCC head office in Abu Dhabi as a Head of QS Department, leading a team of Sr/Jr QS’s and Estimators in the Head Office as well as Project Sites and reporting to the GM - Contracts with the following functional responsibilities:
1. Post Contract:
• Providing inputs to QS’s in submission of Payment Applications to the Clients, preparation of Variations, assessing Cost implications and regular site visits to ensure the same has been implemented.
• Evaluation/approval of Sub Contractor’s Payment Applications.
• Arranging/attending payments follow up meetings with the Clients.
• Preparing various reports to the Management.
2. Pre-contract/Tendering:
• Extensively involved in the tendering process of various Projects with a team of sub ordinates
• Scrutinizing and reviewing the adequacy of the Contract documents and advising the Management of any risk factors involved
• Review of sufficiency of the tender documents and raising tender queries
• Participate in Pre/Mid/Post Tender Meetings with the Client/Consultants
• Pre bid Site Visits
• Involved in Technical & negotiation meeting with the Consultants/Sub-Contractors before the Contract finalization
• Scrutinizing the Preliminary Cost Estimate for all new Contracts/Tenders
• Reviewing Contractual obligations, identifying potential risks and advising on mitigation strategies.
• Providing support to Business Development team in developing Company Profile and other vital activities
Managed a team of about 10 QS’s at the HO and all Project site QS’s.
Project Involved:
Expansion of Reservoirs and Transmission Facilities for Barka Desalination Plant (Public Authority for Electricity and Water, Govt. of Oman Project - RO 33 Million)
Job Responsibilities:
• Preparing Monthly Payment Applications and obtaining Consultant’s and Client’s approvals of the same.
• Preparing Variations, assessing/preparing Cost implications.
• Evaluating and preparing Sub Contractor’s Payment Applications.
• Material Reconciliation.
• Preparing various reports to the Management.
Turner Construction International, a US based Construction Company, actively involved in Project/Program Management in the region and worldwide.
Project Involved:
Nakheel’s “Al Furjan Project” in Dubai (Over AED 6 Billion Project)
Job Responsibilities:
• Evaluation and recommendation of Consultant’s and Contractor’s interim Monthly Payment Applications.
• Assessment and evaluations of Contractor’s Variations of works & Claims.
• Handling Contractual Correspondences and attending Contractual meetings, etc.
• Carrying out other tasks and duties related to post Contract works as and when required.
• Preparing Proposed Variation Notice (PVN), Notification of Variation (NOV) for additional works of Consultants and Contractors using Primavera Contract Manager v 11.
• Preparing Engineer’s Representative’s Instructions (ERI) for additional works.
• Maintaining Contract logs for Guarantees, Bonds & Insurances.
• Preparing, maintaining and updating variations & claims logs.
Cast Aluminium Industries is a Dubai based Company and has a Production facility for casting various Aluminium products for building Projects (Gates, Grills, Handrails, Balconies and Fencings, etc) and were used in various Projects all over the UAE and also has an Aluminium Recovery Division.
Projects Involved:
• Aluminium Recovery Plant Building in Al Quoz. Dubai (Phase 1 & 2)
• Various Large Scale Warehouses in Al Quoz Industrial Area, Dubai
Job Responsibilities:
• Verifying and certifying Contractor’s Payment Applications.
• Evaluation and recommendation of Contractor’s Variation/Claims.
• Monitoring all the construction works of aluminium processing plant building and heavy equipment foundation works.
• Site visits and quality checks for fixing of aluminium motorized gates, grills, hand rails, balconies and fencings at various locations all over the UAE.
• Preparing Monthly Payment Applications,
• Preparing Bill of Quantities and Variations,
• Project planning, Site Coordination,
• Coordination with Clients & Consultants,
• Coordination with Dubai Municipality Civil Engineering section & DEWA for approvals
• Preparing monthly Payment Applications.
• Quantity take offs, Preparing Bill of Quantities and Bar Bending Schedules.
• Preparing rate analysis for various works.
• Coordinating with Client/Consultants & Sub Contractors.
• Evaluation of Sub Contractor’s monthly Payment Applications
• Preparing Variations, Claims, etc and maintaining logs.
• Preparing Daily/Weekly/Monthly Progress Reports.
• Site visits for verifications.
• Preparing monthly Payment Applications.
• Coordinating with Clients/Consultants & Sub Contractors.
• Evaluation of Sub-Contractor’s monthly Payment Applications,
• Preparing Variations, Claims and maintaining logs for the same.
• Quantity take offs, preparing Bill of Quantities and Bar Bending Schedules.
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly Progress Reports.
• Site visits.
Passed in 1st class with distinction