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Wilmor Palo, Contracts Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

Wilmor Palo

Contracts Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor·Green Design International

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, BS Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 7 months

Contracts Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

August 2022 - Present

Green Design International

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

August 2022 - Present

• Developed bid documents (Contract, BOQ and Scope of Works), evaluate bids and recommend award of contracts.
• Inviting and processing tenders.
• Analyse tender offers and prepare tender reports. Preparation of Tender Analysis and recommendation for Award.
• Evaluate the technical, commercial and contracts of the Contractor’s proposal on the details of Provisional Sum Items and Prime Cost Items.
• Reply to Contractor’s Notification of claims based on commercial and contractual issue.
• Evaluate the technical, commercial and contracts related issue on Contractor’s variation.
• Analysis of rates for Labour, Material and Plant (fixed and variable) and thus assist build up costing, pricing and analysis of direct and indirect cost for non-BOQ items.
• Evaluate Contractor’s Monthly Progress Report for Payment and recommendation for Client’s Approval.

Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Construction and Building

Contracts Manager/ Senior Quantity Surveyor

December 2019 - January 2021

Xavier Cartron Gulf

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

December 2019 - January 2021

• Preparing contract documents for execution.
• Work with different levels of personnel within an organization to analyze and solidify an overall contract strategy.
• Coordinate actions with internal procurement and legal teams if needed.
• Report status of current contract processes to management.
• Resolve any existing contract conflicts.
• Create language standards and rules for existing and new contracts.
• Negotiate terms, conditions and pricing, and ensure they are accurately executed and satisfied.
• Follow-up to guarantee contractual payments have been made.
• Analyze potential risks that contract changes may pose to the organization.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Consulting

Contracts Manager/ Senior Quantity Survey

August 2014 - December 2019

SSHI

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

August 2014 - December 2019

Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Construction and Building

Quantity Surveyor Engineer

September 2009 - August 2014

ESNAAD (now ADNOC Logistics and Services)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

September 2009 - August 2014

• Formation of project programme/schedule advising of timescales for all required actions
• Coordination in preparation of drawing with Client and full compliance with HSSEQ including initial/ detailed design, existing utilities, required as built and typical details.
• Develop cost estimates for proposed project, refurbishment schemes and other facilities.
• Lead in quantity take-off for all Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Hydraulics, Fire Fighting & gas (manually, AutoCAD) based on pricing preambles and compiling the Tender BoQ with descriptions.
• Develop and agree Project Brief with Owner Project Management Office, Division Managers and Client
• Feasibility cost estimate (high level cost estimate of construction and all project costs). Maintain vendors data base, Floating Enquiries to subcontractors and suppliers.
• Detailed construction cost estimate (line by line construction cost estimate measured from drawings)
• Discussion and agreement of procurement method
• Discussion and agreement of tender lists
• Review all tender drawings and develop detailed scope of works with milestone.
• Develop technical specifications for projects adhering to Company standards.
• Prepare & review tender & contract documents based on FIDIC.
• Recommend terms of payment, retention, liquidated damages, performance bond, warranties, etc.
• Pre contract tenderer meetings if required including negotiations.
• Analysis of rates for Labour, Material and Plant (fixed and variable) and thus assist build up costing, pricing and analysis of direct and indirect cost for the BOQ items.
• Analyse and compare quotations received at bid stage and clarifying exclusions/qualifications within.
• Conduct technical evaluation of suppliers and contractors/subcontractors and prepare technical reports.
• Compilation of tender/bid offer submissions
• Recommend technical criteria for evaluation.
• Analyse tenders and prepare tender reports.
• Developed bid documents, evaluated bids and recommended award of contracts.

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Construction and Building

Quantity Surveyor

April 2006 - July 2009

DGJones and Partners

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hybrid

April 2006 - July 2009

• Prepared quantity take-offs & schedule of rates for CSA, MEPF and Oil & Gas works
• Consolidated quantity take-offs of the QS team and prepared bill of quantities. Developed elements of budget cost estimates. Prepared tender & contract documents as per FIDIC
• Estimated project construction costs as part of feasibility study during development stage of a project. Calculated cost estimates for alternate designs
• Assessed cost implications of changes in scope of work during project execution. Assisted in settling disputes & claims between the owner & the contractor.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates to Client with projection of costs as required; Visit Site as and when required to monitor progress, Preparing Payment Application / progress payment claim against Value of Work done for measured works, Variations/Change orders, Material On-Site/Off-Site, Fluctuations, Special payments in accordance with contract.
• Coordinate measurements and interim valuations of progress of works and prepare interim financial reports.
• Calculate cost implications of changes to the scope of work during execution of projects.
• Preparing and compiling variation claim document with all relevant substantiation to the satisfaction of the Client
• Plans and executes claims strategy for supporting successful engineering projects from planning stage to end completion.
• Reviews all contracts and projects for claim mitigation improvement opportunities for methods of delivery, schedule optimization, time & cost savings.
• If required examines the initial contract documents and suggests improvements or alternatives to the specifications or collects further required information

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Consulting

Education

Univeristy of the Assumption

April 2002

April 2002

Bachelor's degree, BS Civil Engineering

Philippines

Skills

MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
Autocadd
Intermediate
Autocadd
Intermediate
Quantity Survey
Expert
Quantity Survey
Expert
Costing
Expert
Costing
Expert
Contract Review
Expert
Contract Review
Expert
Packaging Strategy/ Sub-Contracting
Expert
Packaging Strategy/ Sub-Contracting
Expert
Valuation of Completed Works
Expert
Valuation of Completed Works
Expert
Assessment of Variation Orders
Expert
Assessment of Variation Orders
Expert
Preparation of Contract Documents
Expert
Preparation of Contract Documents
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Contract Administration
Expert
Estimates
Expert
Estimates
Expert
Budget Negotiation
Expert
Budget Negotiation
Expert

Languages

English
Expert