Nihmathullah K. Lebbe

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SENIOR-LEVEL DIRECTOR WITH EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION of

CORPORATE STRATEGY in PMO, Construction Cost, Contracts, Claims, Procurement & Risk Management

Real estate Developments Buildings Civil & Infrastructure Water, Wastewater Industrial

Professionally qualified Chartered Quantity Surveyor / Certified Cost Engineer efficiently managed high profile complex projects with professional expertise in Construction Cost, Contracts, Claims, Risk management & Disputes settlement from Cradle-to-Grave.

Extensive experience and expertise in managing wider span of market sectors hospitality, residential, mixed use developments, infrastructure, power, water & wastewater treatment plants,

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Construction Cost Management, Procurement, Claims, Disputes management & Arbitration.

CORE SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Cost Estimation & Budgeting

• Cost Monitoring & Control

• Cost Forecast & Reporting

• Procurement strategies

• Preparation of Tender Documents

• Tendering & Evaluation

• Contract Advice

• Negotiation & Contract Awards

• Contract Interpretation

• Problem Solving

• Preparation & Assessment of Claims

• ADR, Mediation & Arbitration

• Expert Witness

• Project Auditing

• Client Liaising

• Strong commercial awareness

• High attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills

Qualifications

LLM -Master of Law in Construction Law & Arbitration

Robert Gordon University - Aberdeen, UK

Chartered Quantity Surveyor - FRICS

The Royal Institutions of Chartered Surveyors - London, UK

Certified Cost Professional (Certified Cost Engineer)

Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering - AACEl - USA

RICS Panel Mediator Accreditation Training Course

Warwick University Coventry - RICS DRS Faculty & MATA - London, UK

Arbitrator - MCIArb

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - London, UK

Civil Engineering HND

University of Moratuwa - Moratuwa Sri Lanka

Further Studies

Witness Familiarization Training - By Bond Solon – London – UK

Expert Witness - By Bond Solon – London – UK

Other Activities

DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster Award - Toastmasters International – USA

Career History

NL Associate - KSA - (June 2017 to Aug 2018)

Director Procurement, Contracts & Cost Management - (DUR Hospitality & MIAHONA)

Direct Report to CEO, Take over all responsibility review, streamline & establish PMO to ensure investment Projects meeting the objectives i.e Budget, Quality & timely completion (with 23 projects 1.5 billion SAR).

Cost Estimation, Budgeting, Cost Monitoring control, CTC, CAC forecast & Reporting, Claims, Counter Claims Variations up to contract closeout.

Review and response to contractual correspondence, negotiated contractual settlements/resolutions.

Establishing Procurement Strategies - Tendering - Negotiation – Consultancy & Construction Contracts.

5 Star Hotels Construction DQ Marriot, Renovation of Makarem Hotels, Holiday Inn

Real estates - DQ Darraq Villas, AL Dara Furnish Apartments

Renovation of Shopping malls.

M/s MIAHONA Holding Co - Procurement, Contracts & Commercial Management

PPP Projects – Power, Water & Waste Water Projects

Pre & Post Contract Commercial Management support of various PPP projects

Cost Estimation, Budgeting, Tender documentation, Tendering, Negotiation & Contract Awards, Compilation of Contract documentation, Agreements, Funding Agreements & Term Sheets, CPs, various instruments of PPP projects.

Review & response to all contractual correspondence, negotiated contractual settlements/resolutions.

Contracts & Commercial strategies, claims, change management up to contract closeout.

PPP BOOT Concession Contract - New water treatment plant to supply 25,000 m3/day

PPP Industrial City Water & Waste water Facilities -Own, Operation & Maintenance 30 yrs PPP Concession

AECOM Arabia - KSA - (Dec 2013 May 2017)

Lead Contracts & Commercial Manager (Seconded to NWC- Ministry of Water –KSA)

Providing Cost, Contract & Commercial Management Strategic services in managing JCBU projects deep Underground PS, STP, Micro tunneling works, (50 construction, O&M, Design projects SAR 8.3 Billion).

Implemented Commercial Management procedures in mega strategic projects, Cost Planning, Monitoring & Reporting, change order management, Negotiations, claims, counter claims up to contract closeout.

Review and response to contractual correspondence, negotiated contractual issues /claims, settlements/resolutions, preparation of counter claims.

Prepared tender documents, developed commercial conditions / special commercial conditions, RFP documentation for bids / proposals, Tender analysis and recommendations for contract awards committee, helping in negation, compilation for contracts documents and awards formalities.

Claims & Disputes settlement of long pending complex claims.

D&B Strategic reservoirs A Guinness World Records breaking Strategic drinking water storage facility biggest in the world post tension 11 cylindrical reservoirs with a capacity of 188,000 m3 per tank, Total 2.064 million m3 capacity-SAR 740 million.

Phases II & III strategic storage project steel & post tension cylindrical tanks in Briman 2.0 million m3 480 million + 870 million SAR

Jeddah STP, Deep Underground sewer main lines tunneling PS.

NL Associate UK - (Nov 2011 to Dec. 2013)

Director - Cost, Contracts, Commercial & Dispute Management services

Claims, Arbitrations, contracts, management services to various clients.

Claims & Commercial Support in Arbitration to QC & Barristers in UK.

Arbitration Support Team Leader review update narratives,

Party representation in international arbitration (LCIA), working with solicitors in the arbitration process (Roger ter Haar QC).

Cost & Commercial Management for M/s. CIMS in Al Rajhi Holdings Buraidah Residential Development, KSU Endowment Inter Care Hospital

Contracts & Commercial Management KAFD Multi story buildings

KAFD Parcel 2.05 Contracts & Commercial Management.

Sohar Development, villas, townhouses & apartments, Mosque and amenities project auditing & commercial reporting.

MTCC vs Marubani, Arbitration supports work with the leading solicitors, QC winning Arbitration.

Limitless Saudi Arabian Real Estate Development Co KSA(Nov 2008 to Nov2011)

Senior Commercial Manager - Head of Commercial Department

Reports to corporate Board of Directors

Establish & Lead Commercial Department to manage procurement process of various consultancy & construction contracts, cost estimates & control budgets.

Preparation of comprehensive tender documents, managing tendering, ITB, Bid analysis, chair negotiations, provide guidance on procurement and contractual issues, compilation of contract documents and contract awards.

Post-contract administration, Budget management, monitoring, forecasting & reporting, contractual correspondences, claims/ claim defense.

Prepare, negotiate PM Services Agreements, MOUs, JV Agreements.

Al Wasal Development:

US$ 12 Billion

A mixed use development in an area of 14.1 million m2.

A master plan development of 1,400 hectares with 208,000 population

Consist of 55,000 Homes, Villas, Townhouses & apartments, 8 world class malls, sports amenities

MUSHRIF Trading & Contracting Co, - Qatar - (May 2007 to Oct 2008)

Manager Contracts – (Head of Commercial Dept- Qatar)

Head of Department Lead Commercial Team (QS, Contract Administrators, Cost Engineers), Qatar Project P&L - Budgeting, cost monitoring & reporting, Claims, Counter Claims, to Contract Close out.

JV Contract management JV Partners claims & dispute settlement Client billing

2 STPs & Infrastructure JV

60,000 m3/day STP with MBR technology & existing STP expansion to 135,000m3/day tertiary treatment (ultrafiltration membrane) Deep Sewer main trunk lines, UG Pump Stations.

BAHRAIN FINANCIAL HARBOUR HOLDING Co- Bahrain (Jun 2005 to May 2007)

Manager Contracts & QS

Client’s Development Department – Project Management Team Member responsible Cost – Contract – Claims management of the waterfront development project known as Bahrain Financial Harbour.

Commercial management of consultancy, project management, construction contracts of the project ranging from design, cost consultancy, project management, reclamation, infrastructure construction contracts

Bahrain Financial Harbour US$ 3 Billion project of 380,000 m2 reclaimed waterfront development includes two 53-storey twin towers, a 12-storey Harbour House, and a seven-storey Financial Mall complex, 30 Individual Developments

BURHAN HOLDING Co WLL, - Kuwait - (Aug 2003 to Jun 2005)

Manager QS / Dy. Commercial Manager

Responsible for group companies’ projects contractual & commercial interest in Local & International Civil, Building, Hospital, Infrastructure projects.

Projects Commercial - Contacts - Cost Management, interim valuations, up to final account, sub contracts Administration & closeout – Cost Engineering function such as Control Budgets, Monitoring, Reporting etc.

SAUDI BINLADIN GROUP - IPP - Saudi Arabia - (Nov 1997 to Jul 2003)

Senior Contracts Administrator / Deputy Contracts Manager

RPP9 1200 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Budgeting, Cost management & Contracts Management of Mega power plant construction

Personal

Residence : US Permanent Residence

Address : 10, Adele Ct, Edison, NJ 08817

Driving License : Valid US Driving License

Strengths

Highly Skilled and immense exposure and experience in mega Project Management of Client, Consultancy & Contractors team focusing Strategies, Project Planning, Control & Monitoring aspects in Real estate Development, Infrastructure, Power, Oil & Gas industrial Projects.

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