Detailed CV of Ferdimar Perez Vargas
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Contact No. +971-*********
Murraqabat, Deira Dubai, UAE
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Vargas has over 28 years of diversified professional experience as Quantity Surveyor, Planning Engineer or Project Manager. A highly accomplished, resourceful and results-oriented individual with a proven track record of delivering projects to strict deadlines, budgets and customer expectations on challenging built environments. Mr. Vargas has an extensive experience in project management including pre and post contract management, cost and schedule control, procurement, analyzing project risks, producing project cost and progress reports.
EDUCATION
2017 Master of Science in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution The British University in Dubai
UAE
1988 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Technological Institute of the Philippines
Philippines
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chartered Institute of Building, MCIOB – 2020
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, MCIArb – 2018
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, AssocRICS – 2014 Philippine Institute of Certified Quantity Surveyors, Affiliate Member – 2011 Philippine Institute of Civil Engineering, Member – 1990 OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality : Filipino
Date of Birth : March 27, 1969
Religion : Roman Catholic
DETAILED EXPERIENCES:
Salfo & Associates SA
PMC and Engineering Design Consultant
27 May 2019 to 27 May 2020
Project Manager/Sr. Project Controls Engineer
Project Handled:
1. Expo 2020: Greek Pavilion – Preparation of Tender Documents and Australian Pavilions 2. Site Development Project by Mudon: Site Supervision of Al Hudayriat Camp and Sports City 3. Etisalat Data Center: Engineering Supervision for Etisalat Data Center in Al Ain and Jebel Ali. 4. Sustainability Project: Masdar City Central Park 5. MEP Enhancement Project: RTA – MEP Enhancement for RTA Red and Green Metro. 6. Railway Design: Etihad Rail Tender Design for Stage 2 (Packages 2B/2C/2D) Duties and Responsibilities at Pre-Contract Stage
- Performing quantity take off using CADD/Rivet.
- Preparing Bill of Quantities using POMI as standard of measurements.
- Preparing tender tentative schedules
- Perform tender analysis
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- Projects handled during Tender :
Tender proposals for Greek, Chile, Moroccan, Palestine, Portugal, Egypt pavilions, Aldar and Modun Properties and Miral Assets Management development projects among others. Duties and Responsibilities at Post-Contract Stage
- Reviewing the contractor’s submitted baseline schedule and Key Progress Indicators (KPIs).
- Recommending the viability of the baseline schedule and KPIs.
- Preparing Extension of Time (EoT) claims and prolongation cost.
- Assessing EoT submitted by the Contractor and recommending whether the Contractor is entitled to Extension of Time.
- Preparing monthly progress report.
- Preparing key progress indicators to be presented during progress meeting.
- Verifying percent progress done based on the approved site inspection requests signed by the contractor and consultants and confirming by conducting ocular inspection at site.
- Preparing payment certificates of the progress based on submission of documents through Aconex.
- Preparing final accounts of the project.
- Preparing Payment Certificate and final accounts of the subconsultants. Aqleh Engineering Consultants
Engineering Supervision and Design Consultant
01 Aug 2014 to 18 Dec 2019
Senior QS cum Planning Engineer
Project Handled:
Meydan Properties as Approved Planning Engineer:
1. Meydan Avenue. Re-instatement and Construction of new roads, (01.08.2014 to 31.12.2014). 2. Meydan Racecourse Villas, Construction of Roads, underground utilities and other Infrastructure networks, (01.08.2014 to 09.01.2015).
3. Meydan Gated Community. Construction of Roads, underground utilities and other Infrastructure works and RTA as the Client, (01.08.2014 to 31.03.15) 4. Meydan’s Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District 11. External Roads and Utilities - Remaining Works Phase 1 (01.04.2015 to 31.10.2019).
Roads Transportation Authority (RTA) projects as Approved Planning Engineer: 1. R1015/3A - Deira and R1015B – Bur Dubai Planning Engineer for various improvements and implementing Quick Wins Projects (minimum 72 locations to be completed within 2 years, minimum 10 projects at a time (06.01.2018 to 30.11.2019).
2. R1023/3A – Directional Ramp from Al Khail Road to Financial Centre Road under Ital Consult – Planning Engineer to perform forensic delay analysis (01.10.2016 to 31.01.2017). Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) projects as Senior QS and Planning Engineer: 1. Deck Carparking Renovation - Renovation of deck carparking by applying new waterproofed deck to suit RTA requirements. (06.01.2017 to 31.01.2017)
2. Single Detached & Retail Shops - Construction of buildings, renovation of ETS rooms, detached retail units and associated utilities network at eight clusters and other renovation works. (06.01.2018 to 30.11.2019)
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Duties and Responsibilities at post contract:
- Reviewing the contractor’s submitted baseline schedule.
- Recommending submitted baseline schedule if found viable.
- Preparing quantity take-off using AutoCAD and Rivet.
- Assessing EoT submitted by the Contractor on the Contractor’s entitlement as per the contract. Make an appropriate time impact assessment to claims.
- Preparing monthly progress report and other key progress indicators to be presented during periodic progress meeting.
- Preparing periodic progress report to Client.
- Verifying percent progress done based on the approved site inspection requests signed by the contractor and consultants and confirming by conducting ocular inspection at site.
- Preparing EoTs including negotiations, follow-up letters and negotiations to Client.
- As QS at Post Contract, evaluating monthly interim valuation submitted by the Contractor. Lindenberg Emirates LCC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
EPC/International Contractor
07 May 2013 to 29 Jul 2014
Senior Planning Engineer
Project: 100-Km Main Water Supply System for Fujairah Distribution Network – Lot-B & Lot-C Client: Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO) Contract No. N-7396/B Project Value: AED 339.54 Million
Duties and Responsibilities at post contract Stage:
- Managing junior planning engineers.
- Preparing comprehensive weekly and monthly progress status reports.
- Preparing EPC baseline schedules using Primavera.
- Monitoring performances against baseline schedules and updating all key progress indicators (KPIs), Earned Values (EV) and their trends.
- Preparing various production analysis data, resources histograms and their variance and indices and liaise and coordinate for all time/scheduling related issues and other contractual entitlements.
- Maintaining the as-built of the baseline programme.
- Informing the management on the delayed areas with all the assessed impact analysis, comparisons and production data.
- Preparing tender planning EPC packages for tender purposes.
- Preparing EoTs including negotiations, follow-up letters and negotiations to Client.
- Attending periodic meetings and discussing action plans for mitigation of delays and other outstanding issues, making minutes of meeting and progress reporting. Associated Construction Investment LLC (ASCON), Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE General Contractor, Dubai, UAE
15 Aug 2010 to 30 Apr 2013
Senior Planning Engineer
1. 15 August 2010 – 30 June 2011
Project: Ruwais Housing Development Project, Package 6, UAE Client: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Project Value: 500 Million AED
2. 01 July 2011 – 26 February 2012
Project: EPC for Shah Non-Process Development
Client: Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company (Al Hosn Gas) Project Value: 1.25 Billion AED
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3. 27 February 2012 – 30 Apr 2013
Project: Abu Dhabi New England Center for Children Development Project, UAE Client: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA)
Project Value: 350 Million AED
4. 27 February 2012 – 30 Apr 2013
Project: Yas Mall Parking, UAE
Client: Al Dar Properties
Project Value: 230M AED
Duties and Responsibilities at pre contract stage:
- Preparing tender planning package in accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers (ITT) requirements or at FEED stage.
- Comparing ITT’s project control procedures against existing company’s project control procedure for Client’s for approval.
- Preparing Tender Package schedules.
Duties and Responsibilities at post contract stage:
- Preparing, monitoring, controlling and reporting all planning related works.
- Preparing a comprehensive, detailed baseline schedule using Primavera (P6 ver. 7), loading manpower and appropriate cost allocations for every Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS) elements, and submitting to Client for approval.
- Performing quantity take off using Auto CADD.
- Preparing baseline and cash flow schedules.
- Manpower and equipment allocations with the required production per day to mitigate the delays.
- Identifying project delays and support the project team in mitigating delays by providing necessary information needed to make the project return to baseline schedule.
- Interfacing with the project’s functional departments, consolidating periodic progress reports with key progress indicators and following up with procurement and delivery of materials.
- Attending periodic meetings and preparing minutes of meeting.
- Preparing letters of notice against claims, time extension requests and time impact analysis, based on the consented baseline schedule.
- Preparing the required project dossiers for closing out the project and hand-over to the client. Quality International Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Development Management
12 Apr 2009 – 30 Apr 2010
Senior Planner
Project: Barwa Development project (Barwa Al Saad, Barwa City, and Barwa Commercial Avenue Projects). Client: Barwa
Project Value: 12 Billion QR (Total cost of proposed development projects) Duties and Responsibilities at pre and post contract stages
- Preparing the project procedure, philosophies, and guidelines for the Primavera enterprise environment.
- Assisting for the preparation of annual cash flows, financial requirements and the budget plan.
- Monitoring, evaluating and updating the Contractor’s project control performances (cost, time, EHS and QA/QC) during construction, using consented measurement procedures.
- Forecasting budget requirements, monitoring planned budget vs. actual valuation, and keeping the site management aware of potential budget deficits.
- Maintaining variation/change order logs and anticipated variation/change order logs and ensuring they are within budget.
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- Monitoring milestone certificates and confirming that the milestone was achieved by validating appropriate requirements as required under the Contract.
- Carrying out forensic analysis on all time extension claims. Dar Al Handasah Consultants, Dubai, UAE
Supervising Engineer
24 Feb 2007 – 09 Apr 2009
Senior Planning Engineer
Project: Jumeirah Park Development Project
Client: Nakheel
Project Value: 5.2 Billion AED
Duties and Responsibilities at Post Contract Stage:
- Evaluating all the time extension claims and time delay events and making a fair recommendation based on the signed original contract, collected pertinent documents and recorded chronological events.
- Preparing the master construction schedule, logistic plans, and construction cash flow
- Updating the baseline schedule by validating the actual dates of construction activities and confirming actual quantities measured on site using agreed progress measurement procedure.
- Monitoring cash flow and comparing the planned monthly cash allocation vs. actual approved valuation and keeping management aware of potential changes to contract value.
- Maintaining variation/change order logs and advising management of potential changes to the contract by submitting periodic cost reports with variation trends and time impact due to variations.
- Assessing the current project status, identifying constraints, critical issues, and anticipated problems and delays and updating the baseline schedule.
- Preparing periodic reports to Client.
Cansult/Maunsell/AECOM Doha, Qatar
Supervising Engineer
23 Feb 2006 – 22 Feb 2007 (1 year)
Senior Planning Engineer, Buildings and Infrastructure Project: Mesaieed Industrial City Development Project Client: Qatar Real Estate Investment Company
Project Value: 7.2 Billion QR
Duties and Responsibilities at Post Contract Stage:
- Reviewing the main contractor’s schedule and recommend whether the programme is viable.
- Monitoring the project schedule by watching the trend of critical path and all major activities that causing the delays in the programme.
- Preparing monthly progress reports to the client and periodic reports to the Head Office.
- Attending weekly and monthly progress meetings with the client and contractor and following up on areas that requires improvement.
- Conducting forensic analysis on all time-related claims by using appropriate methods based on the consented baseline programme.
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KBAS Contracting, Doha, Qatar
General Contractor
14 Dec 2002 – 20 Feb 2006
Project Manager
Project: Fast track site development contract for the Doha Asian Games 2006, including Khalifa Sports City, Ceremonies Compound, and Muiather Major Roads (EPC project). Client: Khalifa City Development Company (KSCDC) & Roads Department (ASHGHAL) Project Value: 620 Million QR
Duties and Responsibilities at Post Contract Stage:
- Managing the project for timeliness, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Reviewing all technical submittals, including shop drawings, sub-contractors, materials, and method statements for Client’s approval.
- Monitoring the progress of work using Primavera and preparing and updating weekly and monthly progress reports.
- Establishing appropriate project document tracking controls and ensuring timely entry of project information and submittals.
- Attending progress meetings to discuss project status and constraints.
- Reviewing monthly valuation against actual quantities and cash flow.
- Administering the contract for any rights to claim and for project risks.
- Preparing time extension claims to recover additional costs for unforeseen work and site conditions.
- Monitoring project profitability by evaluating and managing the project budget against actual construction costs and taking appropriate actions to keep within budget and profit expectations.
- Managing third party vendors and procurement schedules.
- Assisting in preparing the final account for the project. Setiakonsult Design & Project Management, Makati City, Philippines Project Management and Engineering Design firm
01 Dec 1999 – 07 Dec 2002
Project Manager
1. 01 Dec 1999 – 31 March 2002
Project: 3-storey industrial/commercial building, Muntinlupa City, Philippines Client: R. Daswani Investment, Inc.
Project Value: 300M PHP
2. 01 Dec 1999 – 30 Nov 2001
Project: Renovation of 15-storey Sogo Grand Hotel, Makati City, Philippines Client: Hotel Sogo Properties, Inc.
Project Value: 375M PHP
3. 01 Dec 2001 – 07 Dec 2002
Project: Tendering of 6-Storey Hotel Sogo Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines Client: Hotel Sogo Properties, Inc.
Project Value: 320M PHP
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managing the project from inception to handing-over of the project.
- Conducting pre-bidding seminars, evaluating and recommending proposed contractors for Client’s review.
- Reviewing submitted tenders and preparing comprehensive tender analysis for Client’s reference. Detailed CV of Ferdimar Perez Vargas
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John Nelson & Associates
Makati City, Philippines
Quantity Surveying firm
01 Apr 1997 to 29 Nov 1999
Senior Quantity Surveyor
1. 01 Apr 1997 – 14 Oct 1997
Project: Cost Plan for Mass Transit Road Railway and Landmark Tower/Mix-used Dev’t (Ph. 1-7), West Kowloon, HK
Client: Mass Transit Railway Corporation
Project Value: 36.8 Billion HK$
2. 15 Oct 1997 – 15 Jan 1998
Project: Preparing cost plan for 28-Storeys Sunlife Headquarters Client: Sunlife Financial Services, Inc.
Project Value: 1.0 Billion PHP
3. 16 Jan 1998 – 15 Mar 1998
Project: Preparing tender documents for Primetown Plaza, 32-storey mix-used in General Santos City Client: Primetown Properties, Inc.
Project Value: 1.5 Billion PHP
4. 16 Mar 1998 – 15 Jul 1998
Project: Preparing tender documents for Sutton Square Meditel Tower, 36-storey medical building Client: Meditel, Inc.
Project Value: 2.0 Billion PHP
5. 16 Jul 1998 – 29 Nov 1999
Project: Preparing tender documents for Manila Golf Crest, Ft. Bonifacio, Makati, 32-storey Client: Fort Bonifacio Development Authority (FBDA) Project Value: 2.2 Billion PHP
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Part of a team preparing cost plan and Feasibility Studies.
- Performing quantity takeoff using CADD/Rivet.
- Preparing Bill of Quantities using POMI as standard of measurements.
- Preparing tender tentative schedules
- Preparing tender documents
- Performing tender analysis
Shimizu Corporation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Leading International Contractor
01 Apr 1995 to 25 Mar 1997
Construction Engineer
1. 01 Apr 1995 – 31 Mar 1996
Project: Full renovation of Langkawi Island Resort, (Sheraton Perdana Hotel), Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Client: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Project Value: 300 Million MR
2. 01 April 1996 – 25 March 1997
Project: Peremba Headquarters composed of 7 tower blocks, Subang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Client: Peremba Group of Companies
Project Value: US$30 Million
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Preparing daily requirements on site and monitor the delivery of bulk and imported materials, preparing construction methodologies.
- Supervising subcontractors, manpower and equipment and report the day to day progress at site.
- Conducting site inspections with the client’s representative before executing and finalizing all permanent construction work and monitoring progress of works and notifying the delays.
- Preparing time extension analysis and substantiation of each delay events. John Nelson & Associates
Makati City, Philippines
Quantity Surveying firm
01 Jan 1994 to 31 Mar 1995
Quantity Surveyor
Project: Renovation Works of The Peninsula Manila, 11-storeys (497 rooms & 46 Suites), Makati City, Client: The Peninsula Manila, Inc. Philippines
Project Value: 1.5 Billion PHP
Duties and Responsibilities at Post Contract Stage:
- Monitoring the progress of the project during post contract.
- Evaluating Contractor’s submitted monthly valuations and recommending to Client if found acceptable.
Coronel-Aliling & Associates
Makati City, Philippines
Project Management firm, 20 Apr 1991 to 31 Dec 1993 1. 03 May 1993 – 31 Dec 1993
Project: Citibank Tower, a 4+33-story building
Client: Citibank, N.A.
Project Value: US$ 125 Million
Project Role: Project Quantity Surveyor (Pre-Contract) Duties and Responsibilities at Pre-Contract Stage:
- Assisting in the evaluation of technical bids with a view to ascertain compliance to the specified requirements and then preparing Technical Evaluation Report, as a member of the evaluation team.
- Preparing quantity estimates and unit rates analysis
- Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and Bill of Materials (BOM) 2. 20 Apr 1991 – 30 Apr 1993
Project: Construction of school buildings at Nueva Vizcaya and Pangasinan, Philippines Client: Economic Support Fund (ESF) funded by USAID Project Value: 250 Million PHP
Project Role: Project Inspector
Duties and Responsibilities at Post Contract Stage:
- Supervising the construction activities and verifying that all works are in accordance with the quality plan and approved construction methodologies. Expediting and monitoring the procurement of imported materials and evaluating subcontractors and suppliers’ progress billing. Detailed CV of Ferdimar Perez Vargas
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BF Corporation/Ley JV
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Main Contractor, 01 Jul 1988 – 19 Apr 1991
Project: EDSA Plaza and Carpark, a 25-story hotel and 9-level car park Client: Shangri La Properties (Kuok Group of Companies), Project Value: 800 Million USD
Project Role: CE Aide / Civil Engineer II / Cost and Scheduling Engineer Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties include, but not limited to, assisting the project cost engineer in the preparation of progress reports, preparing quantity takeoff, unit rate analysis and preparing all valuations and claims. Government Approvals:
Project Manager (roads and infrastructure) – ASGHAL, Doha, Qatar Planning Engineer - RTA, Dubai, UAE
Sr. Planning Engineer – ADNOC, Turner and Meydan
Sr. Quantity Surveyor - DMCC