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MILANE BALASINGAM

Chartered Quantity Surveyor

BSc(Hons) in quantity surveying

MRICS, CQS, MAIQS

University of Salford, Great Manchester,

United Kingdom.

Senior Quantity Surveyor at Grand

Central Contracting Company

CONTACT DETAILS

Mobile: +971-**-***-****

Email: adgvha@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

RICS – 5635577

CQS/ MAIQS - 23091

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Measurements

Estimation

Preparation of tenders documents

Tender Evaluation

Value Engineering

Contract Administration

Commercial Management

Subcontractors Management

Negotiations

PROFILE

A chartered quantity surveyor with 07 years’ & 6 months of well developed skills and professional experience in overall quantity surveying activities of the projects as a contractor and consultant QS and produce high standards of work. Expertized in tendering, estimation, commercial management, contract administration and subcontracting management. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Duties & Major projects involved) Senior Quantity Surveyor - Grand Central Contracting LLC (GCC), Dubai, UAE (Sep 2018 – Sep 2020)

A senior quantity surveyor, playing a vital role in commercial and contracts department, where I was involved in the tendering and contract administration. The principal duties and the project details are given below; Duties

1. Tender estimation and analyzing the rates

2. Verifying the Quantity take-offs.

3. Attending Bid- kick-off meetings

4. Submission of the tenders as per the client’s requirements 5. Commercially evaluate the Subcontractor/supplier’s tenders 6. Getting involved in Value Engineering workshops 7. Assisting the contract manager in Drafting Contract Agreements 8. Preparation of Project Budget

9. Procuring the subcontractors

10. Drafting the subcontract Agreement

11. Managing submissions and agreement of variations 12. Prepare and submit the interim payment applications 13. Administering the project as per the project contracts Major Projects Involved - Job in hand

1. 2 Nos of UG+G+5, Town Square Residential buildings in Dubai, UAE –

(Project Value – AED 124,105,665.10)

Major Projects Involved - Tenders

1. Waves residential Building (G+2P+10) for Danube properties in Dubai.

(BUA - 466,811.65 Sqft)

2. Two nos. of proposed Residential Buildings (UG+G+5) for Nshama properties– (BUA –407, 280.00 Sqft)

3. Proposed Dubai Prosecution Building (G+2P+M+5) for Dubai Municipality in Dubai - (BUA – 634,079.82 Sqft)

4. Construction of Building Management Centre for DEWA in Dubai -

(BUA – 304,450.02 Sqft)

5. Construction and Completion For Falaj AlMualla Complex for MOID in Umm Al-Quwain - (BUA – 58,360.00 Sqft)

6. Construction of G+1 Building for DEWA in Jebel Ali and Lehbab

(BUA – 14,433.97 Sqft)

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Contracts – FIDIC (1987 &1999)

Standard of Measurement – POMI,

NRM, SMM 7, CESMM

Software – Plan swift, Cost – X,

AutoCAD, & MS Office

SUMMARY OF THE PROJECTS

INVOLVED

Type of the projects involved

Villas;

Midrise residential Apartments;

Highrise residential Apartments;

Commercial Buildings;

Warehouses;

Office Buildings.

Working Arrangements

Traditional Path

Design & Build

Contract Type

Lump-Sum contract

Remeasured Contract

Cost Reimbursement contract

Tendering methods

Open Tendering

Negotiated Tendering

Selective Tender

E – Tendering

PERSONAL SKILLS

Task-Oriented

Team Player

Effective Communication

Self-Driven

Result oriented

Proactive

Quantity Surveyor – Gulf Technical Construction Company (GTCC), Dubai

(April 2017 – Sep 2018)

A professional quantity surveyor designated to estimation department and reporting to the senior estimation engineer and the key duties and the project details are given below;

Duties

1. Measure and produce construction estimates

2. Verifying tender documents

3. Preparing the subcontractor enquires packages and preparing a comparison statement for designated Subcontractor packages 4. Analyzing the unit rate

5. Identifying the ambiguities and discrepancies by comparing the tender specification, drawings & BOQ

6. Preparation of tender queries

7. Submission of the tenders as per the client’s requirements 8. Responding to post-tender clarifications

Major Projects Involved - Tenders

1. Proposed West Bay Tower (4B+G+3P+30+Mech+HC) Commercial & Residential Building at Business Bay, Dubai (BUA - 497,489.15 Sqft) 2. Proposed Kempinski Hotel Tower (2B+G+23+R+UR) at Business Bay, Dubai UAE – (BUA – 395,818.00 Sqft)

3. Proposed Al Mareya shopping mall (B+G+1+R) in Al Ain, UAE –

(BUA – 430,556.00 Sqft)

4. Nasayem Residential Development (G+1 Villas 336 nos) for Wahat Al Zaweya Development, Al Ain UAE (BUA – 678,125.7 Sqft) Quantity Surveyor – Bhatia General Contracting Co. LLC (BGCC), Dubai

(March 2015 - April 2017)

A quantity surveyor, playing a pivotal role in quantity surveying department. The major involvements are in tendering as well as post contracting of the projects. The principal duties and the project details are given below; Duties

1. Quantity take-off and estimations

2. Raising tender queries to the consultants

3. Verifying tender documents

4. Commercially analyze and compare subcontractor’s quotations 5. Procurement of subcontractor's and suppliers

6. Assisting in drafting subcontract agreements

7. Coordinating with procurement professionals

8. Identifying the variations, prepare and submission of variations 9. Verifying and approval of subcontractors variations 3

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality: Sri Lankan

Date of Birth: 25.11.1990

Gender: Female

Languages: English & Tamil

REFERENCE

1) Name: Prasanna Francis

Designation: Contract Administrator

Company: Projects Link

Telephone: +971-**-***-****

2) Name: Joseph MJ

Designation: Director

Company: ALTA Project Management

Consultants

Telephone: +971-**-***-****

DECLARATION

With this declare that the above

information furnished is true and accurate

to the best of my knowledge

(Milane Balasingam) (Date)

BGCC Duties (Cont’d)

9. Negotiating with subcontractors

10. Preparing and approving subcontractor’s payment certificates 11. Prepare and submit the interim payment applications 12. Preparation of cost to complete

13. Preparation of statement at the completion

14. Checking the subcontractor's bonds & insurances Major Projects Involved - Job in hand

1. Dubai Waterfront Market (Fish Market), Dubai - (Project Value -AED 250,000,000.00)

2. 2B+G+4+HC, Commercial & residential building at Al Karama, Dubai, UAE – (Project Value – AED 55,000,000.00)

3. 2B+G+3+R, Residential Building at DIP, Dubai – (Project Value - AED 70,000,000.00)

4. 3B+G+19 Floors + Roof, Sol Bay Tower at Business Bay, Dubai

– (Project Value - AED 150,000,000.00)

Major Projects Involved - Tenders

1. 20 nos of luxury villas in Jumeirah Golf Estate – (BUA - 331,527 Sqft) 2. 3B+G+2P+ 21+ Roof, Five Star Hotel at Burj Khalifa District, Dubai

(BUA - 445,000 Sqft)

3. 2B+G+2P+21 Floors, Mixed-use High rise building at Tecom, Dubai.

(BUA - 718,267.94 Sqft)

4. The service Building complex, Dubai Safari - (BUA - 136,000 Sqft) Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Q Serve (PVT.)LTD. – Sri Lanka (June 2013

– Sep 2013 & May 2014 – Feb 2015)

Assistant quantity surveyor playing a vital role for a leading cost consulting firm in Sri Lanka. The primary duties were as given below; Duties

1. Quantity take-off as per Standard Method of Measurement 2. Preparation of Bill of Quantities

3. Assisting Senior QS in estimation in varies stages of the project

(designing stage until the Tendering stages)

4. Preparation of the tender documents

5. Assisting the Senior QS for Tender evaluation

6. Preparation of tender report

7. Evaluate contractor's monthly payments

8. Take part in variation estimations

Assistant Quantity Surveyor, De Leeuw Middle East - Dubai ( Jan 2012 – Sep 2012)

Assistant quantity surveyor working for a leading cost consulting firm in UAE. The primary duties are given below;

1. Quantity take-off as per Standard of Measurement 2. Preparing elemental Cost Estimate and Cost Plans 3. Preparation of the BOQ

4. Assisting senior QS in tender evaluations

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