Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineering

Pritpal Singh ACIArb

E-Mail: *********@*****.*** Phone: +973********

A versatile, accomplished & goal-oriented professional with nearly 17 years of experience in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Project Management, Contract Management, Cost Optimization and People Management with proven track record of delivering consistent business results through adept leadership and application of sound management practice CORE COMPETENCIES

PROFESSIONAL

AFFLIATIONS

ACIArb- associate level member at

chartered institute of arbitration,

membership no. 39201

Pursuing MRICS in quantity

surveying and construction

membership no. 6566438

PROFILE SUMMARY

Presently leading a team of 6 Quantity Surveyors & driving them towards process efficiency

Highly capable of setting up risk, compliance & others required business functions/operations right from scratch

Wealth of expertise entails: Financial Management of Project, Contract Administration, Contractual Correspondence, Cost Planning & Control, Procurement & Change Orders/Variations

Proven skills in offering solution to the process challenges & devising mitigation strategies to control the damage

Leader & Organizational Change Agent, delivering business results focused on improving business processes to improve reliability, increase simplicity, and enable scalable growth

Logged more than 900 variations and successfully got it approved for an amount of approx. BHD 22 Million in Marassi Al Bahrain Mall Project, Bahrain

Successfully managed the complete cost planning involving in-house resources; functioned as Specialist Subcontractors & prepared budgets and figured out the expected profit margins

Created & deployed checks before spending any costs by comparing budget Vs Actual along with forecasting to ascertain the risks & minimizing the losses

Expertise in dealing with planning & project execution, monitoring progress, reviewing contracts, quantity survey, variation of works, making & verification of contractors monthly payment certificates

Knowledge of various latest engineering tools and techniques, cost evaluation techniques and tools which can be applied to produce cost-effective solutions for the organizations

Hands-on experience in managing entire construction project lifecycle right from development to delivery encompassing planning, monitoring, interdiscipline coordination, resource planning and documentation

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Jan’19 with Shapoorji Pallonji Mid-East LLC as Senior Quantity Surveyor May’14- Jan’19 with Shapoorji Pallonji as Quantity Surveyor, Qatar Sep’12- Apr’14 with Pearls Group as Deputy Manager, India Key Result Areas:

Forecasting cash flow at all stages & monthly evaluation of cost to complete the project

Ensuring that the project is executed as per the set compliance & contractual obligations

Offering complete assistance to team members regarding the compilation of Change Management Process

Monitoring & notifying the potential risks to the client in timely manner to get the rightful cost reimbursement from the client

Reversing any unfavourable development from any stakeholder by producing correct interpretations of contractual scope of works and protecting the interests of Company

Devising strategies to procure long lead & high value items within budget and planned time frame

Assisting in establishing a client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies to ensure their proposals will work

Preparing and analyzing project costings for tenders, such as materials, quantities, labour and time

Preparing tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client

Negotiating contracts and work schedules; performing risk, value management and cost control during construction

Processing contractors running and final account bills as per contract conditions, mode of measurement, BOQ, specification, statutory compliance's and applicable taxes

Quantity

Surveying

Sub-Contractor

Management

Construction

Management

Planning &

Scheduling

Budgeting &

Cost Control

Client/

Stakeholder

Management

Site

Management

Project

Coordination

BOQ / BOM

Preparation

Contract

Administration

Variation Rate Analysis

Coordinating & interaction with all departments like: construction, stores, contracts, accounts for certification of RA bills and billing related queries

Removing civil work quantities from drawings and updating master sheet for quantities

Upholding purchase request and orders and following up with procurement for delivery of materials

Apprising management about new items and variation for change order from client on regular basis Payment Application and Sub-Contractors Invoice Certifications:

Regulating the age of main contract payment applications and guaranteeing opportune confirmations of instalment

Performed timely administrations and investigated installments to subcontractors according to terms concurred in the subcontract arrangement

Variations and Claims:

Looking after Contractor's cases in the event of out of line dismissal of varieties by the Engineer in agreement to the Contract

Distinguished and prepared variations/claims though not restricted to authoritative correspondence

Defer notices with complete abstract of postponement, Variation Notices with Change Narrative as per the general and specific states of Contract/FIDIC conditions, cost accommodation after assessing project archives viz. RFIs, IRs, Drawings, Specifications, Tender Clarifications, agreed Value Engineering with complete comprehension of extent of works and planning something very similar with Project Team

Subcontractor Procurement:

Assessed procurement needs, executed techniques and chalking out plans for subcontractor procurement

Surveyed business and lawful parts of the citations and controlled agreements in terms of deviations at execution stage.

Handled subcontractor procurement activities although not restricted to drifting RFQs, welcoming seller citations, reviewing citations concerning project scope, directing exchanges and suggesting the finish of merchants for Management endorsement, consenting to subcontract arrangement and welcoming subcontractor on board till start off gathering with Project Team General Obligations:

Piloted the commercial team at the project to achieve deadlines with precise results

Mastery in bringing organisational changes, strengthening processes and guaranteeing adherence with contract records and development plans

Developed the ability to work under pressure to meet the needs of the hour PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Aug’11- Sep’12 with Angelique International Ltd as Assistant Manager Jun’08- Jul’11 with Al Fara’a Construction Group as Quantity Surveyor, UAE Jul’07- May’08 with Simplex Infrastructure Limited as Assistant Engineer, India Jul’05- Jun’07 with Meccaferri Group as Assistant Engineer, India ACADEMIC DETAILS

Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala in 2005

Diploma in Civil Engineering - Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala in 2002 TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office and AutoCAD

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

Part of Marassi Al Bahrain Mall at Marassi island valued at 145 million Bahraini Dinar which is a complex consisting of a mall, residential tower and a hotel

Abraj Quartier Towers at Pearl Qatar Island estimated at QR 1.8 billion at Doha which comprised of 4 skyscraper towers touching 42 storets’ each having luxurious homes

Involved in construction of a new college building for pharma students in Qatar University valued at QR 300 million in Doha

Was associated in a project with Pearl group for hotels worth 400 Crores in Noida

Struck a deal with the prestigious Angelique international ltd where the project was 2 commercial tower buildings worth 380 Cr

Mushrif Mall for EMKE Group, worth AED 640 Million, at Abu Dhabi

Associated with Sheik Khalifa medical city where the project was expansion of the emergency department worth AED 415 million, Abu Dhabi

Had the opportunity to collaborate with NHAI where the company I worked for constructed Kathipara Junction Flyover Bridge at Chennai, worth Rs. 550 Cr

Restoration and redesigning of Flyover project of Garamore Gagodhar Road Section of NH-8 and NH-15 in Gujarat again getting to work with NHAI

TRAININGS

40 hours of training on project management professional in February 2017

40 hours of training on cost engineering from institution approved by AACE international in January 2011 PERSONAL DETAILS

Languages Known: English, Hindi and Punjabi Location: Bahrain

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