Contracts Management of Infrastructure Projects - Roads and Railways
Resume:
Resume of Leela Prasad Bhavaraju
BHAVARAJU VENKATA LEELA PRASAD B.E (Civil), M.E (Highways), M.I.E, C. Eng, P. Eng Visakhapatnam, India
Mobile: +91-810******* Email: ********@*****.***
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leelabvl, skype:********@*****.*** AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Infrastructure Projects
Railway / Roads &
Highways / Water / Tunnel
Contract Management
FIDIC Form of Contracts –
Red / Pink / Yellow / Silver
Disputes – DAB and Arbitration
Project Management
Contract Negotiations
Pre & Post Tendering
Claims and Notices Claims
management
Variation Orders
Planning & Budgeting
Resource Management
Site Visits
Progress Review Meetings
Contract closeout
procedures
PROFILE OVERVIEW
A performance-driven Civil Engineering professional with 24 years of solid experience in Construction and Contract Management of Infrastructure Projects. Actively involved in procurement, project implementation and delivery in line with the signed contract, Project Management, Planning & execution of Infrastructure projects.
Articulate Communicator with the Clients, identification of Claims, contractual notices, variation proposals, understanding of FIDIC /GCC/PCC, and maintain records for review and determination of claims following the guidelines as per FIDIC conditions. Involved in handling of Disputes and Arbitration cases.
Competent in managing end-to-end contract lifecycle that includes pre and post tendering works, Contract negotiations, Contract correspondence, submission of monthly progress reports, conducting the monthly progress review meetings and technical meetings, checking of Interim Payment Certificates. Successfully managed multiple donor funded projects i.e. World Bank (WB), ADB, BADEA, Kuwait, OFID, OECF, JICA etc. Involved in execution of 2 / 4 lane road projects, water supply schemes, Railways and tunnel etc.
Conversant with software like CANDY, MS Project and Microsoft Office suite.
Education:
1) Master of Engineering in Highway Engineering – 1996 - from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India
2) Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering - 1992 – Andhra University, India Membership with Professional Bodies:
1) The Institute of Engineers (India) – Membership No.M-1669898 2) Engineers Registration Board – Republic of Tanzania – TP Eng. No.:2043 3) Board of Engineers of Malawi, Republic of Malawi – Reg. no.850 4) Chartered Engineer Certification from the Institute of Engineers (India) 5) Professional Engineer Certification of Engineering Council of India (ECI) Resume of Leela Prasad Bhavaraju
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Career Contour
Company Duration of Service Designation Projects
Country
1) TEAM Engineering Spa May 2022 – to date Contracts Manager Railway Nigeria 2) DB Engineering &
Consulting GmbH
Aug 2021 – April 2022 Chief Contracts
Manager
Railway India
3)LEA Associates South
Asia Pvt. Ltd
Oct 2019 – Jul 2020 Resident Engineer Highway Tanzania 4)Fargo Limited Jun 2005 – Jul 2019 Contracts Manager Roads / highways
/ Water works
Malawi
5)TAAI Constructions May 2004 – Jun 2005 Contracts Manager Roads Malawi 6)Progressive
Constructions Ltd.
Jan 2000 – Dec 2003 Deputy Manager -
Planning
Highway India
7)Progressive
Constructions Ltd.
Jun 1996 – Jul 1998 Deputy Project
Manager
Highway India
8)Asian Techs &
Progressive Constructions
JV
Aug 1992 – Sept 1993 Assistant Engineer Tunnel India GLOBAL EXPOSURE
Effectively gained global exposure of 16 years working with organizations of Africa Key Deliverables
Contracts Manager
• Covering the full cycle of the Infrastructure Projects from the tender stage to the close out of the project.
• Review of tender documents and preparation of tender MIS report to management
• Review of Tender documents, Contract Documents and construction drawings
• Ensuring Project implementation in line with singed Contract Document, Contract Conditions, Technical Specification and Construction Drawings.
• Understanding the Contract requirements, Contract Conditions – FIDIC / General Conditions of Contract (GCC) / Special Conditions of Contract (SCC).
• Conducting project kick-off meeting and recording minutes
• Review of Contractual Notices and Claims. Advising the management on administration of the Construction Contract.
• Interaction with the Client Project representatives, stake holders and Service Providers
• Assist Team Leader / Project Director on all contractual matters.
• Compliance with the Contract documents and ensuring all contractual procedures are implemented and maintained
• Prepare correspondence and maintains records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all Contractual matters.
• Working with the QS team on Quantity analysis and finalizing the quantities with evaluation of extra Resume of Leela Prasad Bhavaraju
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items of work, rate analysis, Facilitate the preparation of Contract change and prepares the relevant variation orders
• Facilitate the contract close-out procedures to ensure that all terms and conditions of contracts have been complied with prior to final payment to contractor.
• Ensure all warranties bonds insurances guarantees etc. are in place and maintained and updated in accordance with the Contract and are in compliance with the Clients requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of Monthly and Quarterly Progress Reports.
• Attends Progress review meetings, technical meetings and Commercial Meetings and records minutes of meetings.
• Review and checking of the Contractors submission of documents as per the Contract: Works Programmes, Cash-flow statement, resource analysis, budget forecasts, proposals etc.,
• Ensure completion of the project within the budget and timelines
• Representing the Client in defending the Disputes and Arbitration cases Disputes and Arbitration cases handled so far are presented below:
• Disputes
1) Extension of Time for achievement of Milestone 1 and Milestone 2 2) Abnormal Increase in Minimum wages of Labour
3) Refund of Delay Damages imposed on non-achievement of Milestone 2 4) Increase in the drain length and increase in number of cross drainage structures due to change in designs and Instructions of the Engineer 5) Implementation of GST Regime.
• Arbitration
1) Abnormal Increase in Minimum wages of Labour
KEY PROJECTS
• Nigerian Railway Modernization Project – Design and Construction of 204 Km of the double track and standard gauge railway line between Kaduna-Kano in Nigeria.
• Construction of 384 Km of new single track standard gauge railway line between Kano-Kazaure- Daura-Jibiya-Maradi (Niger Republic) with branch line to Dutse in Nigeria.
• Design and Construction of Civil, Structures and Track works for Railway involving formation in Embankment / cuttings, Ballast on formation, Track works, Bridges, Structures, Buildings, Yards, integration with Indian Railway’s existing Railway system and Testing & Commissioning on Lump- Sum basis for Sahnewal-Pilkhani Section (Approximately 175 Route Km of Single Railway Line) of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor – Contract Package No. 301 Client – Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL, Funding by the World Bank
• Upgrading of 117 Km of Tabora – Koga – Mpanda road to bitumen Standard, LOT 1 – Usesula – Komanga Section (108 Km), Sikonge Spur (2.21 Km) & Sikonge Town Section (7.36 Km) in Tanzania, Africa – funding by African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Government of Tanzania.
• 102 KM length Zomba – Jali – Phalombe- Chitakale road project, Roads Authority, Malawi – funded by BADEA, KUWAIT, OFID and Government of Malawi.
• Construction of Secondary Schools in 5 n. of Districts in Malawi, Africa – Funded by JICA
• Construction of circular water storage tanks, pumping stations, pipe (distribution and supply lines) for Resume of Leela Prasad Bhavaraju
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Blantyre Water Board, Malawi, Africa – Funded by the World Bank
• Road Network for Mombera University in Mzimba District, Malawi - Ministry of Education, Science & Technology.
• Zomba Water works – LOT 1 Contract – Construction of Water Treatment Plant pump stations, Circular water storage tanks, supply and distribution pipe network in Zomba City - Southern Region Water Board, Malawi, Africa- Funded by the World Bank
• Mangochi Water works – LOT 2 Contract – Construction of Water Treatment Plant, Pump station and supply and distribution pipe network in Mangochi City - Southern Region Water Board, Malawi, Africa- Funded by the World Bank
• Road Widening and Asphalt Overlay for 65 Km of Zalewa – Chingeni section of the M1 road in Blantyre, Malawi
• ASWAP – Upgrading of existing gravel roads to the bitumen standards in Ntcheu and Chikwawa Districts, Malawi, Africa – Project funded by the World Bank.
• Upgrading Ekwendeni – Ezondweni road (25 km) to bitumen standards in Mzimba District, Malawi, Africa
• Upgrading Mzimba – Eswazini – Mzalarangwe road (65 km) to bitumen standards in Mzimba District, Malawi, Africa
• Rehabilitation of Urban Roads in Blantyre/Limbe – Churchill & Mahatma Gandhi Roads in Malawi, Africa
• Four Laning of NH – 31 in the states of Bihar and West Bengal, India. Contract Package EW/4
& E W / 5 - A part of North – South & East – West Corridor Project.
• Four Laning of Agra – Mathura section of NH – 2 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India – Construction of Flyover at Bhagawan Cinema Crossing in Agra - Funded by Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), Japan.
• Construction of Rangandi Headrace tunnel for 405 MW - Ranganadi Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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