Abaid Ur Rehman , PMP®, MPMI, MCMAA, MSCE

Experience

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  Century Paper & Board Industries Ltd.

  Oct 2007 - Jun 2010

  Site QS / Supervisor

  • Worked on a Complex Industrial Project where construction was carried out by a reputed Construction Company (Izhar Group) and the erection by a well-known Korean Company (DAEWOO).• Prepared, reviewed, and updated BOQ as a Client Representative.• Controlled project costing during all construction stages.• Expedited timely receipt of Contractors’ invoices and ensured they were processed without any delays.• Claims and Payments status reporting, regular status updating, and reporting to the management.• Assessed the availability of material to avoid any delays to the Project.• Prepared and submitted Monthly financial reports to management.• Verified the Contractors’ Works and their Bills of payment. Show less

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  Pakistan Engineering Congress

  May 2010 - Jun 2011

  Site Supervisor

  • Managed the execution in all stages of the Project including QS and purchasing responsibilities.• Monitored actual progress on site and prepared progress reports.• Prepared Bills of Quantities (BOQs) for any change orders.• Maintained working documents as a backup for estimates, including current information on prices from suppliers through direct contacts, sales brochures, price lists, etc.• Successfully achieved all Phases of the Project within time and Budget.• Verified the Contractors’ work and their Bills of Payment. Show less

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  Pakistan Sports Board

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Sub Engineer Civil (P&D)

  • Participated in the Preparation of pre- and post-Contract BOQs for multiple Sports projects.• Assist the Contracts management team by providing referenced BOQs to issue Contracts for new projects.• Monitored the progress to ensure project execution within the approved budget and in accordance with specifications.• Provided input to the Contract Addendums and Contractors’ Claims.• Ensured that the Contractors complied with the Standards and Specifications of the Contract.• Ensured that Contractors fulfilled all Operational and Safety Standards.• Verified Contractor's works and their IPAs from initiation till handover of the project. Show less

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  Saudi Binladin Group (SBG-ABCD)

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2017

  Civil Engineer (Payments and Contracts)

  • Successfully completed a giga-Project, King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA)-Jeddah as well as other complex projects in Mecca with major responsibilities as below.• Performed project costing-related reporting to management to ensure that expenditures are kept within the project budget.• Prepared pre-contract and post-contract BOQs as necessary for the new facilities.• Established a uniform approach in submitting Interim Payment Applications (IPAs) and verified Subcontractors’ IPAs from initiation till handover of the project.• Ensured the validity and renewal of bonds, warranties, and insurances.• Provided commercial input and estimates to the Variations and Claims.• Participated in techno-commercial evaluation in appointing Subcontractors to the Project.• Initiated cost proposals for the new facilities and accordingly awarded Subcontract agreements.• Produced monthly Cost reports as per the Organization’s formats.• Performed ad-hoc assignments in administrating Contracts. Show less

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  Nesma

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2021

  • Managed simultaneously multiple projects under PMO by providing contractual & commercial support to all projects, and achieved organizational goals.• Managed Subcontracts on multiple projects from initiation to completion and successful Handover.• Tracked, Monitored, and Controlled projects’ P&L at regular intervals and ensured robust, accurate, and timely reporting to C.O.O.• Participated in budget forecasting sessions on quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly bases and ensured the sufficiency of the allocated budget.• Reviewed project Cashflows and recommended best practices for planning and reporting.• Established and implemented Change Management and Claims processes, which significantly improved the quality of submissions.• Assessed, together with the QS, specific Claims and Variations, advised on the commercial evaluation and relevant entitlements.• Liaised with the Client's representatives and Subcontractors for agreement and approval on Variations and Claims.• Monitored the changes in requirements to become acquainted with the deviation from the Contract and Project Specifications. • Managed the subcontractors’ commercial and contracts team, to closely monitor compliance with their contracts.• Managed all projects’ Quantity Surveyors and accelerated outputs to the project revenues and costs.• Participated in techno-commercial evaluation and recommendation in appointing Subcontractors.• Ensured the execution of all subcontract Agreements in accordance with corporate guidelines. Show less • Performed an active role during the execution and at the closeout of the Design & Build Project spread over four industrial cities.• Tracked, monitored, controlled, forecasted, and reported the progress on the Project revenue and costing.• Liaised with the Project Management and Consultant for the submission and approval of Variation orders and Claims.• Prepared Project’s Interim Payment Applications and obtained timely approvals from the Consultant.• Reviewed and verified Subcontractors’ progress, their Interim Payments, and Final Accounts.• Actively managed Subcontractors’ Back-Charges and Claims.• Assisted in Administrative and Commercial closeout of the Project. Show less

  • Commercial & Contracts Engineer

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Quantity Surveyor

    Jul 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Parsons Corporation

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Managing the contracts in a PMC role on a state-of-the-art project in Riyadh.• Ensure the implementation of the contractual requirements and maintain them throughout the contract period.• Review the contractual notices of Claims/Variations and provide contractual advice to the Client.• Liaise with the Client representatives, supervision consultant, cost consultant, T&C consultant, and relevant contractors in respect of all contractual matters.• Prepare the correspondence and maintain records necessary to ensure the effective administration of all contractual matters.• Responsibility to issue the Engineer’s Instructions and issue responses to the contractors’ contractual correspondence.• Review the Contractor’s Notices and lead the team in reviewing the Contractor’s Claims.• Ensure that all warranties, bonds, insurances, and guarantees are in place, maintained, and updated in accordance with the Contract’s requirements.• Attend Commercial meetings, Claims meetings, and EOT meetings and provide the necessary support/advice.• Assess the Contractual entitlement in respect of the Contractors’ Claims.• Assist in the provision of the Engineer’s determination in respect of the Contractor’s and Client’s Claims.• Facilitates the Contract close-out thereby ensuring the terms and conditions of contracts have been fulfilled. Show less • Performed an intensive role in managing more complex contractual/commercial matters to achieve key Project milestones.• Lead in administrating FIDIC Contracts to ensure the contractual obligations are fulfilled in accordance with FIDIC guidelines.• Interpret all contractual Agreements in the context of project ‎management timelines, cost, and other parameters and advise all Parties on contractual rights and obligations.• Liaise with the Legal team for advice on statutory/regulatory requirements.• Assessed and recommended best practices on contractual risks, proposed alternatives, and solutions to the same, and participated in maintaining the Risk register.• Reviewed and advised on potential project Scope changes, actively participated in value engineering sessions and cost-saving exercises, and provided advice and recommendations.• Reviewed and assessed contractors’ Notices and Claims and managed timely responses to them.• Reviewed the contractors’ Cost Claims, their entitlement, and commercial value, and provided recommendations accordingly.• Reviewed the contractors’ Extension of time Claims, in collaboration with the Project Control team, to evaluate entitlement to cost, parties’ liabilities, etc.• Reviewed and assessed contractors’ RFPs/Variations and issued Engineer’s Instructions and Variation Orders, in coordination with the Client’s Contracts/Commercial team.• Negotiated more difficult, complex, or sensitive issues with the Client.• Guided the commercial team in establishing and maintaining consistent financial and price application policies and directives.• Put in place uniform cost and financial progress measurement practices for all Contract packages.• Reviewed performance bonds, insurances, and other legal documents to ensure compliance with the contract terms.• Headed the Commercial/Contracts meetings and prepared the minutes of meetings. Show less • Administered contracts among contractors and consultants from initiation till successful delivery of Phase 3 of the project.• Performed a key role in the closeout of earlier Phases of the Project, which resulted in significant cost savings, and Stakeholders’ satisfaction.• Establish procedures for ‎the project in terms of payments, claims, variation orders, etc. in compliance with the Contracts in place.• Implemented the approved strategy and assisted in negotiating an optimized and fair settlement of Claims while maintaining the Stakeholders’ interests.• Monitored, reviewed, and managed the Variations/Changes and Claims in accordance with the set Standards/procedures and issued for the Client’s approval.• Initiated and regularly maintained the Project logs i.e. Payments, Variations, Claims, and Change Logs.• Identified contractual conflicts, and associated Risks and provided input to develop a mitigation Plan.• Wrote contractual letters and provided contracts/ commercial input for writing the technical letters.• Prepared documents, reports, and analyses to address contractual as well as commercial issues.• Facilitated the negotiations during the Claims and other commercial Meetings and recorded consensus on achievement.• Prepared suitable contractual responses to the Contractors’ queries and effectively managed potential conflicts.• Analyzed and planned the suspension and/or extension of contractual agreements and provided ‎continued support to business units.• Provided input on the relevant sections of the weekly, monthly, and other reports and documents, as necessary.• Ensured that all actions undertaken are aligned with corporate guidelines.• Ensured completeness and validity of all contractual requirements and prepared/reviewed Final Accounts.• Reviewed and processed all contract closeout documents. 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  • Contracts Manager

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Contracts Lead

    Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Contracts Engineer

    Nov 2021 - Feb 2023