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Employment Chronologically:
Since
2003
- Necso
- China State - Hip Hing Joint Venture -
Commercial Manager on
KCRC project for East Rail Extension Ma On Shan Line, (Contract TCC 200 and
TCC300) overall contract value upon award in 2000 HK$ 3.3 billion.
Responsible for the management of claims preparation and service. Managing
teams comprising claims authors, quantum and forensic programme analysts,
expert witnesses, independent expert advisors and legal services. Over 55
claims for additional payment and extensions of time prepared and submitted
covering a range of highly complex topics accumulating in value in excess of
HK$ 2 billion. Additionally responsible for dispute management and
preparation, the direction of experts and liaison with legal services
related to on going mediations and arbitrations. Total staff under
management 32.
Links:
NECSO
China State Construction Engineering
Co. Ltd. Hip Hing
Construction
2002
- 2003
- In
early 2002 Gammon
- Nishimatsu Joint Venture,
appointed me
to act as Commercial Manager on
the KCRC project for East Rail Extension Eats Tsim Sha Tsui Station
(Contract HCC 300) and MTR TST Station to TST Station pedestrians Subway
(Contract HCC302), overall contract value upon award in 2001 HK$ 1.92
billion. Responsible for the overall direction and management of
commercial, finance and administration with particular emphasis on delay
recovery strategies and financial proposals, cash flow, cost and budget
control, monitoring and reporting, contractual advise and claims management,
administration. Claims prepared and submitted for extension of time and
additional payment in excess of HK$ 450 million. I reported direct to
the joint venture board and managed a staff of 23.
Links: Gammon
Construction Ltd Nishimastu
Construction Company Ltd
1989 - 2002
- I
joined Dragages et
Travaux Publics (HK) Ltd.,
(a Member of Bouygues Group) as a Project Quantity Surveyor for the Kwun Tong Bypass
Phase II/III project (1989-1992) with a contract value HK$ 1 Billion,
it was at that time the single largest ever Hong Kong Government contract awarded to a contractor.
By 1992 I was promoted to Chief
Quantity Surveyor overall responsibility for financial management on civil
works, encompassing
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cash flow,
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cost and budget control, monitoring and reporting,
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contractual advise and claims management,
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administration and management of Quantity Surveying and
Programming Dept.
Contracts which I managed included:-
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1992-1993, Lantau Fixed Link (previously called Tsing Ma Bridge) Tower Construction, part of
the Hong Kong Airport Core Programme,
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1993 - 1996, I was appointed the Commercial Manager on
the Central Reclamation Project, HK$ 2.5 billion, Client Mass
Transit Railway Corporation
Since 1997, as Corporate Chief Quantity
Surveyor
and then since 2000, Deputy Director
I have been involved in all Hong Kong contracts for building and civil
engineering activity, which amounts to an annual turnover exceeding
HK$ 8 billion.
Presently my brief extends to:
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risk analysis and contract assessment for major
contracts pre and post bid,
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construction procurement,
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major claims administration, negotiation and settlement;
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dispute management;
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corporate insurance arrangements for all of Hong Kong
and South East Asia activities, and
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responsibility for the management and development of
corporate policy and procedures for contractual and commercial
management of our regional turnover.
1985 - 1989
- Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
as Quantity Surveying Group Leader responsible
initially for Phase I tender preparation/award of the Station internal
construction and finishing works for 12 underground stations in an
overall value of S$
175 million in a period of 12 months. Promoted to position of Section
Quantity Surveyor, 1986, on
Section 3 of the development comprising 4 design and build contracts
covering tunnels, underground stations,
and one Engineer's Design for underground station with land and
marine tunnels contract value S$600 million .
1984-1985
- N.E.I. Projects Ltd., as
Contract Administrator on the Rihand Super Thermal Power Station
project in India, a turnkey project for the design through to
commissioned running. Duties comprised contract drafting and tender
documentation for Indian erection/construction of the 2 x 500 Megawatt coal burning power station, further responsibility for the development
of contract procedures and strategy, advise on contractual
arrangements and financial planning. Undertook initial tendering and
award negotiations on the first six packages of Port Clearance and
Inland Transportation, Material Handling and Storage, Site services,
Construction Plant Erection, Boiler House Structural Steelworks,
Turbine Generator, Cold Water Pumps, Steam Generator and Electrostatic
Precipitators. Project value £ 506 million
1983-1984
- Elliott & D'Arcy
on
the Fife Ethylene Project, Mossmorran as Senior Quantity
Surveyor/Contract Administrator seconded to C.E. Lummus (Crest),
managing contractor, responsible for the management of all QS
functions on all field Contracts, administration, appraisal and
settlement of contractual claims and disputes, assistance with
internal and independent audit. Total project value £ 450 million,
direct responsibility on £ 20 million with staff of five.
1981-1982
- Project S. A. Construction Ltd., Quantity Surveying Manager, joined with the brief of
setting up Quantity
Surveying Dept., responsible for the establishment of the department
and the development of internal cost control procedures and financial
management systems. Company turnover 4 million Bahraini Dinars.
1979-1981
- Mohammed Jalal Contracting Ltd.,
Principal Quantity Surveyor carrying out the full range of
quantity surveying functions: preparation of tenders; arrangement of
final accounts, major materials purchasing and labour procurement.
Preparation and negotiation of claims.
1975-1979
- Harvey, Todd and Ledson, transferred from UK
partnership office as an Assistant QS for works in Bahrain, UAE,
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon carrying out the full range of
professional services from pre-contract advice to Client through to
final accounts. Todd and Ledson,
joined as Trainee to undertake professional training, day release
college course. Undertook normal duties associated with a professional
office on building works.
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