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CONSTRUCTION - Contracts Manager / Senior Contract Admin. / Civil Engineer, Field Engineer (23 yrs)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Contracts & Project Management, EPC, Lum Sum & EPCM contracts, Supplier & Sub-Contract preparation, control and Closeout. Hotels, Golf Club Condo, Mining mayor construction civil, piping, mechanical, electrical & Instrumentation, Water Treatment Plants.
8 years experience managing construction businesses area.
Contracts Administration & Management site and office based. EPC Contract Management, Sub-Contract and Supplier Management, Variations and Claims mitigation, Control of QS Dept's, Cost Analysis & Cash-flow forecasts.
Wide experience and understanding of legal matters related to contracts and claims.
Preparation of detailed construction programmes, performance tracking and forecasting schedules.
Broad knowledge of Project Management and general construction techniques from small domestics to major M&E and civils including, Water Treatment Plants, large bore pressure pipelines and specialist services.
Financial claims for delay and disruption,
Maintenance of commercial and industrial services and utilities.
Knowledge of ISO 9000 & 14000, and its implementation.
Skill in MS Office and Project.
Cost control and scheduling
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Sept 2004 to present:
Project Manager, VEOLIA WATER SYSTEMS CHILE LTD. NUEVA ALDEA & SANTA FE-2 Pulp & Paper projects. (8M Euros), Lump Sum Contracts
Developing and writing General Conditions, to supply equipments for an effluent and demi plants for Pulp & Paper industries in Chile.
Formulating new and improving existing procedures and practices, to minimise commercial exposure on supply contracts.
Coordination with Aquaflow (finnish) and Veolia Brazil engineering.
Preparation of documents, RFP, negociation and award of equipments fabrication.
Backcharges mitigation.
Presentation of Seminars for Legal and Contract Awareness including arbitration processes.
Involvement in developing company strategies for region including resourcing, costs and budgets.
Dealing with claims to and from Clients, Suppliers and Sub-Contractors to arbitration level including final negotiations and/or arbitration processes.
Covers Main Contract and Sub-Contracts - strategies and controls, training of staff including senior management to increase contractual awareness, establishing and auditing document control and contractual procedures at site.
2002 – 2004:
Contracts Manager, MNMETAL LTD., ACB Project, Phase I and II, CODELCO CHILE, EL Teniente. ($340M), EPCM contracts.
Administration and managing of earth moving, civil, struture steel, mechanics, piping, electrical & instrumentation contracts.
Improving existing procedures and practices, to minimise commercial exposure on construction contracts.
Preparation of documents, RFP, negociation and award of contracts.
Claims mitigation, maintaining a low profile contractor's attitude.
Negociating best prices for extra works.
Coordinating and chair metings with contractors.
Maintenance and take control of contracts files.
Administration of FRP and NCR paperwork.
Revise and approve monthly payment states, modifications, within original scope of contracts.
Closeout of contracts
Main Contract administration.
2000 – 2002:
Contracts Manager on site, KVAERNER E&C, Cerro Colorado copper mine expansion to 100M tpy. Acid plant, Codelco-Chile, El Teniente (Chile), $310M; EPCM – Turn Key Lump Sum Projects.
Bid documents preparation, coordination with Engineering, Safety Dept. and Clients.
RFP, negociation and award of contracts.
Warehousing, administrative and services tasks of the project.
Identification and mitigation of claims.
Backcharges.
Analisis and revision of pay statements and extras (variations).
Closeout of contracts.
1998- 2000:
Contracts Manager, ACD Constructions Ltd. MARRIOTT HOTEL, SANTIAGO, Chile, $120M, Turn Key Project, 100,000 square meters construction.
Create and organize Contracts Dept.
Preparation, RFP and award of excavations, concrete, structure steel, forms, floors, elevators, siding, glasses, carpets, electric, water, sewer contracts.
Negociation for extra works prices.
Id. And claim mitigation
Bachcharge procedure creation and implementation.
1996 – 1997:
Partner associated, Powerlink Ltda. Consultant for Brisas de Chicureo Golf Condo, 36 holes, $88M project. Proposal studies for 2nd Thermal unit in Tocopilla $19,5M, Civil works for Methanol II, $5M
1993 – 1995:
Contract Administrator, FLUOR DANIEL, Quebrada Blanca and Tambo mining projects (copper and gold), Teck and Barrick gold Inc. $245M, both EPCM.
Administer camp, catering, civil, piping, structure steel, tanks, mechanical erection contracts.
Responsibility to obtain best prices for extra works.
Coordinate and chair weekly meeting with Contractors.
Maintain control of contracts files
Revise and aprove pay statements and mods, beyond original scope of work.
Backcharges issue and give information to managing for claim mitigation.
Closeout of contracts.
1983 – 1992:
Field Engineer, Construction Manager Deputy at site, different construction companies, Chile and Venezuela,
320,000 square meters building construction
1,500 and 1,100 mm large bore underground steel pipe.
125,000 cubic meters concrete
1,200 tons rebar
298,000 cubic meters excavations
EDUCATION:
1977 – 1983: Civil Construction titled, (Civil Engineer in construction), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile.
1974 – 1976: Architecture, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
1970 – 1973: High School, Hnos. Maristas (Catholic school), Huelva and Cordoba, Spain.
1965 – 1969: Secondary school, Hnos. Maristas, Chile
1960 – 1964: Elementary school, Navy Base school, Talcahuano, Chile
PERSONNAL:
Interests: Computers, old cars, golf.
Languages: Spanish as mother language, Some french and portuguese.
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