Uditha Tharanga (MAIQS, MCIArb)

No 305, K6Building, Al Muraqqabat Rd, Deira

Dubai

Tel: +971 543555207

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Quantity Surveyor/ Contract Administratorwith5 years of experience in various Building and Civil Engineering projects in the Middle East and Sri Lanka with a vast exposure to numerous commercial and contractual matters starting from inception to completion of construction projects. Well educated and experienced with FIDIC conditions of thecontract, Contracts Law in UAE and Commercial Management of Post Contract stage of Construction projects. The key areas of gained exposure in post contract claim management related to delay, disruption and change orders.

Quantity Surveyor: Al Rostamani Pegel L.L.C (Main Contractor)2016 October – Present

Projects / R553 – Jumeira Plots Development

Responsibilities

  • Valuation of variations and price adjustments in accordance with contract
  • Identification and Preparation of all claims for extension of time and additional expense
  • Submission of interim valuations and expediting timely receipt of certificates and payments
  • Ensuring all relevant contractual notices are submitted in accordance with the Contract
  • Reconciliation actual bulk material quantities against Tender and Contract Documents
  • Preparation of disruption schedules, claims schedule contra - charges etc
  • liaise with proposed nominated subcontractors, prepare risk analysis for management review
  • Monitoring site expenditure and advice on risk areas or cost over-runs items
  • Administering all contractual matters pertaining to the main contract and sub contracts and to keep the project manager appraised concerning such contractual matters

Senior Quantity Surveyor: Northcroft Middle East L.L.C (Consultant/Main Contractor – Secondment ) 2014 August – 2016 August

Projects / Qatar Executive FBO Terminal Completion
VIVA Bharia Tower 21, 22 – The Pearl
Al Wajba Residential Compound at Al Rayyan
Almana-Harvey Nichols - Festival City

Responsibilities Held

  • Drafting EOT Claims, Loss & Expense claims and disruption claims
  • Evaluation/ Preparation of Prolongation claims including claim for unabsorbed Head office overheads
  • Valuation of variations, Prime cost adjustments, and varied work
  • Evaluating Variations, Varied work claims by contractors/ Sub Contractor
  • Preparation of interim payment certificates
  • Reviewing claims from the sub - contractors
  • Preparations of contractual correspondence for negotiating claim approvals
  • Administering the contract,managing change orders, purchase order amendments
  • Preparing and reviewing cash flows and measuring against resource plan and schedule
  • Preparing cost reports, including financial and other key performance indicators
  • Managing claim resulting from discrepancies of information (Sample approvals, Specification, IFC Drawings and Shop drawings)
  • ProvIding proactive recommendations & advice on how to avoid any additional cost
  • Carrying out proactive risk/claim assessment and management for site construction contracts
  • Preparation of Fire Damage claims
  • Ensuring the successful execution of site construction contracts according to agreed commercial obligations, financial and qualitative targets
  • Managingclaims against Third parties related to the site construction contracts
  • Reviewing estimates to confirm margins and budgets

Projects / Al Wajba Residential Compound at Al Rayyan
Lusail UNII Plot II Residential Tower

Responsibilities Held

  • Cost Planning in Concept, Schematic & Detail Design Stage
  • Pricing of building works
  • Cost Checking & Cost Reconciliation
  • Pricing of Building works, External works, MEP Works & BQ Preparation
  • Carrying out commercial negotiations of bidders
  • Evaluation of Tenders and Preparation of Tender Reports
  • Analysis of financial viability (cost benefit analysis)

Projects / World Bank Funded Climate Resilience Improvement Project
JICA funded Southern High Way Unstable Slope Rectification
Diyathalawa Town Improvement Project Funded by Government

Government Contract Administrator: Project Management Unit, National Building Research Organization, Sri Lanka (Member of TEC to – Ministry of Highways and Port Authority), (2013 December - 2014 August)

Responsibilities Held

  • Preliminary estimating and cost planning
  • Evaluation of Tenders and Preparation of Tender Reports
  • Drafting bidding documents in accordance with World Bank, ADB and FIDIC standard forms
  • Estimating and unit rate analysis
  • Carrying out feasibility analysis for procuring goods and works
  • Reviewing Extension of Time claims and Variations
  • Administering the contract in connection with change orders, purchase order amendments, and contract amendments
  • Preparation and reviewing of cash flows and measuring against resource plan and schedule

Estimator/ Cost Controller: - S & G Associates (Contractor) (2012 January - 2013 November)

Projects / Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Residency at Piliyandala
Seegiriya Hotel
Cargills Food City building at Kesbewa
Asala Steel Paint Centre at Piliyandala
Lunawa Apartment Complex – Moratuwa

Responsibilities Held

  • Preparation of Tender Documents
  • Estimating and unit rate analysis for building works
  • Preparation of work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents
  • Computation of costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements
  • Preparation of special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
  • Obtaining bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials; negotiating price with subcontractors

LLM/M.Sc. Construction Law and Arbitration – Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, Accredited by RICS, CIArb– (Reading – Completed up to PGCert)

Professional Certificate in Strategic Negotiation - Michigan State University - The Eli Broad College of Business

B.Sc. (Honours Degree) in Quantity Surveying –University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka FIRST CLASS (A) 3.82 GPA

Accredited by RICS – UK, PAQS, AIQS-Australia, CICES, IQSSL

Completed Training Course on “Sound Contract Administration” and “Advance Contract Administration” Under FIDIC Contracts – Conducted by Prof.IndrawansaSamarathunga (FRICS, FAIQS, FCIArb, FCIOB)

Member of Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

Member of Charter Institute of Arbitrators

RICS - Training to be an RICS member – APC Candidate No: 5607926

Member of MMUP Engineering & Consulting officers Accrediting Committee – Qatar

  • Leadership and Teamwork
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  • Formulating arguments & Logic

  • Problem solving
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  • Contracts Management

  • Financial & Numeracy Management
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  • Project Planning

  • Communication
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  • Claims Management

  • Strategic Negotiation
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  • Decision Making

  • Name in full:Uditha Tharanga Withanachchi
  • Date of Birth:04 December 1988
  • Sex:Male
  • Civil Status:Married
  • Nationality:Sri Lankan
  • NIC Number : 883393775V
  • Driving License : Qatar/ UAE / Sri Lanka

I do hereby acknowledge the aforementioned particulars are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

WithanachchiU.T