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BALAGOPAL
(-CCMA-Contract & Commercial Management Associate- IACCM-US,
CBIFM- BIFM-UK, RICS-UK- Certified Quantity surveyor-UK
Versatile, high-energy professional with the skills in executing prestigious Contracts of
large magnitude within strict Time Schedule/ with Extension of Time, within Cost, with
Quality, with Claims Won worth Millions; targeting senior-level assignments in EPC Pre
/ Post Contract Management, Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying,
Claims Management, Project Management, Tendering/Estimation with an
organization of repute in Oil & Gas / Construction industry, preferably in Middle East /
India
00918291036790,
SkypeID: bala.gopal762
Core Competencies
Strategic Planning & Execution
Team Building & Leadership
Contract
Management/Administration
Tendering & Estimation
Commercial Management
Risk Analysis
EPC Project Management
Contractual Communication
Quantity Surveying
Variation/ Claim
Management/Dispute
Resolution/Arbitration/Litigation
balagopalpg@yahoo.co.in/balagopalpgmenon@gmail.com
Profile Summary
A result-oriented professional offering 31 years of rich experience in
Project Management and Contract Management
Currently working with SSH, Kuwait as Senior Manager Contracts
Expertise in evaluating Tenders and competitive BID, analyzing Technical &
Commercial deviations from the Tender / Bid Documents as well as
managing the contractual negotiation matters involving Pricing Strategies
Proficiency in analyzing the Cost Expenditure reports; reviewing project
Progress Review Minutes and drawing expenditure profiles which lead to
projection and forecast of year and figures
Proven skills in ensuring smooth project execution including project
development procedure and plan during implementation phase, developing
Contract Management Plan and clarifying scope to team members during the
course of Construction
Participated in Pre-qualification meetings (PQM), BID with resources loaded
and activity based costing in accordance with Preamble, Technical BID
preparation/ evaluation, commercial BID preparation/ evaluation and Tender
submission.
Merit of working with key clients like KOC, KNPC, PDO, Qatar Foundation, Saudi
Aramco
A strategist & implementer with recognized proficiency in spearheading
business to accomplish corporate plans and goals successfully
Project Close out & Lesson learnt
Major recent experience with Main Contract and Sub-Contract works at Alghanim International General
Trading and Contracting Company (Kuwait)
Expertise in reviewing of Tender documents, participating in pre-qualification meetings(PQM), requesting for
clarifications( RFC), carrying out Risk Analysis, Technical BID preparation/ evaluation, Commercial BID preparation/
evaluation as per BID BOQ in Form of Tender (FOT) with resources loaded and activity based costing with
Preamble compliance, submission of Tender, Negotiations and signing of Contract document, arranging Bonds and
required Insurances for the project, organizing Post Award Kick off Meeting
Responsible for EPC Oil & Gas LSTK Contract Management, issuing Sub-Contracts/ Lower tier Sub-Contract for projects,
verification of major Purchase Orders, including but not limited to managing over all Main Contract
Project execution which includes project development procedure and plan during implementation phase, developing
Contract management Plan (CMP) and clarifying scope to team members during the course of construction,
Supporting and ensuring invoicing is carried out as per the BOQ & Prices/ Project milestones / Progress
measurement systems
Adhering to contractual obligations, issuing notifications regarding Variations to Contract scope, obtaining Site
Instructions for Variations to Contract scope, raising Change Orders based on resources utilized or
extrapolation/interpolation from available unit rates
Organizing monthly meetings regarding pending Variation Orders (VO), requesting for maintaining and renewing
Advance Payment Bond/Guarantee/ Performance Bond/Guarantee, Extension of Time (EOT)
Raising Claim for pending un approved Variations and Unresolved Issues, Claiming Insurances for any
occurrences/incidents
Ensured Dispute Resolution, Amicable settlement, Arbitration, liaising with legal department for Litigation if required
Requesting for Mechanical Completion Certificate, requesting for Construction Completion Certificate, requesting for
release of Retention Monies if applicable and in due course requesting for Final Completion Certificate after completion of
Defect Liability period and Project Close Out with due profit including Claim won worth USD 15 Million Dollars
Career Timeline (Recent 7)
ALGHANIM International
General Trading and
Contracting Company, KOC
Kuwait
EMCO Qatar,
Qatar
OEN, India
2008-2010
2005-2006
2012-2013
2016-Present
Spradcom, India
2006-2008
2010-2012
Jash Group, Saudi
Aramco
2013-2016
Socat Oman, PDO,
Oman
SSH-PMC, Kuwait
Soft Skills
Business
Etiquette
Time
management
Communicator
Negotiator
Motivator
Work Experience
Since Feb’2016 with SSH-PMC, Kuwait as Senior Manager Contracts
May’2013 – Feb’2016 with Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company, Kuwait as Contracts Manager
Engineer
Jun’2012 – Mar’2013 with Socat Oman-PDO, Oman as Assistant Contracts & FM Manager
Mar’2010 – May’2012 with EMCO, Qatar as Contract Engineer and MEP Coordinator
Jan’2008 – Feb’2010 with Jash Facilities Management – Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia as Senior Engineer- SubContracts
Apr’2006 – Dec’2008 with OAK ELECTRO NETICS- German firm; OEN India, Senior Engineer Sub-Contracts
Oct’2005 – Mar’2006 with Spradcom, India as Contracts and Works Manager
Aug’2004 – Sep’2005 with Neet, Nigeria as Contract Manager
Key Result Areas: (Across the Tenure)
Streamlining activities such as reviewing Tender Documents form of Invitation to Tender (ITT), Requesting for
Clarifications (RFC), detailing Preambles, pricing basis, Estimating for the BID BOQ, carrying out Risk Analysis, General
Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions and entire Contract document Articles etc. for Tender submission
Upon award of Contract, Organizing kick-off meetings, formulating Contract Management plan (CMP), SubContracting plan, and defining Scope of Work (SOW)
Mentoring team members for the performance of all Contractual obligations, Milestones and Deliverables for the
successful completion of the project; taking part in budget allocation for projects including CAPEX & OPEX, based on
resource loaded activity cost codes
Conceptualizing & implementing overall Contract & Sub-Contract execution strategies in line with the Company
policies and Contractual responsibilities
Evaluating Risk and preparing Mitigation Plans outlining timely actions and other considerations as required
Performing other activities for Sub-Contract works such as:
o Preparing ITB, Request for Quotations, BID Tabulation, floating RFI, RFP, RFQ, RFX , Negotiating and finalizing
Sub-Contract and so on for Sub-Contract works
o Obtaining client’s approval;
o Drafting Sub-Contracts/ addendums with Special Terms and Conditions pursuant to Contract conditions
o Liaising with Contractor & Sub-Contractor and others involved in the project and issuing Notification / Notices
for Delays, Variation requests and so on
Spearheading Contract & Sub-Contract and major purchase orders; ensuring that Contract & Sub-Contract is
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communicated to all the relevant parties to provide Contract visibility and awareness to support implementation
Analyzing & reporting to management team, the major issues and Compensation Events that may possibly give risesshould be
to a Contractual Claim during the course of project, rendering Contract Administration support to projects during thehchanged
entire Life Cycle of Contract as well
to Saudi
Assessing/generating invoices, payment certification for Contracts & Sub-Contracts and resolving issues if any for
sAramco,
ensuring cash flow
Notifying Compensation Events (CE) to Client and maintaining Variation Register, obtaining Site instructions for
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additional works, obtaining Variation Orders, managing Contract Claims including Extensions of Time, Prolongation
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Cost, Acceleration Cost, Crash cost, Home office Overheads Costs, pending Variation Orders, Change Orders,
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Adjustment Orders, Additional Works on day rate basis, and so on
Preparing Claims based on First Principle of Resources Utilization/ Lump Sum basis; keeping track record of Variation
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register for Contract & Sub-contract Claims issued and being issued during the Contract life cycle
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Collaborating with management team and legal counsel to develop Claim approach and strategies
Negotiating with Client, Contractor, Sub-Contractors or Third Parties in dispute, ensuring compliance to contractual
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obligations while protecting the rights & interests of the company from all Claims & Disputes
Initiating and completing Contract Close out Certifications like Construction Completion, Mechanical Completion,
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Retention retrieval, Defect Liability/ Certificate of Completion, release of Advance Bank Guarantee, release of
Performance Bank Guarantee and Claim Close out with due profit and maintaining Contract documents for Contract
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Archiving Lessons Learnt in Contract Repository for the benefit of future Projects/Estimation/Contracts
Accomplishments:
Played key role in Project Close out with profit including a total Claim won worth USD 15 Million at Alghanim
International General Trading and Contracting Company; but not limited to the below;
Played a key role in taking initiatives to execute projects on time delivery or with Extension of Time (EOT) within
budget.
Pivotal in organizing programs such as Monthly Score Cards to build competencies of teams / members
Actively suggested enhancements like Contract Management Plan and Project Execution Plans to improve the
project performance
Strategized the technical and commercial benchmark for Alghanim projects to develop Activity based cost for
estimation with a customized repository
Accomplished the timely closing of techno-commercial evaluation of ongoing EPC contract along with ensuring a
timely delivery as well as engineering & technical compliance of all Deliverables
Previous Experience
Oct’2003 – Aug’2004 with Nikita Exports, India as Service Contract Manager
Feb’1996 – Sep’2003 with Crown Star, Ghana as Contracts and Factory Manager
Jan’1995 – Feb’1996 with ONGC, India as Elex Engineer
Nov’1991 – Dec’1994 with Electro Stab, India as Engineer
Nov’1985 – Oct’1991 with Sony, India as QA Engineer
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Certifications
Certified in Contracts and Commercial Management- CCMA with 77% marks by IACCM- United States
RICS-UK: Certified Quantity Surveyor by Royal Institute of Charted Surveyor- UK
ISO 9001-2008: Internal Quality Auditor Course in Quality Management Systems (QMS) from TUV NORD Germany
Certified OSHA Safety Officer and Certified First Aider from United States
Professional Affiliations
IACCM Member, BIFM Member, FIDIC Group Member, and PMI Group Member
CBIFM-BIFM-UK
IT Skills
Project Management: Primavera P-6 with Project Management
and Planning / Projects Control/ PMI Group
Computer Proficiency: MS Office, MS Outlook, Office 10
Education
Engineering DEE from Board of Technical Education Kerala, India in 1985 with 72% marks
Diploma in FM /Contract Management from IFMI, Bangalore, India in 2010 with First Class
CBIFM at Level- 6, equivalent to UK University Engineering Degree in Contracts from BIFM-UK in 2014
Personal Details
Date of Birth:
22nd April 1965
Languages Known: English Hindi Malayalam
Address:
502, B-Wing, Rahi Park,
P&T Colony, Dombivilli, Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Dependents:
Wife and two kids aged 12 and 6 years
Availability:
Immediate
(Refer to Annexure for Projects)
ANNEXURE
Organizational Projects
Title:
Organization:
Client:
Description:
KOC Marine Harbour construction
SSH-PMC, Kuwait
KOC
Working with PMC in Kuwait and managing Contracts, Claims and Sub-Contracts. Reporting to Project
Director. Mentored 2 subordinates
Achievements: Evaluated Claim worth KD 21 Million and arrived at Claim.
Titles:
Cross-country Pipeline 70 km-ABB; Desalination Heater Replacement in Gathering Centre- KOC; New Gas
Booster Station BS 171- ( E&I, Mech, Civil Works)- Saipem; New Distribution Net Work for North Kuwait
ESPs (E&I, Mech, Civil Works)- Petrofac
Organization: Alghanim International General Trading and Contracting Company
Client:
Saipem, Petrofac, ABB, KOC, KNPC
Description:
Managed Successfully Contracts management, Sub-Contracts management and Quantity take off/
Surveying. Reported to Project Director. Mentored 10 subordinates.
Achievements: Successfully managed Contracts, Sub-Contracts, Contract Administration and Claim worth 15 million USD
Title:
Organization:
Client:
Description:
PDO Call off Contract
Socat Oman-PDO
PDO
Managed the scope of PDO Oil Field projects Tendering, Quantity take off/ Surveying/ billing, Contract
securing, Contract Management and so on. Position Reports to GM. Mentored 2 subordinates.
Achievements: Successfully handled Contract Management and Contractual obligations
Title:
Qatar Foundation Call Off Contract
Organization: EMCO Qatar
Client:
Qatar Foundation
Description: Successfully managed Contract Management of Qatar Foundation Education City and managed Contracts.
Position Reports to Director. Mentored 3 subordinates.
Achievements: Successfully managed Contract and Sub-Contract
Title:
Organization:
Client:
Description:
Saudi Aramco Call Off Contract
Jash Facilities Management – Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco
Administered Contract Management, Quantity Take off/ Surveys, Billing for Saudi Armco projects.
Reported to GM. Mentored 2 subordinates.
Achievements: Contracts and Sub-Contracts managed Successfully
Title:
Sub-Contracts on Call Off Basis
Organization: OEN, India
Client:
OEN
Description: Supervised Sub-Contract Management, Quantity Take off, Survey, billing certification and so on. Reported
to Senior Manager and managed projects and Sub-Contracts. Mentored 2 subordinates
Achievements: Successfully managed Sub-Contracts
Other Projects:
Internal Manufacturing Contracts
Service Contracts
Technical scope and Sub-Contracts
Technical Scope related and so on