Abduraheem Choyakkad

• Managed the tendering process by issuing RFPs/RFQs and ensuring competitive bidding procedures. • Reviewed technical and commercial submissions to ensure compliance with project requirements and budget constraints. • Conducted negotiations with bidders to finalize terms and prepare award recommendations for management approval. • Maintained procurement and contract status reports, facilitating smooth operations and resolving contractual issues efficiently. * Variation & Change Management: Evaluate change requests, assess cost and time impacts, and process variations in alignment with project objectives. Ensure proper documentation and approvals * Prepare and submit Award Recommendation Reports for internal approvals. * Liaise with project teams, consultants, and contractors to ensure smooth procurement operations and resolve any contractual issues efficiently.

• Manage tender process: issue RFPs, analyze bids, negotiation with bidders, prepare recommendations, and award contracts for Consultants and Contractors. • Management of internal team and external cost consultancy. • Maintain status reports for Management. • Manage budgets and, when appropriate, engage in value engineering. • Manage / support contract negotiations in coordination with others for consultants and Contractors • Change and variation management. • Interim valuations, payments and final accounts. • Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities. • Manage and provide advice on procurement as needed, including reviewing the documents that will be distributed to bidders along with preparing Tender Reports and other documentation for the evaluation of tenders. • Executes all procurement-related tasks, including reaching out to consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. • Conduct follow-ups, review the proposals, and create an analysis sheet for comparison with Senior Management while handling end-to-end procurement requests under close supervision in a highly fast-paced environment. • Grows contacts with new vendors both locally and abroad by searching for, identifying, and contacting them. • Assist the Sr. Director of Procurement in assessing bids in order to choose and appoint qualified bidders through the tendering process. • Assist the Sr. Director of procurement in selecting and appointing suitable Bidders by contributing in the evaluation of bids • Running a competitive tender process including managing queries from tendering bidders. • Preparation of Recommendation Reports. • Evaluate against derived and updated benchmark database and up to date market analysis for streamlined evaluation. • Maintain procurement records, list of suppliers and other critical data with high level of accuracy and attention to details. • Carry out prequalification of prospective bidders. • Compile contract final documents

• Leading Procurement and Commercial Dept. • Preparing, submitting monthly bills and coordinating with Client rep for finalizing the Payment Certificates. • Sending notifications to Engineers for any variations and claims. • Submitting Variation as per EI and site changes. • Preparing all commercial related reports and submitting to Commercial Manager • Negotiating with Subcontractors/Suppliers. • Allocating work to sub-contractors. • Preparing and maintaining LOI and Subcontract Agreements. • Sending letter to Subcontractors for Commercial issues. • Verifying/Certifying Subcontractors payment applications. • Managing and dividing work schedule to Junior Quantity Surveyors.

Duties & Responsibilities: • Managing Tender, Technical and Payments. • Advising on procurement strategy. • Allocating work to sub-contractors. • Tender/bid preparation. • Preparing & analyzing costing for tenders. • Study drawings, specification and contract documents. • Preparing detailed Bill of quantities. • Preparing BOQ analysis. • Feasibility studies. • Valuing completed work and arranging monthly payments. • Preparing Variation / claims. • Preparing cost estimation. • Analyzing outcomes and writing detailed progress reports. • Issuing Tender Invitation to subcontractors. • Prepare tender documents in co-ordination with concern department • Preparing Tender result and valuation of subcontractors. • Negotiation with Sub-contractor to finalize final project Value. • Prepare LOA/LOI • Review & Approve Sub-contractor’s interim payment. • Review & Approve Sub-contractors final account. • Review & Approved of Variation Orders. • Review EOT & miscellaneous Cost Claims. • Draft, evaluate, negotiate and execute contracts. • Manage record keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation. • Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally. • Managing and coordinating office projects support team. • Coordination with Consultant, Client and Local Authorities.