Abdul Akbar Muhammad Ashhar

Projects handled: Border Post Complexes at Al Rubi Al Khali and Aswad - RO 60.0 Millions

STF Complexes at Rustaq, Ibri and Khasab – RO 74.7 Millions

RHQ Complexes at Rustaq, Ibri and Khasab - RO 61.1 Millions

Police Station Complexes at Khasab and Bukha - RO 35.4 Millions

RDC Complexes at Rustaq and Ibri – RO 35 Millions

• Review and assess Final Accounts and close out projects.
• Check and verify progress, review and certify Payments for Interim Valuations.
• Verify, review and assess Variations and raise Variation Orders.
• Value and adjust Prime Cost and Provisional Sum items.
• Assess other contractual claims and reply to contractors.
• Assist Project Engineers in issuing Engineer's Instructions.
• Take off and prepare BOQs, Tender and Pre-qualification Documents.
• Evaluate Tenders and Quotations.
• Evaluate prospective Contractors/Tenderers for registration.

Projects handled: Various Works for Royal Court Affairs at BBAA, Sohar (RO 1.8 Millions)

New Head Quarter Building for Ministry of Defence Pension Fund (RO 6.5 Millions)

Residential and Commercial Building for Public Authority Social Insurance (RO 4.3 Millions)

International Maritime College Oman at Sohar (RO 13.0 Millions)

• Was responsible for all post-contract activities such as preparation of Interim Valuations, Variations and Final Account and checking and verifying Material Requisitions.
• Assessed and prepared Extension of Time claims.
• Revised, valued, finalized and agreed Variations and Final Account of IMCO project with the Consultant and Client.
• Checked, verified and certified Payments due to Sub Contractors and Suppliers.
• Guided and led a team of Site Quantity Surveyors in their post-contract activities.
• Involved into Sub Contractor and Supplier finalization; Prepared Sub Contract Agreements.
• Liaised with Consultants and Clients with regard to Contractual Matters.
• Assisted in Estimating and Tendering for quoting new Tenders.

Project: Community Access Programme: Rehabilitation of Roads.

• Supervised Contractors; Administered Contracts; Checked, verified and certified Payments due to Contractors; Valued Variations; Assessed Extensions of Time; Valued Compensation Events.
• Assisted the District Engineer in Project Identification, BOQ preparation, Public Bidding and Evaluation and preparation of Contract Agreement.
• Monitored progress of the projects, consulted contractors. Prepared monthly progress reports.

Project: Qatalum (Aluminium Plant) - Value: US$ 5.4 Billions.

Package - Underground Systems & Miscellaneous Civil Works. (Value: QR 300 Millions)

Client: Qatar Petroleum. Main Contractor: SNC - Lavalin International Inc., Canada.

• Prepared Method Statements for various construction and pipe laying activities.
• Performed the same functions of previous company position (Project Engineer-QA/QC).

Project: The Wave, Muscat. (Residential Villas, Infrastructure & Site Civil Works) - Value: RO 72 Million

• Set up and monitored the Project Quality Control System effectively, which complies with the requirements of Project Drawings and Specifications.
• Ensured that the Subcontractors and Suppliers conform to the quality requirements.
• Supervised and led a multi-discipline team of QC Inspectors.
• Ensured sufficient preparatory, initial and follow-up inspections and tests of all items of work are carried out along with the Site Engineers and Consulting Technical Engineers to enable smooth construction finish, functional performance and identification.
• Reviewed contract specifications for verification of compliance.
• Carried out Internal Quality Audits and sorted out quality issues with the Project Management.
• Ensured that all measuring and testing devices are calibrated periodically and material inspection.
• Notified the nonconformances identified during site inspections and recommended corrective and preventive actions to the Site and Project Engineers.
• Responsible for recording the QC operations, inspections, administration of the system, and the interrelationship of Contractor's and Consulting Technical Engineer's inspections and communication, and processing of Requests for Inspection and Approval (RFIA).

Project: Off-plot Delivery Contract - C31/0604 (PDO contract in South Oman), Value: RO 64 Millions.

• Inspected and assured the quality of all civil activities for rig locations of new development, conversion and water-injection, various types of flow line and hook up of oil producers including road & flowline crossings and ramp construction, on-plot MSV, MFM and other facilities, various types of road works, etc. as per the PDO Specifications, Standard & AFC drawings.
• Revised and prepared project specific Quality Work Procedures, Quality Control Plans, Inspection & Test Plans and Work Instructions related to civil activities as and when required, and trained the new recruits and site staff on company's QMS certified to EN ISO 9001:2000.
• Solved problematic technical and quality issues with regard to their compliance with requirements, and planned for the inspections in advance.
• Provided assistance to the QS team in estimating for rig location and flow line jobs.
• In addition, acted for Civil Engineer and Quantity Surveyor at Rima – Checked BBS of the designed structural elements, clarified and confirmed with the Design team, took off material quantities, prepared procurement schedules, placed orders of material requisitions, prepared monthly reports on production of foundations and structural items & delivery, material receipt and consumption, etc. and, monitored proper and effective use of materials and resources during precasting sleepers & foundations and fabricating Beam Pump Base, pipe supports, cellar gratings & various other structurals.
• Took the lead in actualizing estimation, planning and cost control objectives.
• Advised on contract administration and contractual agreements.
• Reviewed and advised on sub-contractor payments.
• Accomplished precast and fabrication jobs as scheduled.

• Supervised and maintained the technicality and quality of works of Transmission & Distribution pipeline (DI & PVC) laying activities such as setting out and excavation of trenches, shoring and dewatering where necessary, preparation of bedding with granular material, pipe laying & jointing, connecting to existing lines, backfilling and compaction, compaction test, removal of shoring, concrete for thrust blocks at the bends, tees and valve positions, pipe laying across dual carriage railway lines, road and culvert crossings, fixing wash out and air valves, placing chambers, pressure testing & disinfecting, laboratory testing, road reinstatement works, etc.
• Reported to the Resident Engineer the site progress, measurements of the work done with levels & sections, and the resource utilisation of the daily work.
• Reviewed materials delivered to site for conformance with approved samples and checked the proper storage of materials & equipment.
• Liaised with the contractor's Project and Site Engineers and accomplished the tasks with regard to site inspection prior to construction and verification of the compatibility of the site with the designed permanent works, mobilization, progress, resource requirement and quality of work.

• Managed 2-storey Villas, Roads & Construction of a Block Factory with Concrete Batching Plant & Aggregate Crusher, and finished as scheduled.
• Reported progress to the management.
• Checked the BOQ, tracked quantities and reconciled.
• Took off quantities and estimated to tender for new contracts.
• Took off material quantities for procurement.
• Set up Cost Control System.
• Prepared Interim Valuations, Final Bills and Contract Financial Reports.
• Controlled over Change Orders.
• Prepared time extension and other claims.

• Supervised and strictly adhered to the technicality and quality of the construction activities of Intake, Treatment Plant, Elevated Water Towers, Booster Pumping Station, Transmission & Distribution pipe laying (DI and PVC) and two-storey Regional Office Building and Quarters.
• Reviewed Contract Specifications and ensured the conformance of the materials and equipment supplied by the Contractor.
• Actively took part in the review of Water Tower Design.
• Liaised with local government authorities and related engineering bodies with regard to obtaining approval for road, culvert, canal and paddy field crossing and placing chamber works.
• Monitored the overall progress of the project and prepared Fortnightly and Monthly Progress Reports coordinating and communicating with sites.
• Checked and verified the contractor's Progress Bills and cost of extra works and variations.
• Attended progress review meetings with main and sub contractors and prepared the minutes.

• Carried out setting out and levelling.
• Supervised and inspected earthworks, structural (formwork, reinforcement & concrete), masonry, finishing and general activities of the whole building construction founded on piles, along with the implementation of the company's Quality Management System certified to ISO 9002:1994 standard.
• Prepared Bar Schedules, Day Works & Site Measurements.
• Took off material quantities.
• Involved in Planning and Programming, monitored the progress against Master Project Control Plan.
• Prepared Daily Reports and maintained the site management diary.
• Took off quantities and prepared procurement schedules for the Client Supplied Items.
• Involved in the continual improvement of the Quality Management System as an Internal Quality Auditor for company's construction sites and the other departments.
• Prepared monthly Project Progress Reports including status of claims, change orders, invoices and forecasts for costs and budgets.

• Carried out setting out and levelling.
• Supervised and inspected earthworks, structural (formwork, reinforcement & concrete), masonry, finishing and general activities of the whole building construction founded on piles, along with the implementation of the company's Quality Management System certified to ISO 9002:1994 standard.
• Prepared Bar Schedules, Day Works & Site Measurements.
• Took off material quantities.
• Involved in Planning and Programming, monitored the progress against Master Project Control Plan.
• Prepared Daily Reports and maintained the site management diary.
• Took off quantities and prepared procurement schedules for the Client Supplied Items.
• Involved in the continual improvement of the Quality Management System as an Internal Quality Auditor for company's construction sites and the other departments.