1. Maria D. Rivera
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Contract Specialist, Resident Engineer’s Office 1999 - present
Newark International Airport
LPE Enterprises/Port Authority of NY&NJ
• Prepare PACC’s, Estimates, Drawings/Sketches and Change Orders.
• Prepare Payments, Extra Work, Authorizations
• Maintain all files on active Contracts.
• Maintain backup files for Payments, Net Cost, Classified and Time and Material Work.
• Prepare monthly and Annual Progress Reports.
• Track monies of all extra work and classified items to insure against over runs and/or lack of sufficient funding.
• Draft all correspondence to Contractors.
• Administration of Construction Projects.
• Prepare all Contracts Closeout documentation.
• Provide training to new hire Contract Specialists.
• Monitoring/Inspection of Construction Operations for conformance to Contract Drawings and Specifications;
specifically for projects on the runway/taxiways.
• Assisted the Senior Resident Engineer in significantly reducing the amount of Contracts pending Closeout,
analyzed and provided recommendations for final negotiations of disputed Contract work, audited Inspector’s
reports which included daily narratives, controlled inspections and PA 316 forms and provided coordination of
Contract Security Requirements.
• Proficient, but not limited to, managing and maintaining all Contract Documents on various Contracts, provide
oversight of administrative staff to ensure adherence to Contract Administration Policy and Procedures, track
monthly expenditures and initiate authorizations for additional delegations, prepare monthly and annual progress
reports, provide assurance that construction contracts are completed in accordance with Contract Drawings and
Specifications, Client’s Policy and Procedures, coordinate technical and non-technical submittals and requests
for information between Owner, Design Consultants and Contractors, prepare and process PACC’s, estimates,
drawings, sketches and change orders, initiate and oversee all correspondence to and from Contractors, audit
Contractors extra work proposals, daily time and material invoices and monthly invoices, review documentation
and implement contracts closeout procedures.
Clerical Associate/Monitor Technician General Hospital of Passaic 1998 - 1999
Administrative Assistant, Valley National Bank, Wayne, NJ, 1998 - 1998
Teller/Customer Service Representative 1996 - 1998
Bank of New York, East Rutherford, NJ
EDUCATION:
DePaul High School, Wayne, NJ, Diploma in Computer Science, June 1996.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration – Project Management
SKILLS:
Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Windows 95, 97, 98, 00, XP, MSWord, Excel, WordPerfect, Quicken, SAP, WINTRAK