Girdhar lal Gandecha has over 20 years of experience in contracts and procurement management for large infrastructure and industrial projects. He has worked on projects in various countries and industries including oil and gas, power, solar, and buildings. Currently he is a Principal Consultant providing contracts and procurement consultancy services. His experience includes developing bidding documents, negotiating agreements, claims management, and ensuring compliance with contracts. He has managed contracts for projects valued over $1000 million.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Girdhar lal Gandecha
D103, Palam Apartments, Sector 5, Plot 7,
Dwarka New Delhi 110075 E
mail:glgandecha@yahoo.com,
+91-9873180621
Passport Particulars Number Z2149775
Date of Issue 03/05/2011
Place Dubai
Validity 02/05/2021
Date of Birth 16/04/1947
Educational
Qualification
1. Bachelor Of Engineering (Mechanical) –Year 1971
2. Post Graduate Diploma In Marketing & Sales ManagementYear-1981
Training Internal Auditors’ course ISO 9001-bureau Veritas Nigeria
License General, Life and Health Insurances
CERTIFICATE Entrepreneur Development program on SOLAR POWER
Discipline Skill Contracts, Subcontracts & Procurement Management, Administration, legal
Laws, experience in Oil & Gas/Refineries / Petrochemicals/Power Plants /
Infrastructure/Buildings/Railway and other industries
Computer Skill MS Windows, MS Project, MS Office, MS Excel, Power Point, Internet
Explorer-Email, Browsing and Others.
Summary of
Professional
Experience
Over 20 years of professional experience as Contracts/Subcontracts /
Procurement management from concept to commissioning for mega
projects Value up to $1000 Million and more.
• Develop RFQ/ITB/NIT Consortium, Cooperation and JV Agreements,
subcontracts agreements, negotiations, claims, extend technical and
commercial supports at all stages of project.
• Well aware of Contracts of Donor Funded projects having contractual
framework governed by FIDIC/Power Plants/ World Bank/ADB/OECD
etc.
• Pre-bid, Post Bid and during Contract execution, CRCL, Contractual
Deviations, Extension of Time, Critical Delay Analysis, Risk Mitigation,
Insurances, Contract correspondences and finalization of Agreements.
• Knowledge of international Contracts Laws, Arbitration Proceedings,
Contractual correspondences, Claim Settlement and dispute resolution.
• Providing support at Project / Engineering Office, Site and HO in
Contracts, Subcontracts and Procurement.
• Develop and maintain tools for use by all Company organizations and
projects, incorporating lessons learned, changes in contract policies and
strategies, and new approaches to contract management.
• I ensure that corporate Governance is followed at all times.
• Develop and manage all processes within organization to ensure
commercial integrity of company is maintained.
• Try to Identify and implement innovation schemes to make department
more streamlined so as to overall competitiveness of organization.
• Possessing managerial skills and always promote team work spirit.
• Able to deal with Vendors, Subcontractor’s selections, issuance of NIT /
RFQ, PQ documents, Bid evaluation bid clarifications, issuances of
notices and addenda. .
• Site Cost Control, Financial Budget, maintain knowledge bank, lesson
learned, Develop Workshop, Possessing leadership and teamwork
quality
• Development of Vendor list, suppliers, subcontract
• Having experience to deal with Malaysian, Chinese subcontractors
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2. and client like NEB MALAYSIA/SMEC
From Dec 2013
-Present
Position: Principal Consultant (Contracts and Procurement)
Company: Trimurti Project Services, New Delhi
Responsible as Head of Contracts and Procurement/ Consultancy for Oil
and Gas, Power Plants, Solar Energy Projects, and Infrastructures Projects
From Aug 2005 –
September 2013
Position: GENERAL MANAGER (Contracts)
Company: Dodsal Engineering and Construction Pte Limited, Dubai
Responsible as General Manager for Contracts /Subcontracts support to
operation directors/ project managers for Prime and Subcontracts
management, legal vetting of all agreements.
Reporting to Director / Vice president. The team of DGM, Managers and
Engineers were reporting to me. In-charge for finalization of
contracts/subcontracts starting from PQ, negotiations with
client/subcontractors for EPC, CMEI, EPIC Projects. Preparation,
Negotiation and Finalization of l documents, Consortium & other
Agreements, MOU. Risk Assessment, Claims settlement and dispute
resolution, etc. Providing support to Operation, Finance, Estimation and
Project execution team of company. Major Projects :
NAKHEEL-Vilas, Township, Buildings and Infrastructure Projects ($100
Million and AED 1 billion)
Etihad Rail: First Railway in Abu Dhabi (Gulf) in Consortium of Saipem,
Dodsal and Tecnimont. AED 3 Billion) – Civil works, Depot, Terminal
Stations, Sand Mitigation, Track works etc.
Qatar Petroleum CCWP-($952 Million) Consist of CIVIL, Off Shore Pump
House, Intake basin and Out fall, Coffer Dam, Break Water in Sea,
Pipelines, Concrete Pipe Racks, Substation building etc
Dolphin-Qatar LNG Trains Project ($ 65 Millions)
Sonatrach / KBR- Skikda LNG Train (MEI - $ 251 Million)
GASCO /ADCO/TAKREER Projects: Pipelines, Gas and Oil Processing and
Gathering Plants, Refineries, Utilities and Offsite Projects, Lube Oil Projects
(value over $ 1 Billion)
Ras Gas RGX 6 and AGX 2 Project LNG Trains-($ 250 Millions)
GASCO Pipeline $152 Million ) ,
Transco water Supply $ 606 Million Consortium with TECHNIP France)
PDO, Oman-EOR- US$700 million
CPFS-Occidental- Mukhaizana, Oman- ($ 250 Millions)
TAKREER refinery (10 bn Project of 7 Packages-Process plant / SRU /
Gas Gathering Pipeline, Product Pipeline, U&O, Sulphur Handling Terminal
etc. Skikda Refinery U&O Algeria project.
From July 2003
July2005
Position : Sr. Contracts Engineer
Company : Saudi Consulting Services, Saudi Arabia
Client : SASREF(Saudi Aramco and Shell) ,KJO (Saudi Aramco
and Kuwati Oil Co.),CITY FANAR
• Worked as PMT/PMC (Contracts Administration also) on
behalf of Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery/KJO at Al Khobar and
Jubail, KSA.
• Preparation of Contract/Subcontract Documents (FOA, GCC,
SCC, Pricing Schedule Contracts Management and
administration as PMT. Formulation of letter of acceptance /
contract agreement,
• New and Revamp for LPG Recovery Project (: 50 Millions USD)
• New HDS and Aromatic Project (500 Millions USD)
• Completed Master Plan Project for Joint Operation of KJO
Aramco Gulf Operations Company Ltd (AGOC) and Kuwaiti
Gulf Oil Company (K.S.C.) (KGOC) as Project Management
Team member
Responsibility : FEED,BDEP and EPC Packages. (Value Appx. $500
Million)
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3. • Development and Formulation of Contracting Strategy for
FED/BOD/BDP
From Feb 2002
TO Dec 2002
Position : Project / Contracts Manager (Reporting to CMD).
Company: Sudelettra Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Responsibility:
• Overall Project / Contracts execution, procurement, management
and administration.
• Project management, administration, coordination of engineering,
monthly reports, contract administration, conducting MOM and
reporting, milestone payments certification, procurement budgeting
and cost control
• HSE and Quality Control at all phases of Projects/Site location
• Finalization of Vendors, subcontractors
• Construction supervision at project sites,
Projects :Complete Multistage Turbo Compressors package (2 LLNG
trains), Cross-Country Pipelines,
• Client: Nigerian AGIP oil company (NAOC), SHELL, EXXON
MOBIL, CHEVRON, Total Fina Elf and Pan Ocean.
From Jan 2000
TO Jan 2002
Position : President
Company: Global Engineers Limited, New Delhi.
Group Head for Project, Contracts and overall management of the Division,
Factory Administration, Business development, Procurement and
purchase of raw materials & plants, cost control, Logistic, Import, L/C
and other documentations including, procurement planning to
achieve budgeted targets.
Clients/Collaborators: BARC, NFL, Ordnance. Factories, YKK, Purolator,
NPC, DGS&D, McDowell, Hero-Honda, BHEL, ETC. Josef meissner
GMBH, Otto Muller GMBH, RIEDHAMMER GMBH, AEG ELOTHERM,
MTH-METATHERM, Ebner- AUSTRIA.
EPC Projects – Pharmaceuticals, Chemical/ Power Plants/ Dairy / Brewery
plants. STP/WTP/ETP, Handling Plants, Painting Plants, Heat Exchangers,
From March 1995 TO
Jan 2000
Position: Assistant General Manager (Projects and Contracts)
Company: Raunaq International Limited
Responsibility: Head of Project and Contracts Department and In charge
for over all achieving budgeted turnover, contribution & profitability of the
Company in Projects of Engineering Division.
HO and Sites contracts administration. Procurement and works subcontract,
vendor development, logistic and inventory control.
Execution of externally funded EPC TURN KEY Contracts-OECD, IDBI /
IDA / MNC Projects
Project Management and Contracts Head for:
Civil Works, Cross Country Pipelines, In plant and Offsite Pipelines and
Equipment for Petrochemicals, Refineries, Power Plants and Process plants
- Kakinada –Thermal Power Plant under Rolls Royce – U.K.
• Rajasthan State Electricity Board.
• B.T.P.P under BHEL/WBPDCL. Project Financed By O.E.C.F. Japan.
• Heat recovery Boiler Of MARUTI UDHYOG LIMITED Gurgaon,
Haryana
• U.P. Petrochemicals, GAIL– Pata (U.P.)
• Gandhar Petrochemicals Project for IPCL Bharuch, Gujarat.
From July 1993 TO
December 1994
Project: Posted For Construction Of 4x250 MW Gharbh Thermal Power
Plant (53000mt), Hamadan, Iran For Tavanir, Ministry Of Energy, Iran.
Company: M/S Ansaldo International Limited, Monte Carlo Posted at Iran
for Consortium of Italian Contractors. (SICOM, FOCHI, BELLALE & ABB
SIOMI)
Responsibility:
Supervision, Co-ordination & Management, Quality Control, Contractual
Claims & Settlement, Pre-commissioning and handing over of: -
• Mechanical Equipment/Plants, Turbine and Turbo Generator, Boiler and
Accessories, Water Treatment Plant, C W Pump House, Cooling Tower,
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4. FuelOil, Gas Oil, House and related Piping.
• T.T.P.S for National Thermal Power Corporation Limited New Delhi.
• Ash Disposal Pipeline for Chandrapur T.P.S For MSEB –Bombay.
• Zinc Smelter Plant Piping for Hindustan Zinc Limited Udaipur.
From April 1992 TO
July 1993
Position: Senior Manager
Company: Raunaq International Limited, New Delhi.
Responsible As Group Head for Estimation, Procurement, Contracts
Management and Contract execution of Various E.P.C Projects:
Down stream / In-plant and Cross country Package for GAIL-UP
Petrochemical Project India.
• Fuel Oil Handling Plant For National Capital Power Projects For
N.T.P.C New Delhi. (Civil&Mech.)
• U/G Oil Piping And Fire Hydrants For Viramgam Tank Farm For
I.O.C.L. New Delhi.
• Power cycle equipment for RSTP Project in collaboration with Hyundai
Heavy Industries, Korea.
• Alumina Handling plants for NALCO Angul in collaboration with AIR
INDUSTRIES France
• Captive Power Plant for SAIL-Rourekela in collaboration with
ELECTRIM –POLAND/BHEL.
From September 1981
TO March 1992
Position: Senior Manager
COMPANY: B.S.T MFG. Ltd. New Delhi.
Responsible as independent project in charge for Contracts management
and execution, Sales & Marketing, posted at head office for dealing
contractual matters with client / sub-contractor / suppliers/ vendors & also at
site for successful design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and
handing over of EPCC Power Plants (4*500MW), Tank Farm, Refineries
and Petrochemicals, Atomic Power Station (Nuclear) EPC-Turnkey
projects.
Overseas assignment
with BST / RIL
Position: Contract /
Project Manager
A. Posted at Malaysian Externally Funded (OECF-JAPAN) Project for
National Electricity Board, Malaysia /Snowy Mountains
Engineering Corporation Australia for 4X100MW-Trengganu
Hydro Electric Power Project
Responsibility: Starting from submission of Bid, Procurement of Plant and
Supply Materials, Contractual Correspondences, Payment Certification &
Collection, Sub contractor finalization, or EPCC package of Auxiliary
Mechanical Equipment
B. Musahada Oil Depot for State Organization Oil Projects, Iraq. Posted
at Iraq project site for OIL, Gas, Fire Fighting Piping, Pump Houses and
Loading arms.
C. Posted for Construction of particleboard Factory for BBPL, Bhutan.
I have worked in Dubai, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Iran, Iraq and Bhutan. I have visited for Business
meetings and project execution at USA, UK, Paris, Mila , Fano, Algeria, Bangkok, Madagascar, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar etc.
I am and holding visit visa for USA, UK and Canada.
Had finalized joint ventures/subcontracts agreements with Saipem Italy, Technimont Italy, Samsung
Engineering Korea, KBR USA, Engineering Consultancy Companies, Suppliers, Major Vendors /
Subcontractors and others.
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