Sarmad has over 21 years of experience in contracts management, commercial management, and leading project teams across multiple sectors. He currently works as a senior claim consultant for AECOM-Qatar, managing a team that provides advice on claims, delays, and disputes. Previously he has worked on large-scale real estate, infrastructure, and industrial projects in Qatar, Oman, and India, taking on roles such as senior contracts manager, senior cost manager, and senior quantity surveyor.

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Capability summary
Sarmad is a Chartered and Professional Senior
Contracts Manager having more than 21 years of
experience (with Developer / Client, Consultant and
Contractor’s organizations) handling Contracts
Management & Contract Administration , Commercial
Management cutting across multiple sectors ,
managing and leading professional teams of
diversified cultural background.
Strengths include the determination to succeed,
capable of adapting to difficult situations as they
arise, and with an aptitude to manage both the client
and supplier relationships effectively, with a proven
ability to fulfil client requirements in terms of cost,
quality and time: Project feasibility study,
Preparation of Cash flow statement Preliminary
estimates & elemental cost plans, Projects cost &
financial control.
Current assignment
Currently working with AECOM-Qatar assigned to
various commissioning which are at different stages
of Contract life cycle (i.e., Pre Tender Stage, Final
account for Enabling Works Contract, and Post
Contract administration / Contract closes out / Claim
management contract).
Systems and tools capability
Good computing skills, especially in MS –Excel
(advance), MS-Projects, MS-Power point.
Key technical competencies:
§ Budget Control & Value engineering / Cost
optimisation / Cost Plan / Cost Reporting.
§ Claim analysis and report.
§ SWOT Analysis / SMART Goals / RASCI
Matrix.
§ Contract Procurement & Risk management
Employment History:
Sept’12 till date AECOM-Qatar
Sept’12-Aug’14 Turner & Townsend- India
Dec’08- Mar’12 QREIC-State Of Qatar
Jul’00-Nov’08 Royal Oman Police- Oman
Jun’99-Jun’00 GEL-India
May’98-May’99 Al Jaber Eng.- Qatar
Dec’95-Mar’98 Kamath Hotels -India
Sep’94-Dec’95 TRA India Ltd-India
Highlighted sector experience:
§ Real Estate & Commercial Msheireb
Downtown (HOD) mixed use development; Al
Khor Housing Township, and Dukhan Housing
Project – Phase 7 to 8 for QP-Qatar.
(Township/Office Tower/Mall/Business centre)
§ Sports, leisure and Hospitality FIFA
Stadium @ Wakrah, Qatar & Orchid 5 Star
Hotel-Eco friendly, India.
§ Laboratory with Mixed used New
Technology Centre Project for Shell Petroleum
–Research & Development (R&D) Centre,
Bangalore, India.
§ Health New Western District Hospital and
Staff Accommodations @ Dukhan for National
Health Authority, State of Qatar, and Forensic
laboratory, Royal Oman Police Hospital-Oman.
§ Public Sector Central prison project /Border
Post @ Oman
§ Oil & Gas Cathodic Protection to pipe line for
QP / Q-Chem project (Qatar Gas) and various
minor Oil & Gas contract administration.
§ Road Huge Infrastructure development for
Border Post -Royal Oman Police, Oman.
Discipline
Senior Contracts Manager
Grade
Senior Manager
Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil ),
Bangalore University, INDIA, 1993
Regional experience
Middle East: Fourteen & half (14.5) yrs.
India: Six & half (6.5) years
Reach
Mob:+974-50349668
E-mail: sarmadak@hotmail.com
Memberships
· MRICS
· MEA (Member of Engineer Association,
Kolkata, India)
· Presently undertaking The AACE
Certification -Certified Cost Engineer™
(CCE™).
References:
1. Robert Flood, AECOM
2. Ashok Kumar, AD, T&T(DXB)+971563441667
3. Mr. Smithesh Sunadaran, CP Lead, Shell,
email:smithesh.sundaran@shell.com
4. Jahangir Alam ,CM- QREIC, Qatar
Sarmad Ahmad Khan, MRICS

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Property
Real Estate / Commercial
Heart of Doha (Msheireb Properties), Doha,
State of Qatar
March’16 – Till date
Position- Senior Claim Consultants (Claim
Contract-AECOM-Qatar)
Salient feature of Project:
Msheireb’s properties is QR20 billion project to
redevelop, regenerate and conserve the historical
downtown of Doha, Qatar in 31-hectare mixed-
use development situated in the center of the
city.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
ü Manage a team of Quantum / Delay Analysts.
ü Take provides expert advice in the disciplines
of Delay Analysis, Claims and Disputes,
Quantum Assessment.
ü Lead on complex commissions in relation to
claims services.
ü To undertake and provide advice on the
Clients Contractual positioning against alleged
Contractors Claims, and preparation of
Engineers response to same.
ü Preparation of Contra claim.
Aug’15 – Mar’16
Position- Senior Contracts Manager
(Contract administration Contract-AECOM-
Qatar)
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
ü Coordinates the negotiation of all contracts
ü Interprets contract provisions to help resolve
claims and questions submitted by
contractors.
ü Receives requests, obtains estimates, updates
records, initiates paperwork and follows up on
request for approval of work not previously
covered in the contract.
ü Processes and obtains approval of contract
changes.
ü Monitors compliance to contract requirements
ensuring all conditions are satisfied before
approval of the final invoice.
ü Initiates and/or conducts meetings with
contractors concerning contractual problems
as requested by Construction Project
Manager.
ü Establishes and updates records of all
correspondence related to contract activity.
New Technology Centre Project for Shell
Petroleum
Sept 2012 – Aug’14
Position- Sr. Cost Manager (Turner &
Townsend- India)
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 350m the Shell New Technology Centre
Bangalore, India Project comprises of a
development of One Million Sqft, state-of-the–art
research & Development Centre and an
Engineering Centre developed, near the airport.
This campus is a mix of commercial office building
and industrial building.
Achievement :
ü Successfully mitigated the different Project
Cost Risks by opting right procurement
strategies within the budgetary constraint,
made strategic changes through various
value-engineering, appointed technically and
commercially qualified Contractors who could
meet Client’s specifications on Quality,
Schedule and EHS.
ü Involved in successfully awarding the
Contract to the Contractor who was
technically and commercially best qualified for
the scope of work and one who could meet
the client objective on Quality, Schedule and
EHS.
ü Expanded management confidence, approval
and encouragement for the project team
during the entire period of crisis by keeping
them informed on the budget overshot.
ü By application of proactive approach and
timely exercise on varies value engineering
option managed to change scope in line with
required scope and fit in to budget allocated,
which eliminated cost risk to the projects due
to future changes.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
ü Providing advice on real estate procurement
bench marking, keeping in mind the current
real estate scenario of India, managing
multiple functional disciplines; and
implementing strategic cost programs and
policies for their groups, which would have
impact on the project.
ü Responsible for the coordinating with the
various agencies and in-house Cost &
Schedule Managers to track the project
deliverables. Lead and managing cost and risk
team, delegating the downstream of PMC
team, on the different tasks such as control
cost, quality and schedule plans, and thereby
creating an MIS system, so that the
information is shared across swiftly and
effectively.

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ü Report to the Project Director and Appraise
the Project Status on regular basis.
ü Co-ordination with Project Team members –
Architects, Consultants, Clients, Contractors
and Suppliers.
ü Advise project director on key decisions
related to Project
Mesaieed Housing Project-Phase 2 for Qatar
Petroleum, Mesaieed, State of Qatar
Dec’ 08 – Mar’12
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (QREIC-
State of Qatar)
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 1.9b township project consists of 500
duplex villas complete with related infrastructure.
Achievement :
Assigned to administrate the Contract for all the
QREIC’s Projects within Dukhan region, Qatar.
Succeed in contractually closed-out of various
assigned Contracts with mutual agreement with
parties; managed to finish these Projects
adhering to the Contracts constraints which in
term executed significant cost components to
QREIC, even after incorporating numerous
additional requirements from the end-user.
Role & Responsibility:
My responsibilities includes:
ü Lead Contract Administrator in accordance
with QREIC and End-User’s / Client’s policies
and procedures for the Dukhan area
development.
ü Management of Tender negotiation &
Evaluation of bid offers and contract award.
ü Co-ordination with design team and initiate
the value engineering options.
ü Chairing the cost control & change meetings
ü Business development for subsidiary company
to compete other subsidiary companies of
parent company (Qatar Petroleum).
ü Perform all aspects of contract risk
assessments and develops risk mitigation
strategies, plans and solutions in alignment
with SBU’s requirements.
Dukhan Housing Project – Phase 7 to 8 for
Qatar Petroleum, Dukhan, State of Qatar
Dec’08 – Mar’11
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (QREIC-
State Of Qatar)
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 275m township project, consist of 100
duplex villas / primary schools / Recreation clubs
etc. completed with related infrastructure
refurbishment.
Achievement :
Succeed in contractually closed-out of both
assigned projects with mutual agreement with
parties; managed to finish these Projects
adhering to the Contracts constraints which in
term executed significant cost components to
QREIC, even after incorporating numerous
additional requirements from the end-user.
Dukhan Housing Project – Phase 9 for Qatar
Petroleum, Dukhan, State of Qatar
Jun’09 – Mar’10
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (QREIC-
State Of Qatar)
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 165m Township project Housing Facility,
which comprised of Traditional & Modern Type
Villas and Apartment Blocks positioned within the
plot in three (3) Packages.
Achievement :
Succeed in contractually closed-out of both
assigned projects with zero disputes either with
the end user or with the Contractor’s or
Consultants, adhering to the Contracts constraints
leading to significant cost saving to QREIC, even
after incorporating numerous additional
requirements from the end-user.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes:
üPrepare/ Compile Tender & Contract Documents
BOQ, Specifications, Verifications of the
completeness and accuracy of the technical
information and administer the tender.
üPrepare Value Engineering Analysis / Report by
coordinating (during the second stage of the
Tender process) with design team.
üAssist Proposal Department in preparing project
Feasibility Study by using correct judgment to
identify the best value solution. We got
significant savings without compromising any of
the core functionalities required to deliver
project objectives.
National Stock Exchange Building (High
rise Building) at Mumbai, India
Jun’99 – Jun’ 00
Position- Project Quantity Surveyor (Gherzi
Eastern India Ltd- India)
Salient feature of Project:
Construction of 15 stories with three basements
NSC Building, approximate construction cost INR
300 Cr. (Approximate- $ 55m)

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Role & Responsibility :
Responsibilities includes;
üTotal implementation of projects, preparing detail
execution plans, budget and project procedures,
implementing projects on time and within budget
and with utmost client satisfaction.
üPreparation of Project Life-Cycle Costing, Sketch
Stage Cost Plan, Preliminary Estimate, Cost
Analysis, Budget and Proposals.
üProvide technical assistance to site contractor
and engineers, site planning and periodic
monitoring.
ICICI Tower at Bandra Kurla Complex,
at Mumbai, India
(Final Accounts Settlement)
Oct’99 – Mar’00
Position- Project Quantity Surveyor (Gherzi
Eastern India Ltd- India)
Salient feature of Project:
Construction of twin tower with transfer girder, 12
stories with two basements is one of the biggest
landmarks in those vicinities NSC Building,
approximate construction cost INR 200 Cr
Role & Responsibility: Involved in later stage to
finalize Final account settlements, Draws up the
Final Account and exercises due care and
diligence in formally closing-out the Contract.
Sports, Leisure and Hospitality
FIFA Stadium, Al Wakrah Stadium &
Precinct, Qatar
Oct’14– Aug’15
Position- Senior Contracts Manager (AECOM-
Qatar)
Salient feature of Project:
Al Wakrah Stadium’s modular, 20,000-seat upper
tier and associated cooling systems will be
disassembled and distributed to developing
nations that lack sporting infrastructure.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üEngaged in all Contract and Commercial aspect of
the Project day to day and interfacing with various
stake holders to manage flow-less delivery of
Project according to the Contract.
üManaging cost plan activities and taking
ownership and presenting to stakeholders.
üPost Contract cost variances, variation control
processes, cost checking and valuation of work.
üPeer reviewing of monthly cost reports & client
presentation including value engineering & risk
register.
üReview & validation of Contracts for works with
general conditions of Contract and special
condition of Contract.
üDevelop, implement and Manage Execution Plan,
Cost Estimating, Progress reporting in line with
Client standards and procedures.
üWriting procurement reports, managing
procurement process, pre-qualification, enquiry,
analysis, selection and contract preparation.
üProvide prime contract management and
guidance on matters affecting deliverability,
compliance and overall financial performance
from initial pursuit to project closeout.
üManaging contract performance through Key
Performance Indicators (KPI).
Hotel Orchid, Five Star Hotel of the
Kamath’s Group located at Santa Cruz
Airport. (Mumbai), India.
Dec’95– Mar’98
Position- Project Quantity Surveyor, Client
representative (Kamath’s Group-India)
Salient feature of Project:
First Eco friendly Hotel with 245 Rooms, 7 storied
with 2 basements with an approximate
construction cost of INR 125 Cr, inclusive of all
interiors and fit outs; as an integrated team
member of a Client / end- user (KAMATH HOTELS
(India) LTD, a group having a chain of hotels;
Project: Hotel Orchid, Five Star Hotel of the
Kamet’s
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üInstructing, guiding and certifying the bills of
different civil works and other operational
activities at the site.
üMonitoring the budget allocation (capital
budgeting) to ensure smooth progress of works.
üMonitoring progress in purchase orders and
annual contracts of various civil suppliers.
üCommercial / Hotel fit out- Interior team
delivering a variety of fit out related projects to
meet defined customer objectives using a variety
of procurement and contract forms for new build
and refurbishment projects.
Health
New Western District Hospital and Staff
Accommodations at Dukhan for
National Health Authority, State of
Qatar
Dec’ 08 – Mar’12
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (QREIC-
State Of Qatar)

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Salient feature of Project:
A USD 1.2b Hospital project with staff
accommodation, consist of 70 beds hospital,
complete apartments with related infrastructure.
Being a part of QREIC (developer) team assigned
to administrate the Contract.
Achievement:
Succeed in contractually closed-out of both
assigned projects with zero disputes either with
the end user or with the Contractor’s or
Consultants, adhering to the Contracts constraints
leading to significant cost saving to QREIC, even
after incorporating numerous additional
requirements from the end-user.
Forensic Laboratory and Royal Hospital
Extension & refurbishment, (Royal Oman
Police-Sultanate Of Oman)
Oct’ 07 – Oct’08
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 2 m Forensic Laboratory under Royal
Hospital Extension & refurbishment Works.
Role & Responsibility:
Lead Quantity Surveyor cum Cost Engineer for
DGPM, and the focal point of contact for all the
Pre-bid and Post-bid Contract activities.
Responsible for handling Projects under Major and
Minor, while in major projects, the work was
handled by Designer at pre-bid stage and PMC
/Cost Consultant at post-bid stage and in small
projects as the stake was low; Oman Police had
its in-house team.
Public Sector
Central prison project for Royal Oman
Police, Sultanate of Oman
Feb’05 – Oct’07
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (Royal Oman
Police-Sultanate Of Oman)
Salient feature of Project:
A USD 150m Corrective center comprising of
prison, hospital, different type of activity center,
schools, barracks complete with huge
infrastructure; being the part of the DGPM
(Directorate General of Projects and Maintenance
for Royal Oman Police, Sultanate of Oman.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üPrepare Value Engineering Analysis / Report by
co-coordinating with design team. Assist Proposal
Department in preparing project Feasibility
Study.
üAct as the focal point of contact for all matters
relating to the on-going and closed-out contracts.
üAttend to Variations, Extension of Time, Delays,
Disputes, Claims and Post-Contract Cost Control.
üPrepare and present conceptual, order of
magnitude and detailed cost estimates for capital
projects, together with life-cycle costing including
repairs and maintenance.
Border Posts to UAE for Royal Oman
Police, Sultanate of Oman
Jul’01 – Jan’03
Position- Sr. Quantity Surveyor (Royal Oman
Police- Client; Sultanate Of Oman)
Salient feature of Project:
Construction of 3 Border posts to UAE costing
approximate USD 20m, consisting of Reception
cum administrative blocks, Police station, Custom
hangers, booths completed with road works and
related infrastructure.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üPrepare/ Compile Tender & Contract Documents
BOQ, Specifications, Verifications of the
completeness and accuracy of the technical
information and administrative the tender.
üPrepare of Project Life-Cycle Costing, Sketch
Stage Cost Plan, Preliminary Estimate, Cost
Analysis, Budget and Proposals.
üPre-qualification and appraisal of Contractors.
üPrepare Value Engineering Analysis / Report by
co-coordinating with design team. Assist Proposal
Department in preparing project Feasibility
Study.
Retail
Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) for
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority at Bandra- Kurla
Complex, Mumbai, India
Sept’94 – Dec’95
Position- Site Quantity Surveyor (TRA India
Ltd (Implementation Contractor) -India)
Salient feature of Project:
Spread over 20 acres with a built-up area of two
million square feet, BDB has eight towers, each of
nine stories, housing 2,500 offices.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üInvoicing (running bills) of different Works &
certification of Sub-Contractors bill.
üCost estimation /rate analysis. Preparation of
Price escalation & adjustment and tender
documents, co-ordination with the Client and
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variations, involved in getting the payments
certificates.
Infrastructure: transport
Air
Hanger, Runway & other Airport facility
at Seeb International Airport for Royal
Oman Police, Sultanate of Oman
Mar’03 – Dec’05
Position:
Sr. Quantity Surveyor (Royal Oman Police-
Client; Sultanate Of Oman)
Salient feature of Project:
Construction of USD 20m Hanger, runway & other
Airport Faculties. Since the project was very
specialized work, we went to global tender and
works was awarded to Helcrow consultants with
specialized team in order to complete projects
with strict Aviation specification and norms.
Achievement:
Sarmad was involved from pre-tender to post
tender Contract administration in the role of
technical representative of end user.
He managed to finish this Project by adhering to
the Contracts constraints which in term executed
significant cost components to DGPM- ROP,
Sultanate of Oman.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
üPerform all aspects of contract risk assessments
and develops risk mitigation strategies, plans and
solutions in alignment with SBU’s requirements.
üParticipate in or coordinates the preparation and
review of bid packages including work
specifications, schedules commitments, cost
objectives, and contract terms and conditions.
üOverall Pre Tender Administration including
evaluation of bid-offers assists management in
formulating strategies for negotiation and finally
recommendation for awarding.
üOverall Post-Contract Administration: from
inception of contract to close-out, ensures
adequacy and accuracy of Contract with its
integral parts. Assist in successful development
of documentation, analysis, preparation,
negotiation and settlement of contract claims.
Natural resources:
Oil and gas
Q-Chem project for Qatar Gas, Ras
Laffan, State of Qatar
Jul’98 – May’99
Salient feature of Project:
The Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) is a
Qatari company owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP)
and Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar
Holdings LLC (CPCIQ). Over US $1 billion was
invested to engineer, construct, and commission
the Q-Chem facility.
Position- Estimator (Al Jaber Engineering-
Implementation Contractor; State of Qatar)
My achievement:
Being a part of Tender and Bidding teams of JEC
(AL JABER ENGINEERING (State of Qatar)
performs total turnkey contracts or act as
subcontractor on EPC projects to international
contractors. We have been involved in major
expansion and development projects in Qatar with
the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture
(MMAA), Qatar General Electricity & Water
Company (Kahramaa), the Public Works
Authority, Overseas Bechtel Incorporated and
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and its affiliated
companies) For this tender.
Role & Responsibility:
Responsibilities includes;
ü Consistently look to source tenders through
various avenues open to the industry.
ü When tenders arrive, assess the type of
tender, client and closing date of tender to
determine prioritization of all tenders.
ü Review and assess tenders ensuring all tender
documents are received and are correct.
ü Review tender documents assessing scope,
risks involved, tender complexity etc. and
provide feedback to the Commercial Manager.
ü In- conjunction with Quantity Surveyor,
conduct site inspections for tender
understanding, analysis of conditions,
assessment of risk and identification of
activities that may or may not be shown in
the tender documents.
ü Delegate activities to the Quantity Surveyor.
ü Calculate and prepare quantities in
conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor.
ü Source subcontractors & suppliers capable of
complying with tender in coordination with
Quantity Surveyor, Purchasing Officer.
ü Complete the tendering works for new job
that includes take-off quantities, making of
BOQ for EPIC jobs, pricing (Rate analysis) etc.
ü Preparing submitting and evaluating of
technical proposal (Memorandum of
procedure / method statement, technical
offer, Histogram manpower / resources, Gantt
chart, S-Curve etc.) for bidding.

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ü Prepare all Pre Contract Deliverables.
ü Compile letter of offer, tender schedules,
program and other items required by the
tender.
ü Once tender is completed incorporate all
relevant details, forward to Senior Managers
for review and approval prior to submission.
ü Liaise with client on an ongoing basis to
determine progress of tender.
ü Compile relevant tender information into
Benchmark & estimate price.
ü Make tender amendments where applicable
utilizing client feedback on submitted tender.
ü Strong communication, (written and verbal),
together with high level negotiation and
analytical skills are my fundamental forte.
ü Proven ability to work under pressure, multi-
tasking, together with the capacity to plan
and priorities workloads in order to meet
deadlines and effective time management of
work flow in order to meet tender deadlines.
The capacity to delegate to achieve
productivity and efficiency outcomes is
present in me.
ü The ability to multi task, have flexibility to
switch between tenders, work to deadlines
and delegate work activities are also my
strength.
ü The ability to work without Management
direction, use initiative and possess a positive
attitude towards teamwork is my specialty.
The capacity to train and coach other
members of the department is an expected
element of this post so too is the capacity to
develop and format procedures and work flow
systems which accurately reflect the
department’s operations.
Water
All Projects that has been handled included all
portable and irrigation water network system. He
also managed the contractual obligation
independently.
Infrastructure: utilities
Telecoms
Projects handled include all telecommunication
services relevant to the sector and managed the
Contractual obligation independently.
Waste
All Projects that handled included all waste and
drainage system (Internal & External) and
managed the Contractual obligation
independently.