MOHAMED HANIFFA HAMZA

• Fully accountable for Procurement, Cost management, and Commercial oversight of MEP and Turn-key Interior Fit-Out projects, including retail, hospitality, and commercial towers across various regions of Saudi Arabia

Key Result Areas:

· Leading procurement strategy development, contract formation, and commercial and cost management strategies to ensure seamless project execution.

· Managing post-contract change management, change control processes, and commercial risk assessments to effectively address deviations.

· Assessing and determining contractual claims based on stakeholders' rights and obligations, while evaluating, negotiating, and certifying monthly payments and final accounts.

· Providing monthly cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and change management reports to directors, enabling data-driven decision-making and financial transparency.

· Reviewing final cost reports, asset registers, and project closeout reports to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and project requirements.

· Preparing budgetary cost advice for each project package, conducting cost planning using Cost X, and performing WLC costing to support informed decision-making in business and financial planning.

· Review and develop the comprehensive pre-tender estimates, tender documents—including BOQ and value engineering strategies to optimize project costs while maintaining quality standards.

· Analyzing tender returns and preparing recommendation reports to support the selection of the most viable project execution options.

· Foster a collaborative work environment, ensuring effective teamwork across all departments.

Key Projects Involved

• The Address Jumeirah gate Hotel – (B+G+75 floors -660nos Rooms & Public area)
• Holiday inn Hotel – Dubai Festival City (G+M+19 floors -517nos GR’s & Public area)
• Refurbishment of Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, UAE

Key Result Areas:

Prepared comprehensive cost to completion (CTC) and cost at completion reports, providing accurate insights into project financials

• Forecasted cash flows and analyzed cost trends, contributing to proactive financial planning and risk mitigation
• Managed labor and primaries cost allocation, ensuring efficient monitoring and control of project expenditures
• Reported on cost variances, providing valuable inputs to the commercial manager for informed decision-making
• Reconciled project expenditures, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements
• Issued timely notices of cost/time implications and prepared variations and claims cost calculations, safeguarding project interests
• Modifying contractual correspondences and contract agreements, ensuring legal and financial clarity
• Negotiated and finalized sub-contractor and supplier agreements, optimizing project procurement and cost efficiency

Bainona Engineering Consultancy is a Consultancy firm based in Abu Dhabi - UAE, provides Project management and Cost Consultancy Services for variety of projects such as Hospitality, Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Education Projects all over UAE

Key Projects Involved

• I was fully engaged for Pre contract Cost management, Procurement and Post Contract administration works of “Construction of Dibba Al Fujairah 5 Star Hotel & Resort” for Private Office of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Pre – tender Works of various projects such as Hospitality and Residential towers in various regions of UAE (Approx. 2 – 3bn)

Key Result Areas:

• Company Overview: Bainona Engineering Consultancy is a Consultancy firm based in Abu Dhabi - UAE, provides Project management and Cost Consultancy Services for variety of projects such as Hospitality, Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Education Projects all over UAE
• Estimation of GIFA calculations of structural, architectural, interior design and MEP works
• Preparation of cost plans using Cost X and estimates throughout feasibility, concept, schematic and design stages
• Assisting and advising the designer on the design budget
• Bill of Quantities production based on NRM2 or POMI and guide the design consultant
• Preparation of Bid Documents & Contract Documents (commercial)
• Preparation of pre-tender estimates, Cost advising on value engineering options
• Preparation of tender evaluation, negotiation and prepare recommendation report
• Evaluation of Consultant's & Contractor's payment applications and prepare Payment Certificates
• Determination of contractual claims considering the rights and obligations of stakeholders
• Reviewing and evaluation of variations
• Identifying, analyzing and responding to commercial risks
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change Orders or control processes
• Preparation of cost reports and cash flow forecasts
• Management of bonds, insurances, and guarantee logs
• Interactively working with the respective stakeholders in cost/ contract-related issues

Growth Path:

• Senior Estimator (Since October 2013 to April 2015)
• Estimator (Since March 2012 to September 2013)

Key Projects Involved

• I was Independently managed the entire tender submission process for various projects across Doha, Qatar, in collaboration with team members.

Key Result Areas:

· Reviewed all tender documents and raised requests for information (RFI) to ensure clarity and accuracy in project specifications.

· Planned, organized, and managed tenders, including the preparation of cost estimations.

· Prepared preliminary estimations, including price build-up, direct and indirect cost assessments, and preliminaries.

· Conducted strategic analysis of rates while estimating tenders, ensuring competitive and accurate pricing.

· Conducted value engineering exercises in collaboration with designers, optimizing project costs while maintaining quality standards.

· Analyzed pricing options and prepared technical and commercial bids, ensuring compliance with project specifications and requirements.

· Updated tender documents in response to tender circulars, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

· Managed the pre-contract handover of work packages, tender margin reports, and risk and long-lead item lists for seamless project execution.

· Identified project risks and long-lead items, providing valuable insights for early action and risk mitigation.

· Prepared tender preliminary checklists, ensuring alignment with project scopes and requirements.

Key Result Areas:

• Conducted detailed measurements for Civil and MEP works, ensuring accurate and comprehensive project assessments
• Prepared interim payment applications and subcontractor payment certificates, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements
• Evaluated variations to the contract, calculating variation and rate breakdowns, and maintaining accurate documentation and records