Abdulhalim Elbaba Email & Phone Number

Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1-To the benefit of a local infrastr. contractor, I reviewed delayed projects, and the means to finalize purchases needed to complete the works and handover, Reviewed delayed exec. and causes and recommended steps to mitigate delay penalties with subcontr. and with client. Sourced new suppliers to bid for specialized technical and finishing works for a major tourist attraction project.Drafted an updated revision for the company’s conditions of subcontract to regulate relationship with subcontr.Drafted procurement plan for a new project awarded for the infrastr. of a new site to serve as relocation of hotels & services near and around a major religious site.2- To the benefit of a trading co., I examined the data for sales orders vs delivery orders, determined the aging of material not delivered vs reasons, recommended corrective actionsAssessed the profitability of delivering the sold items vs cancelling of aging ordersAssessed the benefit of re-sale to new requestor VS scraping of the aging stockAssisted in evaluating and classification of buyers in order to avoid similar failure salesDrafted new sales conditions that would need to become part of the sales offer & sales order.Recommendations are being implemented according to Trading Co. procedures and timeline.3- For the bid for one prestigious project of a Local company, I analyzed the client's tender document (bill of material, project specs) for understanding client's expectations, generated tender packages & dispatched to vendors & bidders as RFP & RFQ, Generated full scope estimate of the cost for the project,Deliberated with the stakeholders about the multipliers & indirect cost, Performed vendor analysis for suppliers proposed by the engineer for the same project & created list of criteria for successful selection of vendors.Recommended proc. & exec strategy for post awarding. Project ended up to be put on hold for re-evaluation and budget update by the client.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Reporting to the commercial director, duties were:o Subcontractors’ sourcing and qualification.o Project’s scope review in order to identify and meet employer’s needs & expectations. o Launch and see thru the estimation(s) for pre-tender cost preparation, start and see thru the estimation calculation and break down of client bill of material.o Reply to post tender client enquiries and clarification o Procure and & purchase material, works and services for the company’s projects thru aggressive negotiations with bidders and suppliers to ensure lowest cost in compliance with the client’s specifications and best delivery dates at required INCOTERMS.o Managing vendors/subcontractor thru analysis of technical and commercial proposals, bid comparison analysis, and final negotiation prior to designating winning bids and consequent awarding including delivery Incoterms and interim payment schedules procedure leading to the targeted delivery dates and final hand over.o Build long lasting relationships with vendors/subcontractors and prospects to build strategic relations that will serve the company’s interest in the coming projects.o Wording of job order that includes the description of the works, payment conditions, incoterms, conditions of contract, inclusions & exclusions and special conditions of contract to reflect the agreement with the subcontractor.o Managing changes post awarding including additional/reduction of scope if any, approve or deny alteration/change claims leading to final valuation of executed works prior to satisfactory closure of the contracted works.o Built a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs.

Riyadh, Ksa

Reporting to the Division Manager or his delegate, duties were:o Procure, purchase and source new services and material required for the Company’s projects thru aggressive negotiations with bidders & suppliers to ensure the lowest cost possible in compliance with specifications, and the best delivery schedule.o Dealing with subcontractors and their corresponding offers thru price analysis and technical review of the related proposals prior to determining winning offers.o Duties covered Medium Voltage equipment, Low Voltage equipment, Fire Detection and Low Current equipment, IT infrastructure, Telephony, TV distribution, Perimeter & Physical Security, Access Control, Alarm Management software, Audio Visual & communication.o Performed several post awarding analysis in order to reach satisfactory closure of contract with subcontractors.o Maintain excellent relationship with subcontractors and suppliers.o Managed a team of eight (8) procurement engineers along with their assisting staff over multiple projects. o Contributed to development of team performance, development, effectiveness and efficiency.o Served as primary contact for Electrical procurement dept. related matters & questions.o Liaised with Engineering Division for development of necessary drawings, materials, and systems submittals and approvals.o Managed procurement policies and procedures with relations to upper management and project management alignment of cost and awarding.o Processed purchase orders and change orders thru verification and reconciliation of scope, and consequently deny or approve alteration claims from subcontractors.o Experienced with other MEP trades.

o Review risk zones (both technical and contractual) of MEP works executed on site by various subcontractors or Company’s functions in order to detect and report any intentional, unintentional errors in calculation or fraudulent activities.o For Company’s offices:-Review tendering and awarding procedures for all risk areas of the procurement functions-Review calculation for the interim payment and contract closures performed by the contracts dept.-Review activities of inter-company technical subcontractors for material issuing and dispensing at the designated tasks and projects.o For Company’s projects:-Verify that the scope of work awarded to subcontracts corresponds to the project requirements and that the awarded bill of material is representative of the works required by the employer.-Verify that the material in transport are properly received and stocked to avoid damages prior to installation at their intended destination, and that damages in transport were properly addressed under C.A.R.-Verify that deliveries to the site are compliant with project specifications.-Verify that site quantity surveyor properly performed the verification of executed and non-executed works and that all were reflected on the subcontractor’s interim invoice certification-Verification that site QS properly back charged the subcontractors for the services provided by Co.-Review site verification related to interim payments are compliant to the General Conditions of Subcontract adopted by the Co. o Reported deficiencies and related financial effects as a service to management.o Performed QMS audits for all areas of the quality procedures of the company’s policies and procedures, reported findings with and without findings or NCRso Recommended corrective actions thru Root Cause Analysis leading eventually to the ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 9001-2008 certification of Saudi Oger Ltd. over several years.

Casablanca, Fes, Tangier, Beirut, Jeddah

o Installation of medium and low voltage distribution networks, MATV, CCTV, CCVE distribution, TEL Distribution, Fire detection and control systems. o Administrative work leading to invoicing submitted to the client, manpower management, expenses and payroll for project personnel.

Sidon, Lebanon

o Construction of medium voltage distribution network consisting of eight (8) 20 KV new distribution feeders buried cables system with total length of 16,000 LM during rehabilitation of Jezzine St. in Sidon, Lebanon as grant from the Hariri Foundation to the Municipality of Sidon. o Duties included coordination with Electricity of Lebanon, layout planning for passage of new cables, quality control, supervision of terminating and jointing.

Sidon, Lebanon

o Providing Operation Maintenance of the existing Electrical utility distribution system in the Municipality of Sidon as a grant from the late PM Rafic Hariri.o Installation and maintenance of new service dropso Creation of tie-lines among several main feeders in order to create multiple feed networko Operating a MV cable fault detection unit using Balteau Capacitor discharge method at 36-72 KVo Supervising a unit that worked on MV cable fault location & repair.o Maintenance and operation of municipal EDL main substation operating at 66/15 KV with 3 incoming feeders and 12 outgoing feeders.o Supervision of retrofit of 12 Medium Voltage circuit breakers from oil insulated to SF6 insulated.