Evans Bweupe
Project Management/Quantity Surveyor
Johannesburg
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
04.2016 - Current
- Responsible for all contract valuations, Application for Payments from Contractors, Claims & Final Accounts
- Bid Evaluation Committee of the submitted bids.
- Overseeing all the quantity surveying needs of the project.
- Cash flow projections and management against actual spent.
- Extension of various contractual guarantees as a result of extension of time granted and recovery of cost due to such extension.
- Preparation of pre-tender estimates, bill of quantities, bidding documents and managing the bidding process from bid conferences, pre-bid site visits, site handover and overseeing the construction stage quantity surveying duties.
SENIOR CONTRACTS ENGINEER
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (Pty) Limited
03.2014 - 03.2016
- Duties involved writing contractual letters related to the management of contractual and commercial aspects of the project.
- Writing Early warning, Impact and Claim notices and any other contractual notices required in terms of FIDIC yellow book.
- Write fully substantiated claims related to delay, cost recovery and extension of time, against the employer as well as back-charges or claims against the subcontractors.
- Calculation of cost recovery for interest charges on missed payment milestones, insurance costs for extended periods of construction caused by extension of time cause by the employer.
- Valuation of variations and cost recovery.
- Attended contractual meetings and follow-up on contractual matters with the necessary correspondences.
SENIOR CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR
Ausenco Services (Australia)(Pty) Limited
01.2012 - 02.2014
- Review contractual and commercial implications of site instructions and variation orders with reference to project budgets.
- Write contractual letters related to commercial submissions as well as contractual notices required in terms of FIDIC red book, related to delay and cost notifications, cost recovery, extension of time and related claims.
- Draft variation order submissions ensuring that they comply with the contract.
- Review impact of disruptions on programme in conjunction with the construction team and draft notifications where appropriate.
- Compile cost claims with all contemporary records.
- Attend contractual and commercial meetings between the employer and contractor to assess rates, variation costs and discuss claim assessments.
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Alstom S & E Africa (Pty) Ltd
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Ensuring the successful execution of site construction contracts according to agreed commercial obligations, financial and qualitative targets.
- Ensuring all site costs are recorded in detail to provide transparent feedback in order to improve the tender and budget preparation of future contracts.
- Ensure that all contractors' payments are properly certified & documented.
- Provide support and direction to Alstom site staff on all contractual and commercial matters.
- Ensure correct contractual and commercial implementation of contractors' reporting, collection of records as well as adequate administration of claims for any event.
LECTURER
University of Witwatersrand (Wits University)
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Duties included lecturing measurements to 114 students, preparing teaching materials, conducting tutorials, setting test and end of year examinations, invigilating and marking examinations.
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
MPS JV (Murray & Roberts, Concor & Grinaker-LTA)
08.2008 - 12.2010
- Managing the day to day commercial and contract management duties on behalf of the project manager /and director, daily cost monitoring and monthly reporting to senior management.
- Administration of claim management processes and procedures including drafting and formulating timely submission of extension of time and other claims, including quantifying the associated costs.
- Facilitating swift claims resolution with clients and subcontractors and assist senior management with advice on claims avoidance.
- Drafting determinations on claims submitted by other parties.
- Developing and continuously updating a project specific claims summary report to support lessons learned and continuous improvement.
SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TWP Projects (Pty) Limited
04.2007 - 08.2008
- Preparing cost estimates;
- Taking-off from drawings to prepare bills of quantities for tendering purposes;
- Costing variations;
- Site re-measurements for valuations purposes;
- Certifying applications for interim payments on a monthly basis;
- Settlement of final accounts at project completion;
- Participating in financial feasibility studies up to bankable feasibility stage.
PROJECTS PLANNER / COORDINATOR
Debeers (Debswana) Diamond Company
10.2005 - 04.2007
- Coordination of the activities of the project team;
- Liaison with in-house departments and external vendors to ensure that milestones are met and project deliverables are completed on time in accordance with the programme;
- Compiling monthly project progress reports;
- Taking-off quantities from drawings;
- Preparing bills of quantities for tendering purposes;
- Site re-measurements for valuation purposes;
- Certifying applications for interim payments on a monthly basis;
- Settlement of final accounts;
- Contract close-out reports.
PROJECT QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Mokheledi & Associates
01.2000 - 10.2005
- Preparing cost estimates;
- Taking-off quantities from drawings, including preparing the bills of quantities for tendering purposes;
- Site re-measurements for valuations purposes;
- Costing variations;
- Certifying applications for interim payments on a monthly basis;
- Settlement of final accounts;
- Contract close-out reports.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TS & Partners
11.1998 - 12.1999
- Preparing cost estimates;
- Taking-off quantities from drawings, including preparing the bills of quantities for subcontract tenders on various trades of a building project;
- Site re-measurements for monthly payment purposes;
- Costing variations;
- Certifying applications for interim payments on a monthly basis;
- Settlement of final accounts;
- Preparation and presenting cost reports.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Astro Works Limited
11.1997 - 11.1998
- Rate build-up and tendering.
- Monthly application for payment.
- Site re-measurements for monthly application for payment.
- Valuation of variations; certifying applications for interim payments to subcontractors.
- Settlement of final accounts for subcontractors and for the main contracts.
TRAINEE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Prince Construction Limited
11.1994 - 03.1995
- Rate build-up and pricing bills of quantities for tendering purposes.
- Valuation of variations.
Education
MSc. - Project Management (Construction)
University of Pretoria
01.2009
Master of Laws (LLM) - undefined
University of South Africa (UNISA)
05.2026
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - undefined
University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2021
BSc. - Building Science
Copperbelt University
01.1997
Skills
Infrastructure procurement and delivery management
Project management
Contract management
Contract administration
Construction claims management
Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
Pre and feasibility studies
Project Preparation
Project risk management
Quantity Surveying
Affiliations
- Member Engineers Institution of Zambia (MEIZ)
- Member Surveyors Institute of Zambia (MSIZ)
- Professional Member of Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (PSAQS)
References
To be provided upon request.
Timeline
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
04.2016 - Current
SENIOR CONTRACTS ENGINEER
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (Pty) Limited
03.2014 - 03.2016
SENIOR CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR
Ausenco Services (Australia)(Pty) Limited
01.2012 - 02.2014
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Alstom S & E Africa (Pty) Ltd
01.2011 - 12.2011
LECTURER
University of Witwatersrand (Wits University)
01.2010 - 12.2010
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
MPS JV (Murray & Roberts, Concor & Grinaker-LTA)
08.2008 - 12.2010
SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TWP Projects (Pty) Limited
04.2007 - 08.2008
PROJECTS PLANNER / COORDINATOR
Debeers (Debswana) Diamond Company
10.2005 - 04.2007
PROJECT QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Mokheledi & Associates
01.2000 - 10.2005
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
TS & Partners
11.1998 - 12.1999
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Astro Works Limited
11.1997 - 11.1998
TRAINEE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Prince Construction Limited
11.1994 - 03.1995
Master of Laws (LLM) - undefined
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - undefined
University of South Africa (UNISA)
BSc. - Building Science
Copperbelt University
MSc. - Project Management (Construction)
University of Pretoria
Personal Information
- ID Number: 730913 6158 183
- Nationality: RSA Permanent Resident
- Marital Status: Married with 3 children
- ID Number: 730913 6158 183
Professional Registrations
- Professional Construction Project Manager (Pr.CPM) (SACPCMP)
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) (USA)
- Registered Professional Quantity Surveyor (Pr.QS) (SACQSP)
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) (UK)
- Registered Professional Engineer (REng)(Civil) (Zambia)
- Registered Quantity Surveyor (Zambia) (RQS)
Knowledge Of Contracts
- FIDIC - Conditions of Contract for Construction (Red Book)
- FIDIC - Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (Yellow Book)
- FIDIC - Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects (Silver Book)
- NEC3
- JBCC
- General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
Short Courses
- National Treasury Standard for Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management
- Commercial awareness Tenders and Projects (Alstom University)
- Introduction to Mediation and Dispute resolution
- Construction Estimating and Valuation Training Course
- General Conditions of Contract; NEC3, JBCC, FIDIC
Computer Packages
- WinQS
- CCS (Candy)
- JD Edwards
- MS Project
- Excel
- MS Word
- Lotus notes
Children
- 16
- 13
- 4