Keywords: Contract Management,Negotiation,Analytical Skills,Contracts Administrator
Role Purpose:
Perform comprehensive risk evaluations of contractual documents, identifying potential liabilities and recommending amendments to minimize exposure to commercial and legal risks. Analyze post-tender clarifications and integrate them into the commercial proposal to ensure alignment with project objectives. Collaborate with the business development/estimation team to customize Main Contracts, ensuring compliance with project specifications, milestones, and deliverables. Draft, negotiate, and finalize critical contractual documents, including Letters of Intent, Letters of Award, and Subcontract Agreements, ensuring consistency with the Main Contract and safeguarding the company’s commercial interests. Prepare Addenda and Amendments to Subcontract Agreements to address project-specific requirements, as well as those imposed by the Employer and relevant authorities. Draft and finalize contractual correspondence pertaining to Main Contracts and Subcontracts, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to contractual obligations. Prepare and submit Extension of Time and Cost Claims in accordance with Main Contract provisions and liaise with Engineers and Employers to secure timely determinations. Review payment certificates to verify compliance with executed Subcontract Agreements and/or Memoranda of Understanding. Administer change orders, claims, and variations, ensuring thorough documentation and timely approvals to support uninterrupted project progress. Provide support in Arbitration Proceedings, including the preparation of Statements of Claim/Defense, Rejoinders, Witness Statements, and other requisite documentation as required. Maintain accurate records of performance securities and advance payment guarantees, issuing notices to Subcontractors for extensions or notifying guarantors (e.g., banks or insurance companies) for encashment in cases of non-compliance with contractual extension obligations or with Employer for cancellation of bank guarantees.