Senior Scheduler / Planner, BECHTEL, KPIZ – Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone ( Package 1000-208 Onshore Civils and Buildings)

Project  : KPIZ – Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone ( Package 1000-208 Onshore Civils and Buildings)

Client  : ADPC – Abu Dhabi Ports Company

Value  : Package value US $ 405 million

Commencing March 2010, I have joined the scheduling team of Bechtel on their Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ) project (US $ 5.4 billion) in Abu Dhabi for which they are the Program Management Consultant.

The contract 1000-208 works consisted of civil and building infrastructure including:

• Buildings – 56 buildings (various port facility buildings with total GFA 30,000 sqm.)

• Potable Water Pumping Station – 2 no’s; Sewage Pumping Stations – 4 nos.

• Roads including flyovers and interchange – 12 km ( 4 lane and 6 lane)

• Substations – 13 nos.; Communication ducts – 30 km ( etisalat and port special systems)

• 11kV and 0.4kV network – 20 km; Potable water – 14 km; Sewer network – 5 km

Key responsibilities

• Prepared the Master Project Schedule with core team and obtained client approval.

• Prepared design progress measurement tracker incorporating the engineering deliverables.

• Reviewed and approved Contractors baseline schedules and major schedule revisions.

• Identified critical action items and risks and worked with PMC Risk management to develop action and mitigation plans.

• Ascertain delay responsibilities and liabilities and review Contractor completion schedules.

• Reviewed and analyseed Contractors’ EOT claims for time extensions.