· Reviews and analyses tender packages including the general conditions of contract, the scope of works/ services, the pricing schedules in order to ensure clarity, consistency and compliance with the agreed contracting strategy
· Reviews contracting strategies proposed by sponsoring departments within Kahramaa, including the type of contract, pricing method, tendering strategy, evaluation criteria and any other specific requirements
· Prepares, reviews and/ or updates model contracts for specific applications using the structure agreed upon
· Discusses tender packages with sponsoring departments and recommends alternatives and amendments to the contracting strategy, as per requirement
· Participates in technical/ commercial bid evaluations thereby ensuring all bids received are assessed fairly, objectively and consistently and the evaluation is being conducted in accordance with the previously set methodology and contracting regulations
· Requests for and receives clarifications from bidders on technical/ commercial aspects of the bid and assesses the impact of such matters while evaluating the bids
· Provides advice on matters relating to contract administration and provides legal interpretation of various contract provisions to directorates/ departments/ sections across Kahramaa, in liaison with Head of Contracts and Agreement
· Participates in negotiations with contractors, acknowledges arguments from the contractors, puts forth legal and commercial arguments and submits counter-drafts which support Kahramaa’s position thus assuming a leadership role while negotiating with contractors on legal and contractual matters
· Assists sponsoring departments within Kahramaa in preparing or reviewing contractual correspondence
· Participates in preparation of claims by Kahramaa and analyses claims submitted by contractors
· Ensures that the contractors comply to Kahramaa’s health, safety, environment, quality control and other objectives and standards
· Participates in conferring with external legal counsels/ lawyers with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to review and validate the contractual agreements or other legal documents
· Works in cooperation with Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement department on securing and maintaining the ISO 9002 certification
08 . March . 2018
