Varun Gaur
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Hindi Elementary proficiency
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Swahili Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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OMAN GULF COMPANY L.L.C
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Oman
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Construction
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100 - 200 Employee
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General Manager
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Jun 2015 - Present
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SPENCON Holdings Ltd, Kenya
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Chief Operating Officer
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Oct 2008 - Dec 2014
SPENCON HOLDINGS LTD., KENYA – AFRICA (Certified ISO 9001, 14001, and OHSAS 18001) Spencon Holdings, a holding company of Spencon Group’s regional construction companies in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, and projects undertaken in South Sudan and Rwanda; Construction Contracts undertaken by the Group in the sectors of Water treatment (plants of cap. 7,600m3/day to 90,000m3/day) & distribution networks, Waste water treatment, Roads (Class B and C) reconstruction & upgrading, Bridges, LV & MV transmission lines, small Hydro Power projects, Irrigation projects, and Design & Build contracts for Water Treatment Plants. Contracts based on the FIDIC Red Book and Yellow Book and funded by KfW, AfD, EU, MCA-T, World Bank, BADEA, OFID, and Government development budgets. • Responsible for delivery of Group’s Strategic plan; Management and Execution of multiple Construction Contracts with an average annual construction turnover of US$ 75 million and an order booking of approx. US$ 170 mill. • Member of Board’s Contracts Committee. • Reporting to the CEO. • Managing the Country based profit centers through the Regional Operating Officers. Key Functions: Projects Budget and Control, to achieve Project Gross Margins Growth Strategy and Development of Order Book. Selection of Projects, Bids and Review of Risks & Tender estimates. Strategic associations, JVs, and Consortium agreements. Project Management Plans, Construction Methodology, and Project Scheduling. Procurement of Resources, and Selection of Plant and Equipment. Monitoring Projects Progress, Project Costs, and Cash flow. Monitoring Environmental, Safety and Governance incidents. Contracts Management, VOs, and Time & Cost Claims. Negotiations and Liaison with Clients and Consultants. Quarterly management reports to CEO and Board of Directors.
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Spencon
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Kenya
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Area Manager
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Jun 2006 - Oct 2008
Business Development, Tendering, Project implementation and Contract Management of construction contracts in the Water Treatment & Waste Water treatment sector, Roads and Industrial Buildings, in Kenya and S SudanTurned the under-performing business around into a profitable venture and diversified the business into the roads sector. Projects Budget and Control, to achieve Project Gross Margins Growth Strategy and Development of Order Book. Selection of Projects, Bids and Review of Risks & Tender estimates. Strategic associations, JVs, and Consortium agreements. Project Management Plans, Construction Methodology, and Project Scheduling. Procurement of Resources, and Selection of Plant and Equipment. Monitoring Projects Progress, Project Costs, and Cash flow. Monitoring Environmental, Safety and Governance incidents. Contracts Management, VOs, and Time & Cost Claims. Negotiations and Liaison with Clients and Consultants.
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Projects' Co-ordinator
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Mar 2003 - May 2006
Tendering, Project implementation and Contract Management of construction contracts in the Water Treatment & Waste Water treatment sector, Roads and Industrial Buildings, in Kenya Projects Budget and Control, to achieve Project Gross Margins. Selection of Projects, Bids and Review of Risks & Tender estimates. Project Management Plans, Construction Methodology, and Project Scheduling. Procurement of Resources, and Selection of Plant and Equipment. Monitoring Projects Progress, Project Costs, and Cash flow. Monitoring Environmental, Safety and Governance incidents. Contracts Management, VOs, and Time & Cost Claims. Negotiations and Liaison with Clients and Consultants.
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EXCEL Construction Ltd., (A Madhvani Group Co.), Uganda
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Jinja, Uganda
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Projects' Co-ordinator
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May 1998 - Mar 2003
Project implementation and Contract Management of multiple construction contracts • Prequalification, Tendering, Estimating & Costing for all projects (Buildings, Roads, Water Supply). • Preparation of Joint Venture Agreements, sub contract agreements • Planning & Monitoring of all projects. • Assigning Sub-Contracts • Monitoring Reports to Board of Directors Achievements: • Doubled the company’s turnover in a period of two years. • Diversified the company’s operations in the construction of Roads and Water Supply & Treatment Works. • Set up systems for Planning, Monitoring & Reviewing progress of works and construction contracts. • Introduced & implemented HSE plans at construction sites.
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Hindustan Construction Company
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India
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Asst General Manager - (Civil) - Tendering
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Dec 1997 - May 1998
Estimating, costing and tendering for large value infrastructure projects in the fields of water supply, hydropower, bridges, and industrial structures. Estimating, costing and tendering for large value infrastructure projects in the fields of water supply, hydropower, bridges, and industrial structures.
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Lok Housing & Construction Ltd., Mumbai
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Mumbai, India
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General Manager Engineering
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Dec 1996 - Dec 1997
Tendering, estimating & costing for funded and BOT projects for expressways, bridges and housing and commercial complexes for both local and overseas contracts • Tendering, Estimating & Costing for funded BOT projects, EPC and in-house projects in the field of expressways, bridges and housing and commercial complexes, institutional buildings, industrial structures for both local and overseas contracts. o Mumbai - Pune Expressway • Planning & monitoring of all EPC and multiple in-house real estate development projects in Mumbai.
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Lok Housing & Construction Ltd, Mumbai, India
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Mumbai, India
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Deputy General Manager
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Dec 1995 - Dec 1996
Tendering, estimating & costing for funded and BOT projects for expressways, bridges and housing and commercial complexes for both local and overseas contracts • Diversified the company’s operations in construction of bridges. • Set up systems for Planning, Monitoring & Reviewing progress of works and construction contracts. Tendering, estimating & costing for funded and BOT projects for expressways, bridges and housing and commercial complexes for both local and overseas contracts • Diversified the company’s operations in construction of bridges. • Set up systems for Planning, Monitoring & Reviewing progress of works and construction contracts.
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Deputy General Manager - (Civil), Tendering
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Jun 1993 - Dec 1995
Tendering, estimating, costing and submission of pre-qualifications for large value infrastructure projects• Submissions of tenders for large value infrastructure projects in the fields of hydropower, irrigation canals, tunnels, expressways, air fields, offshore structures and water supply tunnels, water treatment plants for both local and overseas contracts• Bid for the some of the following major large value contracts funded by the World Bank and other agencieso New Drydock for Naval Dockyard, Mumbaio Tehri Hydropower Projecto Sardar Sarovar Project, Narmada Main Canal• Also Submitted technical submissions for pre qualification for Ennore Port break waters, Hathni Kund & Narrage Barrages, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, TAPP 3 & 4• Bombay Sewerage Treatment and Outfalls at Bandra & Worli
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Manager (Civil)
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Jun 1987 - May 1993
Execution of project, including liaison with client for designs and approvals, project planning, budgeting, monitoring, quantity surveying, contract management and billing.• Carried out complete mobilization for the project including setting up of quarries for sand and aggregate, erection of aggregate crushing and screening plants, erection of concrete batch plants, residential camps, workshops and offices.• The project involved the following major quantities of work:-o Excavation in soils including burrow pit excavation: 14.7 million cum.o Excavation in hard rock involving drilling and blasting: 3.84 million cum.o Compacted fill for embankment construction: 10.05 million cum.o Structural concrete for construction of 35 structures including 16nos road bridges, 1 no aqueduct, 9nos drainage siphons, 9nos canal regulating structures: 199,000 cumo Canal concrete lining on bed and side slopes: 342,000 cum.
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PCP International Ltd,., Basrah, Iraq
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Basrah Housing Project, Basrah, UmQasr, Khor Al Zubair; Iraq
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Asst Engineer (Civil), - Planning
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Jan 1983 - May 1987
Turnkey project involving construction of 1881 nos pre fabricated housing units and 21 ancillary buildings and all infra works, at Basrah, Umqasr, and Khor-al-Zubair. • Project planning and monitoring, procurement planning, liaison with architects for approval of all construction material including finishing items. • Construction in-charge for 150 pre-fabricated housing units including RCC framework ancillary buildings inclusive of all infra works (i.e. water supply, sewerage networks and road works), and all finishing works of the buildings. • Trained on Larsen Nielsen technology for processes and design of Prefabrication of concrete elements at the precast factory.
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PCP International Ltd, Basrah, Iraq
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Dewania Housing Project, Iraq
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Graduate Engineering Trainee
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Mar 1982 - Dec 1982
Turnkey project involving construction of 1120 nos pre fabricated housing units and 6 ancillary buildings and all infra works at Dewania. Planning, scheduling, and construction methodology for deep sewer pipelines. Turnkey project involving construction of 1120 nos pre fabricated housing units and 6 ancillary buildings and all infra works at Dewania. Planning, scheduling, and construction methodology for deep sewer pipelines.
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Education
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Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering -
Kabulonga Boys Secondary School, Lusaka, Zambia
High School, GCE 'O' Level, University of Cambridge