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Mr Manikandan Murugesan MICCP | MCIArb | MQSi | CIOB | MAIADR | Expert Witness | Claims, Contracts & Dispute Management

Manikandan Murugesan -Lead Consultnat & Expert (Arbitration)
Job title: Expert Arbitration - Lead Claims Consultant
Country: Oman

Membership type: Member membership
Primary branch: No Branch
Disciplines: Other dispute resolution, Arbitration, Mediation

Personal bio


Having more than 2 decades of international experience in the field of Contracts and Claims Management , I have embarked on to the dispute resolution / contraction arbitration in association with the expert team of ADROIT CLAIMS AND ADR CONSULTANTS. I have rendered my expert services as Arbitrator, Expert Witness and Claims Analyst for varied domains of Construction Arbitration.

My detailed professional profile and construction Arbitration expert details are being furnished hereunder.

Educational Qualification : B. Tech (Civil Engineering)
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
Professional Membership : Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – UK MCIArb
: Member RICS – UK MRICS
: Certified Expert Witness – RICS - UK
: Certified Expert Witness (Oman Commercial Arbitration Center)
: Institute of Construction Claim Practitioner (MICCP)
: Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (MAIADR)
: Member CIOB - UK
: Member QS International - MQSi

• Independent Expert witness (Technical / Quantum and Delay)
• Certified Forensic Delay Analysist – FIDIC
• Arbitration and Techno-Legal
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CLAIMS SERVICES
• Compilation of Claims and Counter-Claims documents pertinent to the stakeholders.
• Undertake assignments from start to end for claim dispute management
• Time Impact analysis
• Schedule Delay Analysis for allocating culpable and non-culpable delays
• Extension of Time / Delay and Disruption claims
• Change Order Resolution / Management
• Review and Allocate Loss of Productivity Man-hours and Costs
• Evaluation of Liquidated/Actual Damages
• Collaborate with the stakeholders & bring the claim to its conclusive outcome.
• Arbitration - claim/ counter claim process

EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES
• Equitable Contract Adjustments/Claims Documents/Experts Reports
• Expert Reports Pertaining to our Analysis and Defence Against Claims
• Quantify Delay, Time Extension and Liquidated Damages Entitlement
• Quantification of Direct and Indirect Damages Including Delay and Loss of Productivity
• Graphics and Multimedia Presentation in Support of Expert Testimony
• Expert Testimony in Mediation Arbitration, Litigation, or ADR Forums
• Independent, Analysis of Claims/Facilitation of Settlement.

Key Responsibilities
• Knowledge of Contractual Models – FIDIC, NEC, Service Contracts & Private / Local Standard Conditions of Contracts
• Knowledge about SCL protocol and AACE-PE Principles
• Claims Management / Contract Administration / Commercial Management through extensive and multi-disciplined technical knowledge gained during extended career.
• Proven negotiation experience in high value contracts.
• Thorough knowledge of variation claims, contractual claims and EoT claims.
• Preparation of claim statements, verification of facts, establishment of cause, effect and entitlement
• Evaluation of EOT claims and related prolongation cost claims
• Support to Claimant’s and Respondent’s about the Claims and analysis of strengths and
weaknesses of the case
• Claim management and Contract administration advices to various options based on the strength and the weakness of the claims till successfully closing out of the matters
• Expert’s determinations/opinions on disputes relating to delays, variations, interim
payments, notices and final accounts
• Providing the independent Expert witness for the Arbitrations
• Knowledge about POMI, SMM7, CESMM, etc.
• Provide advises and assist to Client, Contractor, project teams and auditors in relation to Commercial and Contractual matters
• Preparation of tender documents, Tendering process, tender evaluation, reporting and Contract award
• Preparation of Financial report, cash flow forecasting, change management, Claims, Risk assessment and Value Engineering