Mr Azhar Ali Jamdar MSc (CL&DR); MSc (CPM); B.E (Civil); FCIArb; FICCP

A seasoned expert with 22 years of experience, specializing in techno-legal aspects of Programme Management, Contract and Claims Management, Commercial Operations, Expert Witness and Arbitration support. Successfully delivered multi-million-dollar high-end mixed-use hospitality, hospitals, educational institutions, residential complexes, commercial ventures, industrial sites, and infrastructure projects from inception to completion for government subsidiaries, major corporations, developers, publicly listed companies, engineering consultants, and main contractors in diverse cultural settings across Oman, Saudi Arabia, and India.

CORE EXPERTISE:

Programme Management: encompasses organizing, directing, monitoring, and controlling of multiple projects from their inception to completion through coordination and oversight of activities among diverse internal and external stakeholders.

Contracts Management: Proficient in selecting, drafting, executing, amending, evaluating performance, and closing out various standard, D&B, EPC and bespoke contracts by analysing express and implied terms of contract and tort law.

Claims Management: involves preparing, defending, negotiating, and settling various contentious, non-contentious claims and counterclaims related to delays, disruptions, prolongation, acceleration and quantum.

Commercial Management: entails developing client requirements, creating cost plans, qualitative and quantitative risks, value engineering, tender evaluations and negotiations, post-contract administration, work valuations, and financial control.

Expert Witness: specializing in contentious & non-contentious matters concerning contractual interpretations, variations, delays and disruptions, defective works, suspensions, terminations, professional negligence, audits and evaluations.

Arbitration: Proficient in substantive and procedural laws necessary for conducting both ad-hoc and institutional arbitration adhering to guidelines established by UNCITRAL, CIArb and IBA.

ACADEMIC DETAILS:

Master of Science (MSc) in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, FHEQ Level 7, Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Master of Science (MSc) in Construction Project Management, SCQF Level 11, Robert Gordon University, UK.

Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.E), Shivaji University, Maharashtra, India.

Professional Diploma (PgD) in Forensic Schedule Analysis, College of Contract Management, UK.

Professional Certificate (PgC) in Expert Witness, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (RICS), UK.

Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) in Mechanics of Project Finance, FHEQ Level 7, Middlesex University, UK.

ACCREDITATIONS:

FCIArb – Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK. (Credential ID – 6109894).

FICCP – Fellow Institute of Construction Claims Practitioners, UK. (Credential ID – 230042).

FCIOB – Fellow Chartered Institute of Buildings (Credential ID -7011708)

MRICS – Member Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Credential ID - 0923501)

Consultant – Oman Society of Engineers, Oman. (Credential ID – OSE/23/970).