Experience of Ayush Srivastava: All three sides of the contract

Roles

  1. Kalpataru Projects International

    Contractor

    – Present

    Senior Manager

    Disputes portfolio, commercial risk and margins

    Manages arbitration and litigation across the company’s business units, setting strategy and pleadings with external counsel and driving negotiated settlements. Oversees contracts before and after award, including tenders, and advises senior management on contractual risk and its effect on project margins.

  2. EY

    Government adviser

    –

    Senior Consultant

    A national, World Bank-funded programme

    Advised the Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), Government of India, on a World Bank-funded programme of fifteen technology centres and associated infrastructure, covering contract administration, compliance, contract audits and standard procedures. Led the preparation of the Government’s claims, counterclaims and pleadings in arbitration and adjudication with its standing counsel, and contributed to business development.

  3. AECOM

    Owner’s consultant

    –

    Senior Contract Management Officer

    Tender documents and commercial control

    Drafted and reviewed bid documents and conditions of contract for smart city works commissioned by Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited in Goa, and took part in bid evaluation. Analysed the cost and schedule impact of change orders for commercial decisions, and supported business development.

  4. Oriental Consultants India

    Owner’s consultant

    –

    Contract Manager

    FIDIC administration and dispute boards

    Worked at the head office of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited, assisting the employer on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor’s FIDIC contracts, budgets and project controls across four zones in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Prepared determinations of time and cost, along with statements of claim and defence and rejoinders for Dispute Adjudication Board proceedings.

  5. Turner International

    Owner’s consultant

    –

    Project Coordinator

    Contracts, cost, cash flow and certification at an operating airport

    Worked for Bangalore International Airport Limited at Kempegowda International Airport, coordinating with the Airports Authority of India and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Forecast project cost, cost to complete and monthly cash flow, examined contractors’ claims for certification, and supported pre-contract and post-contract work, audits and technical due diligence on projects in India and the United States.

  6. Kajima India

    Contractor

    –

    Civil Engineer

    Site measurement and project controls

    Started on site on the Unicharm factory project in Ahmedabad, measuring work against good-for-construction drawings, estimating material consumption and preparing micro-schedules. Drafted project correspondence and helped the head of contracts identify claims for variations and escalation.

Key projects

  • Contracts and disputes across business units

    Sectors
    Railways, highways, metro, buildings, power transmission, oil and gas
    Counterparties
    Central and state government bodies, public sector undertakings and private companies
    Forums
    Negotiation, arbitration and the courts
  • Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP)

    Client
    Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India
    Funding
    World Bank
    Projects
    Fifteen technology centres
  • Smart city infrastructure, Panaji, Goa

    Client
    Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited, a Government of Goa company
  • Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

    Client
    Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited, a Ministry of Railways enterprise
  • Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

    Client
    Bangalore International Airport Limited
  • Denver International Airport, Concourse B West expansion

    Client
    Turner Construction Company, United States
  • Intellion Edge, Gurugram

    Client
    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Unicharm factory, Ahmedabad

    Client
    Unicharm, Japan

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