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Ronald Paldez

Ronald Paldez

Quantity Surveyor
Unit 403, Bldg. 107, Pasedena St., Pasay, Metro Manila

Summary

Dynamic Quantity Surveyor with extensive experience of variety of projects, including the 360-hectare Pasay Reclamation (SM Smart City), 60 MWP PV farm solar power, Jubail Industrial City in Bechtel , KACST Headquarters in Morganti K.S.A., high rise buildings, airport, roads & bridges, expressways, mixed-use development and site development. Excelling at cost estimation, bid evaluation, BOQ generation, managing variation orders, claims, cost reports and payment invoices. Proven track record in managing project budgets and reducing costs through rigorous analysis and strategic planning. Strong analytical skills combined with effective communication ensure compliance and foster collaboration with clients, consultants and contractors.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Quantity Surveyor

APW/SM Smart City (Developer)
11.2024 - 03.2025

Evaluate progress invoices from contractors and suppliers and provide payment recommendations to management. Conduct site measurements and evaluations to collect data on materials, labor, and other variables for cost estimation and progress claims. Prepare cost estimation and budget by analyzing C&S drawings and engineering designs. Analyze tender and contract documents and identify potential cost risks and opportunities. Measure and value the work done on site to manage and control costs. Liaise with clients, contractors, and consultants about commercial and technical issues. Ensure that all finance and construction operations meet legal, regulatory, and safety requirements. Prepare weekly Mancom reports and Sand Sources updates.

Quantity Surveyor

Sta Clara International Corporation
01.2024 - 03.2024

Prepare, review, and approve subcontractors' monthly progress billings. Analyze conceptual/draft designs drawings to develop a preliminary BOQ. Final BOQ preparation. Create a bar-bending program for PV concrete piles. Prepare weekly and monthly actual accomplishments. Create daily quantity tracking reports. Send a daily construction progress report to the Energy Director at Headquarters. Monitor and review the work assigned to the Junior Quantity Surveyor. Commercial matters should be coordinated with the construction team, as well as a subcontractor coordination meeting.

Owner

Self-employed
01.2021 - 12.2023

Buy and sell fertilized duck eggs.

General Manager

Rpcincture Construction Services
09.2018 - 10.2020

Overall in charge in daily operations, including but not limited, to the project execution & supervision, scheduling, progress billing, budgeting and cost control, as well as the coordination meeting with the client/contractor.

Quantity Surveyor

Morganti-Alomran JV (Project Management)
01.2015 - 04.2017

Make a significant contribution by reviewing the contractor's submitted tender BOQ. Review and analyze the monthly application payment, as well as prepare the monthly payment certificate before the 14-day deadline. Also, confirm that the submitted progress billing matches the contract agreements and the actual accomplishments on site. Update cash flow predictions to reflect the client's projected monthly financial expenditure. I was able to update the cost reports and examine the updated tender BOQ within six (6) months of the project's inception, even without the Cost Director on site.

Sr. Project Controls Engineer

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (Project Management)
10.2011 - 12.2014

Timely review and evaluation of contractors' IFC Quantity Submittals. Evaluate the final closed-out quantity ahead of schedule. Check and compute the change orders. Monitor and adjust IFC schedule quantities and prices. Review and comment on contractor schedule submissions. Review the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Monitor work progress and compare it to the planned work. Attend bi-weekly site progress meetings and collaborate with the project controls team. Prepare biweekly Construction Contractor Status Reports (CCSRs). I am in charge of both the planning and qs tasks for the Labor Camp Project. I took the initiative to resolve the Contractor IFC QTY Submittal difficulties on the Mutrafiah Project.

Quantity Surveyor

BYA International (Design & Build Firm)
09.2010 - 05.2011

Create a bill of quantities and comprehensive change orders. Evaluate subcontractors' proposals and prepare a draft subcontract agreements. Assist with procurement and contracting documents. Approve the subcontractors' monthly invoices.

Quantity Surveyor

Azizi Investments (Developer)
12.2009 - 09.2010

Prepare a bill of quantities. Evaluate and review the claims submitted by subcontractors. Evaluate the monthly payment certificates. Track monthly progress successes.

Quantity Surveyor

Arabian Construction Company (Contractor)
10.2007 - 12.2009

Quantity takeoff and BOQ preparation. Evaluate the cost-statement comparison of the subcontractors' quotes. Assist with subcontract agreement and procurement work. Prepare variation orders and cost estimates. Monthly progress billing from subcontractors are evaluated, and cost and labour reports are prepared.

Quantity Surveyor

Oger Dubai Contracting Co.
06.2006 - 10.2007

Quantity takeoff for bid submittal. Prepare an RFI (Request for Information) at the tender stage. Reconciliation with the client's consultant to clarify differences in drawings, BOQs, and specifications. Assist the planning engineer with quantity loading for project schedule. Prepare variation orders for awarded post-contract projects.

Quantity Surveyor

Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (Consultant)
03.2004 - 05.2006

Review the contract-priced bill of quantities. Evaluate and analyze the executed quantities submitted by the contractor by comparing them to the approved inspection reports, and prepare monthly interim payment certificates. Prepare and calculate quantities, cost estimates, and variation orders. Evaluate the claims submitted by the contractor. Prepare monthly financial report. Prepare and update scheduled quantities and pricing, as well as evaluate the final expected contract amount.

Quantity Surveyor

Shibh Al-jazira Contracting Company
07.2001 - 09.2003

Prepare both the BOQ and the monthly progress invoices. Compile monthly progress and success reports. Evaluate the subcontractor's monthly invoice. Create shop drawings for road sections using AutoCAD.

Project Engineer

Ed S. Muyon Builders
03.1998 - 07.2001

Project oversight and implementation. Conduct project meetings. Ensure that the project is finished "on time" and "in budget". Monitor the project to guarantee quality and adherence to the contract documents. Quantity takeoff. Prepare monthly progress billing. Create daily and monthly accomplishment reports.

Project Engineer

Peter Ground Improvement Inc.
10.1995 - 02.1998

The project is supervised and implemented. Organize project meetings. To get a "on time" and "in budget" result, schedule and monitor the project. Reviews and monitors the project to ensure quality and compliance with the contract documents. BOQ preparation and procurement management. Prepare a monthly progress billing.

Cadet Engineer

CPM Industrial and Construction INC.
05.1995 - 10.1995

Create daily and monthly accomplishment reports. Material takeoff for construction use. Monitor the project in collaboration with the project engineer.

Education

Board Examination (Certified) - Civil Engineering

Philippine Regulation Commission
Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Divine Word University
Tacloban City, Province Of Leyte, Philippines
04.2001 -

Skills

Cost management

Timeline

Quantity Surveyor

APW/SM Smart City (Developer)
11.2024 - 03.2025

Quantity Surveyor

Sta Clara International Corporation
01.2024 - 03.2024

Owner

Self-employed
01.2021 - 12.2023

General Manager

Rpcincture Construction Services
09.2018 - 10.2020

Quantity Surveyor

Morganti-Alomran JV (Project Management)
01.2015 - 04.2017

Sr. Project Controls Engineer

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (Project Management)
10.2011 - 12.2014

Quantity Surveyor

BYA International (Design & Build Firm)
09.2010 - 05.2011

Quantity Surveyor

Azizi Investments (Developer)
12.2009 - 09.2010

Quantity Surveyor

Arabian Construction Company (Contractor)
10.2007 - 12.2009

Quantity Surveyor

Oger Dubai Contracting Co.
06.2006 - 10.2007

Quantity Surveyor

Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (Consultant)
03.2004 - 05.2006

Quantity Surveyor

Shibh Al-jazira Contracting Company
07.2001 - 09.2003

Board Examination (Certified) - Civil Engineering

Philippine Regulation Commission
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering

Divine Word University
04.2001 -

Project Engineer

Ed S. Muyon Builders
03.1998 - 07.2001

Project Engineer

Peter Ground Improvement Inc.
10.1995 - 02.1998

Cadet Engineer

CPM Industrial and Construction INC.
05.1995 - 10.1995
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