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    Adrian Bates

    Adrian Bates

    Senior Quantity Surveyor / Senior Commercial Manager

    London, United Kingdom

    Traditionally from a contracting Quantity Surveying background, Adrian is now a Commercial and Project Director with a wide range of experience in the construction industry. Able...Read moreTraditionally from a contracting Quantity Surveying background, Adrian is now a Commercial and Project Director with a wide range of experience in the construction industry. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Proven leadership and team skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams and individuals to achieve their objectives. Excellent analytical, design, claim and problem solving skills. Dedicated to maintaining high quality standards. Adrian has worked freelance for the last 7 years including working directly for the banks such as KBC and RBS / Natwest, contractors such as Mace and Galliford Try, developers, subcontractors and consultants. Before this he was the key account manager for many clients for a large consultancy as well as being the Director of Cost Management.

    Area Covered: South of England
    Work Experience Summary: June 2007 - Present – Freelance Senior Commercial Manager

    • Sole Director working for a number of clients including developers, banks, contractors and private individuals. Acting as Surveyor, Project Manager or Monitoring Surveyor on a mixed portfolio of projects including new build houses, retail, education, industrial, leisure, hotel and healthcare from £1m to £100m. Involved in providing a commercial management role in an expanding construction company, providing commercial and bid support and establishing commercial, contractual and quality assurance procedures. Preparation and resolution of claims on behalf of contractors and defending against subcontractors and clients. Due diligence and appraisals on new development opportunities.

    April 2006 – June 2007 - McBains Cooper Director of London Cost Management

    • Responsible for management and expansion of business unit and inter discipline services where possible. Responsible for delivery of pre and post contract project management and quantity surveying services from inception. Projects include new build hotel, industrial, residential, mixed use and airport facilities from £1m to £75m. Successfully integrated the business into the airline transportation sector, ie. lounges, ticket desks, etc

    2000 – April 2006 - Bishop Bates Freeman Limited Consultancy

    • Director jointly responsible for delivery of pre and post contract project management and quantity surveying services from project inception through to completion. Projects include mixed residential and retail £4m, high quality restaurant fit-outs and refurbishments £300k to £2m, airport lounges £1m to £5m, office refurbishments £1m to £5m, new build commercial £1m to £9m, distribution facilities £3m to £20m, residential new build and refurbishment schemes £200k to £20m and MOD developments £1m to £15m. Preparation and resolution of claims on behalf of contractors and clients and defending against contractors, subcontractors and clients.

    1998 - 2000 - Costain Group Plc

    • Project Senior Quantity Surveyor responsible for procurement, commercial, legal and quality assurance duties on projects pre, during and post construction stages. Assisted by one or two Quantity Surveyors during the process. Development of programme, design, risk management and health and safety issues with the Project Manager
    • Assisted in the development of Group Sub-Contracting procedures. Assisting in the submission of tenders providing commercial, contractual and risk management advise

    Example projects undertaken during construction stage:
    • Car showroom and garage, Berkshire - £1m traditional with design
    • Superstore (shell and fit-out), Oxfordshire - £4m traditional with design
    • Superstore (shell and fit-out), Surrey - £7m traditional with design
    • Superstore (shell and fit-out), Berkshire - £7m traditional with design
    • Office Development (35,000sqft), Berkshire - £10m design and build

    Example projects undertaken during tender stage:
    • Town Centre re-development, Sussex - £20m design and build;
    • Office Development (150,000sqft), Berkshire - £25m design and build;
    • Department Store redevelopment, Surrey - £25m design and build

    1994 – 1998 - Tarmac Group Plc, London

    • Buying and Quantity Surveying duties on a £10 million Design, Manage and Construct laboratory/research building with a bespoke form of Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract.
    • Quantity Surveying duties on a £30 million Design and Build university campus contract (new and refurbishment work).

    1988 – 1994 - Clement Dickens & Sons Ltd, Blackpool

    • Estimating on tenders up to £5 million. Quantity Surveying duties on 5 or 6 projects at anyone time, new and refurbishment work, ranging from £100,000 to £5m


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    Degree: BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
    Field of Study: Quantity Surveying and Construction Law
    University / College: University of Reading
    From:01/Sep/1993 To:01/May/1996

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