Sanjay Vishwakarma

Summary of Skills

Versatile and expert techno-legal professional with extensive EPC experience of managing Legal and Contractual matters relating to Infrastructure, Power, Onshore and Offshore Oil & Gas Projects, Steel and Hydrocarbon, greenfield and brownfield Projects.

Thorough understanding of International forms such as FIDIC, World Bank forms, Contract forms for USA, Europe and Middle-east.

Played key role in resolution of critical disputes with international players relating to EPC Projects in coordination with External Law Firms.

Excellent Legal Drafting and Analytical Skills with proven ability to understand, expound, negotiate as well as pursue Legal, Technical and Commercial matters

Proven ability having handled diverse assignments in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and multi-nationalities environment.

Qualifications B.Tech (Civil ’89, KU Warangal, AP) IndiaPG Diploma-Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism (ADRM) ILS Law College, Pune, India (2010)LLB - Pune University, India (2011)

Experience 25 plus years

Date of Birth & Age - 16th June 1968; 47 years

Present - From 15th Mar’ 2014 in the Corporate Legal/Contracts dept. of the Offshore Capital Projects Division of Petrofac International Limited at Al Khan, Sharjah, UAE

EXPERIENCE

1) CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS

Senior role in Petrofac International Limited Corporate Legal/Contracts Department of Offshore Capital Projects.

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901, Arcadia Hotel Suites, Al khan Street, Sharjah (+971) 561590113, svkrma@rediffmail.com , sanjayvishwa1968@gmail.com sanjay.vishwakarma@petrofac.com

Role of an expert – advising Project Teams handling EPC projects in successfully dealing with the Client, overseeing and directing safe conclusion of Subcontracts, managing disputes of Client, Subcontractors and key Vendors for the Offshore Projects, Negotiating and finalizing key subcontracts.

Handled contractual issues related to Offshore Contracts in North Sea and Persian Gulf Reporting to Legal Director

2) Jt. General Manager – Contracts & Legal – 3rd Mar’ 2008 to 14th Mar’ 2014 ( 6 years ) at the Corporate Office – Mumbai, India

Joined ESSAR’s Projects Corporate arm in March 2008; After re-organization of the Projects arm, in 2011 responsible for the Contracts & Legal function for the Offshore Projects

Previously responsible handled the Greenfield and Brownfield Projects covering Steel, Power and Petrochemical Fields.

Responsible for the Corporate Contracts and Legal function for the Offshore Arm since 2011 till day of last work. Responsible for defending as well as prosecuting in conjunction with external Attorneys/Law Firms

Achievements in ESSAR

Legal Cases of EOSSL: Removal of ban on EOSSL (and Group Companies) to do Business with ONGC and Public Sector

Undertakings – Bombay High Court Ship-arrest – Bombay Admiralty Court Defending in Court in Kerala State on a liquidation of Bank Guarantee Initiating Litigation against Sub-contractors for non-performance Defending Company in Litigation by Sub-contractors Driving Arbitration Proceedings, in India as well as Internationally Litigation arising out of Charter Parties

Contractual matters of EOSSL: Contract and Legal administration for two Offshore Projects, off West Coast of India with a

combined value of US$1 Billion Negotiated key Contracts Negotiated key major Sub-contracts for Offshore work Settled disputes in win-win way with Sub-contractors without causing harm to the relations Negotiating and concluded Charter Party agreements for Offshore-marine spreads

Bidding Support: Conducted Contract Review and Analysis of all major Bids Formulated JV/MOU/Consortium Agreements for upcoming projects

Legal Support Selected and coordinated with top Law Firms in Mumbai and Delhi Interacted and briefed top-notch Lawyers practicing at Bombay High Court – Civil as well as

Admiralty jurisdiction, to drive Company’s cases, as well as in Supreme Court - Delhi Handled Maritime Arbitration at Singapore and advantageously settled the case

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Handling large Claim against ONGC (Client) which has been referred to Mediation through Outside-Experts-Committee (OEC)

Settled long pending Claim matters against EOSSL advantageously

In Essar Projects (India) Limited (EPIL)

Set-up the Subcontract function for Minnesota Steel Project at Hibbing, Minnesota State USA, complete with the template for RFQ, detailed Sub-contract General Conditions and all future Subcontracts, all based on US EJCDC conditions which were finalized after evaluating other US contracting models; Managed the Construction Phase Subcontracts later from Corporate Office at Mumbai

Lead proposals preparation, formulate, draft, finalize and conclude the EPC/LSTK Contracts, modeled after FIDIC for the following new (Greenfield) and expansion (Brownfield) Projects for submission for obtaining Project Funding (in aggregate over Rs. 15,000 Crore- end-to-end funding) for the following projects :

Integrated Steel Plant in Minnesota – USA HRM at Vietnam Pellet Plant at Trinidad & Tobago Coke Oven Project Power Plants at Mahan (MP) and Jharkhand Captive Power Plant at Hazira Expansion of Refinery at Vadinar Fertilizer Plant at Durgapur (WB)

Developed, set-up and implemented successfully the Sub-Contracting Models for Sub-Contracts for Papua New Guinea basing on the Australian Standards model

Drafting, negotiated and finalized key JVs and MOUs with foreign partners for tie up for the Steel and Power plant contracts

Standardized Sub-contracts for Indian Contracts, basing them on FIDIC models for subcontractors; and supervise, analysis of RFQ (Request For Proposal) requirements, prepare preliminary execution plans

3) Contracts Manager in DODSAL Pte. Limited – in Dubai UAE (Sep’ 2006 to July 2007)Project – Jumeirah Village Project Dubai – Managed Contracts function for a US$300 Million Infrastructure Project in Dubai, UAE; Client - NAKHEEL; Consultant- ELLISDON; Project Managers - MOUCHEL PARKMAN;

4) Senior Manager – Contracts in Sobha Developers , Dubai (Aug’ 2007 to Jan’ 2008), - Handling Procurement related matters

5) AGM- Contracts Administration and Project Coordination (April 2005 to September 2006) - Shristi Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd., at Corporate Office in Mumbai - Handled Contracts based on FIDIC and Military (MES)

6) Senior Manager – Commercial in SKANSKA Cementation India Limited at their Corporate Office in Mumbai (Now ITD Cementation Limited) (Dec’ 2002 to Mar’ 2005) managing from the Head Office - Handled Contracts based on FIDIC

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7) Contracts Manager in Hindustan Construction Company Limited (Jan’ 2001 to Dec’ 2002) at Site – Handled Contracts based on FIDIC of MSRDC (Bandra-Worli Sealink) and National Hydropower Corporation.

8) Project Engineer – Planning, Cost-control and Contracts in Gammon India Limited (Oct’ 1998 to Jan’ 2001)

9) Project Engineer- Planning and Contracts in JMC Projects India Limited (Jan’ 1997 to Oct’ 1998)

10) Project Engineer and Technical Assistant to the Executive Director - Rajasthan Hospitals Limited (Apr’ 1995 to Jan’ 1997) at Corporate office - Jaipur - setting up a 200 Bed Multi-super specialty Hospital in Jaipur with Apollo Hospitals GroupBrief Role and Responsibility:

11) Engineer ( Oct’ 1989 to Mar’ 1995)

Supervising the construction of various Civil Engineering structures like Commercial Complex, Group Housing, Water Treatment Plants and RCC Overhead Water Tank, involved in detailing and sequencing of the works, supervising and directing the site teams comprising other Site Engineers and skilled workers, responsible for time, accuracy, quality and final outcome of the works and their invoicing; liaison with the Government officials for inspection and clearance.

OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS:

Father: Retired Officer from Indian Railways Family – Wife and one Son; Son studying in IB –Diploma (XII) in DY Patil International School, Navi

Mumbai, India Hobbies – Reading, Music, Travelling – seeing new lands, cultures, interacting and working with

different people, learning new traits

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