Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Key Skills And Achievements
Certification
Timeline
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Madhusuthanan R

Madhusuthanan R

Chennai

Summary

A seasoned construction professional with over 34 years of experience in delivering high-value, complex projects across India and the Middle East. Specializing in contract management, tendering, procurement, and post-contract administration, with a strong background in design & build and BOQ-based contracts. Proven track record in securing contracts (30% success rate), optimizing costs, and driving execution excellence across commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and data center projects.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deputy General Manager – Contracts

L&W Construction Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - Current
  • Headed tendering and procurement across India; contributed to major design & build and BOQ project wins.
  • Led tendering for commercial, data center, factory, and infrastructure projects.
  • Played a key role in post-contract management including claim settlements and subcontractor coordination.
  • Managed end-to-end contract lifecycle for large-scale developments with strategic vendors and subcontractors.

Key projects with reputed clients in tendering and post-contract works:

IT commercial Buildings: Ascendas, CapitaLand, Maple Tree, RMZ, Qualcomm, Honeywell, Keppel, Shriram, HPE, Boeing.

Data Center Building: Qualcomm Datacenter (Bangalore), Yondr Data center (Mumbai), Adani Data center (Chennai), Tata Data center (Pune & Chennai).

Factory Building: Milton Roy, Tyco Electronics, Ajinomoto, Takasago, Kia Motors.

Infrastructure works, hotels, residential buildings, and clubs: Ascendas One hub Chennai, Citadine Ascott Hotel, 27 park avenue and East Point residential, Talwalkar club.


Gained key insights from multiple high-value tender bids (though unsuccessful), refining future strategies for major clients across sectors:

IT Parks: Raheja, Siemens, Wipro, Infosys, DLF, Google, Ford, TRIL, Hexaware, Capgemini, TVS, TCS, Taisei, Tech Mahindra.

Data Centers: Nxtra, Idea, Brookfield, Netmagic, Equinix, AirTrunk, Ascendas.

Factories/Warehouses: Toll Asia, IKEA, other industrial buildings.

Infrastructure: Chennai Metro, GMR & Chennai Airports, Mahindra City, Azim Premji University.

Project Quantity Surveyor

KPK Quantity Surveyors (AECOM)
02.2008 - 04.2011
  • Pre-contract cost estimation, tender documentation, bid evaluations.
  • Post-contract activities: measurements, VO/claims, final accounts.
  • Engaged in cost control and dispute resolution on commercial and infrastructure projects.

Senior Quantity Surveyor

RR Associates
08.2005 - 01.2008
  • Prepared BOQs, contractor billing, and joint measurements.
  • Handled subcontract procurement and cost control documentation.

Quantity Surveyor

Wade Adams Contracting LLC
08.2003 - 04.2005
  • Handled interim claims, variation works, and billing for major infrastructure projects including roads and pipelines.

Project Engineer

Thirunavukarasu & Co.
12.2000 - 07.2003
  • Managed tendering, procurement, execution, and billing for infrastructure and building works.

Senior Engineer

B. Balaiah & Co.
01.1994 - 12.2000
  • Widening and strengthening of roads in Palamaner and Gudiyatham.
  • Bridge reconstruction on NH5 and Inner Ring Road, Chennai.

Site Engineer

Sathiyapal & Co.
01.1995 - 12.1996
  • Oversaw silo and chimney construction in industrial facilities across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Junior Engineer to Site Engineer

Shiva Constructions
01.1990 - 12.1993
  • Executed residential, office, and hostel building projects.

Education

B.E. Civil -

Anna University – College of Engineering, Guindy
01.2009

Diploma in Civil Engg - undefined

Dept. of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu
01.1990

Skills

  • Project Cost Management
  • Post-Contract Management
  • Procurement
  • Cost Control
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Cost Optimization
  • Technical Solutions
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Vendor Management
  • Subcontractor Management

Key Skills And Achievements

  • Project Cost Management, Delivered over 200 tenders with accurate estimates for IT parks, commercial, industrial, data centers, residential, and infrastructure projects.
  • Post-Contract Management & Procurement, Managed procurement, cost control, and risk mitigation for large-scale construction projects; ensured 85% on-time, on-budget delivery.
  • Cost Optimization & Technical Solutions, Implemented value engineering measures and technical solutions, achieving savings without compromising quality.
  • Dispute Resolution, Achieved a 60% success rate in handling contractual claims and variation disputes.
  • Vendor & Subcontractor Management, Negotiated favorable terms, enhancing procurement efficiency by 90%.

Certification

  • Advanced Contracts, Tendering and Public Procurement, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), 2024


  • Leadership and Team Effectiveness, IIT Roorkee, 2025

Timeline

Deputy General Manager – Contracts

L&W Construction Pvt Ltd
05.2011 - Current

Project Quantity Surveyor

KPK Quantity Surveyors (AECOM)
02.2008 - 04.2011

Senior Quantity Surveyor

RR Associates
08.2005 - 01.2008

Quantity Surveyor

Wade Adams Contracting LLC
08.2003 - 04.2005

Project Engineer

Thirunavukarasu & Co.
12.2000 - 07.2003

Site Engineer

Sathiyapal & Co.
01.1995 - 12.1996

Senior Engineer

B. Balaiah & Co.
01.1994 - 12.2000

Junior Engineer to Site Engineer

Shiva Constructions
01.1990 - 12.1993

Diploma in Civil Engg - undefined

Dept. of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu

B.E. Civil -

Anna University – College of Engineering, Guindy
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