About
Tinka Contracting LLC holds an asset of expertise brought in by its managing director, who has more than twenty eight (28) years of Professional Versatile Experience in Project Management, contributing to building landscapes of many prominent cities of the world, including those in the UAE.
The founder of Tinka Group, Mr. Abdullah Shaikh, is better known as the stone-king; however, he has a heart of gold. He believes in lasting relationships with clients, customers, and all other stakeholders. Himself a symbol of humility, an example that must be followed by every business leader, his love and respect for his group’s staffs is a sign of a true leader who honours the contribution that every individual makes (every tinka one adds; tinka means straw) to the economy. He has injected immense financial strength into the Tinka Contracting LLC which makes the company confident to be able to manage mega projects without any cash-flow problems.
Tinka Contracting LLC carries with it, brought in by its managing director, more than twenty eight (28) years of professional versatile experience in project management, contributing to the building landscapes of many prominent cities of the world, including those in the UAE.
MANAGING DIRECTOR’S QUALIFICATIONS
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) CERTIFICATION FROM PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI), USA, SINCE 2005
• MBA WITH GOLD MEDAL, from XLRI, Jamshedpur, (top ranking Institution), 2004.
Specializations: (a) Strategy, (b) Operations & (c) Finance
• BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (CIVIL) IN 1984; FIRST CLASS WITH HONOURS; From IIT-BHU, India, a top ranking institute within the family of renowned IITs.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: (a) Project Management Institute (PMI), USA (b) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA, (b) International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT), USA
Work experience overview of the managing director: Worked with Leading Companies, like Simplex (top-ranking construction company of India), Som Dutt Builders (largest contractors in Iraq during the 90s), UAE Armed Forces, Etisalat (a top-ranking company of the Middle East)
• Since 1984, gained on-the-job versatile experience in practically all spheres associated with Project management (initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing), related to construction of buildings and related infrastructure, spread over India, Iraq and the UAE, with contractors, consultants, clients, in private as well as semi-government & government organizations.
• Widely experienced in Project Management techniques including Resource scheduling, Resource levelling, Cost-benefit analysis, Project Crashing, PERT & CPM techniques as applied to large Construction Projects as well as to large number of small projects.
• Familiar with international standards and specifications for project management, construction, materials, contract management, e.g., FIDIC, PMBOK, ACI, BS, EN, etc.
• Possesses expertise in managing various types of contracts in different work environments.
• Specialised in managing large number of new projects as well as maintenance works of the existing network spread over a vast area.
• Confident in managing soft as well as hard skills. Managed large workforce both in the field and within the office environments.
• Achieved results through team-work, knowledge sharing, staff-motivation, optimal utilization of incentives, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills, etc.
• With quality being the primary focus, changed the work culture of companies that associated with him
With UAE Armed Forces (Directorate of Military Works), managed construction of Residential as well as Office buildings, an officer’s Club, a mosque, Ammunition and other Stores for the Signals headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
As Resident Engineer for the 17–storeyed (G+M+15) Residential Building (Al Hamli Tower) under the H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Committee, on Old Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, looked after Civil Structural and finishing works, Electrical installation, Air Conditioning, Plumbing works, and all related services, inclduing the Public Address System, CATV systems, Telecom, Fire-Fighting, etc. Managed approval of all the submittals related to construction programs, sub-contractors, materials, method statements, design of Curtain Walls, and GRC Cladding, etc.
Contact: Mr. Shakeel Ahmad, Managing Director, 050-4599172
Email: shakeel@tinkacontracting.com
Vision Statement of Tinka Contracting LLC: Strive to consistently raise Tinka’s stake in the development of UAE, and UAE’s stake in the world economy.
Mission Statement of Tinka Contracting LLC: The path to realizing Tinka’s Vision is based on fundamental vlaues of trust, respect, and shared benefits. Our mission:
To undertake the construction business with prime focus on cost leadership with excellence
To meet stakeholders’ expectations of scope, quality, timely delivery, safety and environmental concerns.
To develop effective management processes that help raise productivity, uninterrupted enhancement in the reach of the organization,
To instill in all personnel professional work ethics, respect for all stakeholders, work standards and regulations,
To build value for the organization and its stakeholders in order to become the most preferred choice of every customer.
Quality Assurance Policy: Build Right, Build Fast
TINKA Contracting LLC is committed to supplying construction services of consistent quality that conform fully with statutory requirements and meet our client’s documented and implied expectations in terms of technical, budget, quality, and time. Making the best possible application of knowledge, processes, skills, tools, and techniques, we strive to make a significant impact on project success – a success which is shared with all the project stakeholders. We focus on (a) Conformance to requirements: The project’s processes and products meet written specifications, and (b) Fitness for use: The building can be used as it was intended, serving the user’s needs in the best possible way.
The principal quality aims of Tinka Contracting are:
• To have a real understanding of client’s needs that align with their business requirements.
• To strengthen relationships and encourage repeat business with existing clients.
• To win projects not solely on price but through innovation and added value.
• To continually strive to improve our performance through analysis and continuous improvement of business processes.
• To develop staff potential through appropriate training in project management quality systems, e.g. PMBOK 5th edition, ISO 21500, ISO 10006:2003, ISO 10007:2003, and ISO 31000:2009.
• To engender a positive commitment to quality and create an environment of teamwork and cooperation that enables staff to work effectively.
• To support staff in their day-to-day work by developing an accredited management system that links all business activities within the organisation and is documented to meet the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2008.
Management will communicate this policy to all employees and staff in such a way that it is properly understood and followed
Our quality policy has been formulated to serve as a reference base for the policy and procedures for Quality Assurance and controls within the Company. The Quality Assurance system is designed to ensure the execution & maintenance of product quality & standards through the provision of evaluation and verification of processes at all stages of construction supply and installation works are thoroughly maintained. Compliance with the provisions and objectives of this policy is mandatory on all company personnel.
We are committed to execute works Contracts in a manner which will meet or exceed customer requirements. Our policy is based on the founding principle that there is no substitute for quality and we must at all times go the extra length to ensure quality in everything we do. These is reflected in our Endeavour in providing our clients adequate resources, use of efficient and economical methods complying with relevant codes, specifications and standards and strive for continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
