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K.P Praveen is a construction professional who has specialized in providing commercial and contractual advice for over 15 years in India, Middle East, and Singapore. Praveen’s forte lies in identifying contractual and commercial risks and advising effective strategies for resolution of the same. He can provide diverse perspectives to account for various potential arguments which might be pursued by the parties to the dispute whilst not losing sight of the bigger picture.

Praveen started his career as a contract administrator on a billion-dollar project in the Emirate of Dubai. He was predominantly involved in the contract administration on behalf of the main contractor. Subsequently he had a stint with a contract claim consultancy in Singapore where he assisted main contractors and sub-contractors in time and cost claims. His subsequent assignment was in the commercial team of a public listed construction firm where he was involved in all commercial and contractual aspects of the company. In 2014 he co-founded a contract claim consultancy with another partner which have been providing contract advisory services to various main contractors and sub-contractors of various tiers. He exited the partnership and ventured on his own with Niamh Consultancy.

Praveen has exposure to various standard forms of contract including FIDIC, PSSCOC, SIA and REDAS as also bespoke contract documents of leading main contractors. He has also been involved in litigation, arbitration and adjudication under SOP Act, Singapore.

Praveen holds qualifications in civil and environmental engineering vide his full-time licentiate diploma from VJTI (1997 – 2001) and Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Mumbai University (2001 – 2004). He has also completed a postgraduate diploma in Advanced Construction Management from NICMAR (2005 – 2007). Praveen also holds LLB (Hons) from University of London. Praveen is a member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitration.

Praveen’s profile may be downloaded at Praveen's CV

Praveen may be contacted at + Six 5 - 8 One 5 Seven 8 Zero One 7 or praveen.kp@niamhconsultancy.com