RAKESH AKURATHI
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Summary: Experienced construction professional with expertise in estimating, project bidding, and site development. Skilled in earthwork, utilities, demolition, and roadway projects across residential, commercial, and infrastructure sectors. Background includes working on custom homes, luxury homes, and multi-family developments, along with federal, state, and private projects. Proficient in industry-standard software for cost estimation and project planning.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Heavy Civil Estimator
Eclipse Companies LLC
08.2022 - Current
- Utilize Carlson 3D for earthwork take-offs, conducting precise cut and fill calculations for excavation and fill operations.
- Perform demolition take-offs for structures and site clearing projects.
- Estimate and bid on federal, state, and private sector projects, expanding the company's bidding scope beyond residential subdivisions.
- Execute on-screen take-offs in Bluebeam for Sanitary, Storm, Water, SWP, Pavement, and Electrical systems.
- Manage and develop competitive bidding strategies using HeavyBid software.
- Solicit and evaluate quotes from multiple subcontractors and suppliers to ensure cost-effective procurement.
- Prepare and submit bid documents, bid bonds, and bid books in compliance with project requirements.
- Attend pre-bid meetings to gather essential project details and clarify specifications.
- Assist in RFIs, submittals, change orders, and permit acquisition as required.
- Lead efforts in identifying qualified subcontractors and maintaining a strong bid solicitation list.
Estimator
FECHKO EXCAVATING, LLC
03.2024 - Current
- Utilized Insite Elevation software to create detailed 3D models for earthwork projects
- Conducted accurate cut and fill calculations to determine soil volumes for excavation and fill operations, optimizing resource allocation
- Topsoil stripping | Footer Evaluations for residential sub-divisions
- Solicited competitive quotes from multiple suppliers based on project drawings, enhancing procurement efficiency
- Managed the ordering of bid bonds and bid books, ensuring all bid documents were accurately prepared and submitted on time
- Managed team in identifying qualified subcontractors and establishing and maintaining bid solicitation lists
- Projects: Residential Sub-divisions - Pulte & Ryan Homes, Utilities - Public County bids, Commercial Developments
PROJECT MANAGER
MONARCH CONSTRUCTIONS
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Company Overview: Luxury Home Builder
- Primary representative of the company to communicate with subcontractors, vendors, interior designers, architects, civil engineers, and others as necessary to problem solve, troubleshoot, etc
- Preparing Project budgets, cost estimates, schedules, and resource allocations
- Review historical production rates, material pricing, and equipment utilization
- Negotiating contacts | Organizing kick-off meetings | Change orders and assisting in implementing them | Communication with all Custom Build clients by weekly reporting and meetings
- Support project accounting and/or project management in monthly billings and collections and follow up on outstanding balances.
- Projects: Custom & Luxury Homes
PROJECT MANAGER | COST ESTIMATOR
DISTRICT PROPERTIES, LLC
12.2018 - 11.2021
- Preparing monthly Estimates and budgets | Project-level Reports of cost and Changes | Document preparation and controlling
- Preparing Maintaining and controlling budgets from design to Implementation | Analyzing existing costs with new | Inputs in Value Engineering
- Analyzing and Ensuring funding by performing Estimates and forecasts of new projects
- Preparing Material, labor, and equipment costs based on concept designs | Develop cost estimates from drawings and specifications
- Assisting field personnel in close-out projects
- Projects: Multi Family and Condominums
PROJECT ENGINEER
M Ali Construction, LLC
06.2018 - 11.2018
- Scheduled Daily operations | labor, equipment, materials, and analyzing Quantities
- Means and Methods discussion - Foremen, Superintendents and PM
- Reports | Daily | Cost | Tracking RFI's | Change orders - Field conditions
- Site Meetings - Client, Project Manager and Inspectors
- Routine safety inspections | Safety compliance
- Quotes from Manufactures | Negotiation process | Led and managed pre-construction activities
- Reviewed cost analysis | Job cost reports | Contract documentation | production reports
- Assisted in the development of project execution strategies and identified key subcontractors and personnel
- Project: Federal Project - Flood Mitigation
- This Project involves Constructing a Retaining Floodwall around the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and is responsible for coordinating, organizing, tracking, updating, and the flow of information, files, Utilities, drawings, permits, and correspondence
Education
MASTERS - Construction Management
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OHBachelor Of Technology - Civil Engineering
VR Siddhartha Engineering College
Skills
- Earthwork & Mass Grading Take-Offs (Carlson 3D, Insite Elevation)
- Estimating & Bidding (HeavyBid, Bluebeam)
- Demolition & Site Clearing Estimation
- Project Cost Analysis & Budgeting
- Roadway Rehabilitation & Excavation
- Underground Utilities & Structural Concrete
- Bid Management & Proposal Submission
- Supplier & Subcontractor Coordination
- Project Documentation & Compliance
- Federal, State, and Private Project Bidding
Certification
OSHA 30 | NAVFAC
Timeline
Estimator
FECHKO EXCAVATING, LLC
03.2024 - Current
Heavy Civil Estimator
Eclipse Companies LLC
08.2022 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER
MONARCH CONSTRUCTIONS
03.2022 - 02.2024
PROJECT MANAGER | COST ESTIMATOR
DISTRICT PROPERTIES, LLC
12.2018 - 11.2021
PROJECT ENGINEER
M Ali Construction, LLC
06.2018 - 11.2018
Bachelor Of Technology - Civil Engineering
VR Siddhartha Engineering College
MASTERS - Construction Management
Bowling Green State University
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