Name: Lázaro CARIDADE, RUI Manuel

Nationality: Portuguese

Profession: Civil Engineer

Current Position: Senior Project Manager for Major Projects

Years of Experience: 35 years

Qualifications:

BEng (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering. “Instituto Superior Técnico” (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (1990)
Post – Graduation in Geographical Information Systems for Application on Highway Engineering. (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (1997)

Professional Associations:

Senior Member of “Ordem dos Engenheiros” (Portuguese Association of Engineers), Nr. 25.174
Member of the “Project Management Institute” (PMI), Nr. 909247

Employment History:

SENER - Ingeniería y Sistemas (2018-….). Senior Project Director-Major Projects
CONSULGAL - Consultores de Engenharia e Gestão S.A. (2010-2017): Senior Manager and International Director
COBA - Consultores de Engenharia e Ambiente S.A. (1990-2010): Project Engineer, Manager, Roads Department Deputy Director and International Director.

Specialization courses:

2024 Project Management Professional (PMP)Ó
2011 “The Bullet Proof Manager”. 1 year course with a total lecture time of 48h. Crestcom. Lisbon
2008 «Practical use of the new 1999 FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction». ECV in partnership with FIDIC and CCM. Vienna. March.
2007 “Economic Assessment of Infrastructure Projects” (Evaluation Economique des Projets d’Infrastructures” (two weeks course/September) – École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées – Paris, France, September.
2002 “Highway Development and Management, the HDM-4 Model” (two weeks course) – École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées – Paris, France. November.
2001 “Projects Management and Evaluation for Executives”. 1 academic year course. Portuguese Catholic University.
2000 “Quality Costs”. AGESFAL Management Institute. June.
“Quality Audits”. AGESFAL Management Institute. May.
“Quality Techniques”. AGESFAL Management Institute. April.
1999/00“Cycle for Quality Auditors”. AGESFAL Management Institute. Sept/99 to May/2000.
1999 “Quality Assurance”. AGESFAL Management Institute. September and October.
“Team Work Techniques”. AGESFAL Management Institute. July.
“Quality awareness”. AGESFAL Management Institute. April.
1996/97 During the Post-Graduation Course in Geographical Information Systems:
- Training Course in GIS Software “AUTOCAD-MAP”. IST. Lisbon. June 1997.
- Training Course in GIS Software “MAPINFO”. IST. Lisbon. January 1997.
- Training Course in GIS Software “ARCVIEW”. IST. Lisbon. December 1996.
- Training Course in GIS Software “ARCAD”. IST. Lisbon. December 1996.
1993/95 In-house Course on the use of the MicroStation and InRoads Software (versions 4 and 5) in the UNIX and WINDOWS-NT environments.
1992 Course on Auto-Cad 10 (ITA).

Language skills:

Portuguese (Native)
English
French
Spanish

Key experience

Internationally experienced engineering project manager with a professional track-record of over 35 years in transport infrastructures, particularly in multidisciplinary roads and highways design and project management, works supervision coordination of major transport and water-related infrastructures as well as bidding and contract negotiation alongside business development at an international level. Extensive experience in transport infrastructures feasibility and economic studies, geometric layout studies, drainage, pavements, earthworks and signaling, and contract evaluation.

International experience in Europe, Africa, South and North America, with direct involvement in multiple engineering projects in Portugal, Canada, Chile, Panama, Canada, Greece, Algeria, Morocco, Philippines, Mexico, Angola, Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Swaziland, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Principe and Brazil, and additionally in commercial/tendering and/or business development activities in Tunisia, Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroun, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Tanzania, Kenya, East Timor, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Libya.

Professional experience at COBA, one of the most prestigious consultancy internationally operating companies in Portugal, for almost 20 years, with a strong and well sustained technical and managerial track-record, from Design Engineer to Deputy Director at the Transport Infrastructure Department and Head of the international Roads Division. This long work experience allowed for the consolidation of my technical backbone and progressively reinforced managerial and commercial responsibilities that I fully assumed from 2000 onwards.

Professional experience at CONSULGAL, one of the major Portuguese internationally operating engineering management consultants for 8 years, as International Projects Coordinator, at the International Directorate, initially responsible for “New Markets”, followed by the African and the Middle East markets. Intensive commercial activities pertaining to the identification, selection and appraisal of tender opportunities, coordination of their development and the operationalisation of new contracts across a broad spectrum of projects, mainly on works supervision contracts, including the provision of technical assistance within the scope of transportation infrastructures projects.

Since 2018, Project Director in SENER, involved in international major transport infrastructures projects.

Strong communication skills and fluent in Portuguese (mother tongue), English, French and Spanish.

Fields of expertise

Highway Engineering / Transport Infrastructures Engineering.
Project Appraisal and Evaluation of Transport Infrastructures.
Works Supervision contracts administration and technical assistance (Transport and Water related infrastructures)
Commercial Procurement and Bidding and Negotiation of engineering consultancy contracts.
International operations manager (Algeria and Mozambique)
Line management of a Transport Infrastructures Dept. and an International Directorate.
Multi-discipline engineering teams’ coordination, mentoring, supporting and deliverables reviewing.
Preparation and presentation of internal and public technical and managerial reports.
Managerial and Technical Training in Highways/Transport Infrastructures Engineering.
Project scheduling, including resourcing and budgeting, using Microsoft Project.
Experienced manager of overseas projects (Portuguese, English and French speaking countries).
Experience in monitoring construction contracts and site management.
Experience of the 3D CAD/CAE design software InRoads/MicroStation (Bentley).

Selected Projects

“Scarborough Subway Extension”- underground extension of Toronto’s Bloor-Danforth subway Line 2, spanning approximately 7.8km. It includes three new underground stations with bus terminals. Client: Scarborough Transit Connect. Toronto, Canada.
“Ruta 5” Highway – Section Caldera-Antofagasta (465km) – Value Engineering services for the bidding study for the D&B of the Concession. Coordinator. Client: ViasChile. Chile
Panama Canal 4th Bridge -. D&B of the 4th Bridge over the Panama Canal and its western and eastern roadways interfaces. Design’s Front-Office Coordinator. Client: CPCP (CHEC)
Port of Nador - Study of the Operational Layout of the "SOFA"’s activities of the Nador West Med Industrial-Port - Phase 1. Road Layout coordinator. Client: NADOR Westmed
Tepic - Puerto Vallarta Highway. Tepic/Compostela Section (26.3 km). Detailed Design. Coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil Mexico. Mexico
Extension of Panama Metro Line 1 to Villa Zaíta. Project for the construction of civil works, installation of auxiliary lines and stations, and interfaces with the integrated railway system. Duplication of the Transístmica Avenue and Chivo-Chivo Interchange. Coordinator for roads, urban planning and drainage. Roadways front-office coordinator. Client: CLPN (Consorcio Línea Panamá Norte). Panama
Tepic - Puerto Vallarta Highway. Tepic/Compostela section (26.3 km). Value Engineering Study. Coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil Mexico. Mexico
New 4th Bridge over the Panama Canal (Panama) – D&B. Detail Design for the construction of the new 4th crossing over the Panama Canal (Panama City). Risk Coordinator. Client: CPCP. Panama.
Highway Pachuca - Huejutla (MEX105) - Section Real del Monte / Entronque Huasca. Value Engineering. Coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil México. Mexico
Highway Tuxpan-Tampico, Section Los Gil-Naranjos (México) – D&B. Los Gil Interchange. Design review and optimization. Coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil México. Mexico
Due Diligence of BRISA, Highways Concessionaire (Portugal). OPEX assessment Coordinator. Client: Globalvia. Spain
Design and Build – Cebu/Cordoba Link Expressway (Cebu Bridge). Detail Design for the construction of a new access to connect the main Cebu City industrial area to the Mactan Cebu International Airport and new developments in Cordova, situated in Mactan Island. Client: Acciona – First Balfour. Philippines.
New Road Crossing over the Tagus River in Lisbon (PPP - Vasco da Gama Bridge) (17,2 km long, 12 km over bridge and viaduct). Portugal Preliminary and Final Designs of the Roads. And Toll Plaza Buildings. Client: Novaponte (Lusoponte Consortium). Portugal.
Guelma/East/West Highway 37km Motorway - Design Review and Works Supervision. Contract coordinator at the International Directorate. Client: KOUGC. Algeria.
Algiers Outer Ring Road (2ème Rocade) (extension of approximately 10 km, overpass, underpass, viaduct, 5 interchanges). Final Design and Technical Assistance. Project Coordinator. Client: Teixeira Duarte, SA. Algeria.
New Nacala Port Project PPP (Mozambique) – Design and Construction Project Management. International contract coordinator. Client : Vale.
National Road N221 – Chókwè/Chicualacuala (Section 1 – Caniçado/Combumune) – Design Review and Works Supervision (142km). Contract coordinator at the International Directorate. Client : ANE (Administração Nacional de Estradas de Moçambique). Mozambique.
Algiers Outer Ring Road (4ème Rocade d'Alger). Lot 1 and 2 – Section between the RN 18 National Road Interchange (Wilaya de Ain Defla) RN 1 Interchange (Médéa). Preliminary Studies, Preliminary Design and Detailed Design and Tender Documents. Deputy Project Manager. Client: ANA – Agence Nationale des Autoroutes. Algeria.
Road Pachuca – Huejutla (MEX105) - Section Real del Monte / Entronque Huasca. Value Engineering Study. Study coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil Mexico. Mexico
Tuxpan-Tampico Highway - Tuxpan / Ozuluama Section. Los Gil Interchange. Review and optimization of the layout and earthworks. Coordinator. Client: MOTA-Engil Mexico. Mexico
Due Diligence of BRISA, Highways Concessions. Coordinator of the Operations analysis. Client: Globalvia. Spain
TransRhumel Viaduct and Access Roads to Constantine (700 m-long cable-stayed bridge across the Oued Rhumel). Preliminary Study for a Design-and-Build Tender. Coordinator of the Road Study. Client. Odebrecht. Algeria.
East/West Highway. Algeria:
Section between Oued Fodda and Khemis Miliana. Final Design. Project Coordinator. Client: GRAKMOF JV.
Section between Khemis Miliana and Hoceinia. Final Design. Project Coordinator. Client: ANA – Administration Nationale d’Autoroutes.
Port of Beira – Tankers Terminal, Beira (Mozambique) – Expansion Feasibility Studies and Design Rehabilitation. Contract coordinator. Client : CFM (Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique). Mozambique
Concession A3 – Porto-Valença Highway. Braga Southern Ring Road. Final Design. Project Manager during 1999. Client: BRISA, S.A.. Portugal.
Praia/Tarrafal Motorway Concession (about 50 km, with 11 connections to the existing network and a 2x2 cross-section). Assistance to the Concessionaire’s proposal. Project Coordinator. Client: MSF-Moniz da Maia, Serra & Fortunato Empreiteiros, SA. Cape Verde.
Rehabilitation of Rural Road ER 405 from the Maputo Border to Chokwé, over an extent of 30,5 km, including rehabilitation of a Bailey-type metallic bridge). Detail Design and Supervision. Project Coordinator. Client: Administração Nacional de Estradas. Mozambique.
Transport Sector Review (TSR) Studies in four Lusophone Regional Member Countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé e Príncipe (assessment of existing infrastructures, operation, demand/offer in the different modes of transport and assessment of transport sector intervention strategies). Team Leader for Angola. Client: African Development Bank (Portuguese Trust Fund).
IC3 Motorway – Vila Nova da Barquinha (nearby) / Chamusca (including the New Road Crossing over the Tagus river near this village) (10,3 km long, a bridge over the Tagus river and an access viaduct in the right bank about 686 m and 3050 m respectively). Basic Design. Responsible for the Road Design. Client: ICOR – Instituto para a Construção Rodoviária. Portugal.
Concession “PPP- Shadow Toll System” of “SCUT” Motorway Sections in the Beira Litoral and Beira Alta Regions, including the following Sections of the IP5 Trunk Road: Albergaria (IP1)/Interchange of the IC2 Main Road (4,5 km); Interchange of the IC2/Viseu (53 km); Viseu/Mangualde (18 km); Mangualde/Guarda (69 km) and Guarda/Vilar Formoso (35 km). Preliminary Study for a DBFO Contract. Project Manager. Client: SCUTVIAS Group of Contractors. Portugal.
Litoral Atlantic Motorway Concession. Client: LACE – Litoral Atlântico, Construtores, ACE. Portugal
Motorway A17: Subsection A14 / Quiaios. Final Design. Project Coordinator.
Motorway A1: Subsection Monte Redondo / Louriçal. Final Design. Project Coordinator.
Luyengo-Sicunusa (MR4) Road Upgrading (upgrading of the existing MR4 road for about 39 km and the construction of a new 8 km section connecting the MR18 to the MR4, three bridges over the Usuthu, Mhlatane and Rowela rivers and 10 retaining walls, with heights from 3 to 15 m). Design Review and Contract Documents, and Supervision of the Works. Project Manager, Resident in Swaziland. Client: Swaziland Government - Ministry of Works and Construction, Roads Department. Project financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Swaziland.
Concession of Motorway Sections and associated Road Networks in the Northern Region of Portugal. Preliminary Study for a DBOOT (design, build, own, operate and transfer) Contract. Drainage and layout. Client: Group of Contractors (Soares da Costa, Teixeira Duarte, Dragados y Construcciones, Alves Ribeiro, A. Silva e Silva, Ramalho Rosa). Portugal.
Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Road Section Okoyo-Lekety-Gabon Border (90 km and 2 bridges) and Bridges of the Lekana-Ampaka-Lekety road axis and Bridge over the Vouma river (2 with 80 m each and 5 with 20 m each). Final Designs. Project Manager. Client: ESCOM (Espírito Santo Group) / Ministry of Equipment and Public Works. Republic of Congo/Brazzaville.
“Parque EXPO’98” (Lisbon’s 1998 International Exhibition). Surrounding Access Roads. Overpass to the “Rotunda do Relógio” round-about and Respective Access Roads. Tender Design for a Design-and- Build Tender. Drainage. Client: Somague. Portugal.
IC1 Highway. Client: JAE – Junta Autónoma de Estradas. Portugal:
Apúlia-Ponte do Neiva Section (14 km long, 3 deviations, 5 level crossings, 2 interchanges, 11 under and over bridges, 5 relocations). Technical Assistance to the Construction Works. Project Manager.
Apúlia-Ponte do Neiva Section. Final Design. Additional work: New by-pass at km 0+472, with an overpass. Project Manager.
Apúlia-Ponte do Neiva Section. Alternative Road to Forjães. Final Design. Project Manager.
Apúlia-Ponte do Neiva Section. Final Design. Project Manager.

Selected Congresses, Seminars and Meetings

2011 African Development Bank Groupe Annual Meeting. Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal. 9 & 10 June.
2010 "Access Africa Fórum" Conference. Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal. 16 & 17 June.
2010 16th IRF (International Road Federation) World Meeting. Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal. 25-28 May.
2004 III Portuguese Road Congress “Estrada 2004”. Lisbon Congress Centre, 24 to 26 November.
1st European Road Congress. Lisbon Congress Centre, 24 to 26 November.
2001 Meetings on Roads and Bridges of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Belém Cultural Centre. Lisbon. November, 2001
1998 GIS’ Planet 98 - International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information. FIL - Lisbon’s International Exhibition Centre, Lisbon. September, 1998.
1997 Trainee of the Training Course on the InRoads Software, given at the “IFQ - Instituto de Formação de Quadros” (Institute for Senior Staff Training). November/December, 1997.
ESIG 97 - IV Meeting of Geographical Information Systems’ Users and I Congress on Geographical Information. FIL (Lisbon’s International Exhibition Centre). 4-6 June 1997.
1996 Seminar on “Surface Water Drainage in Transportation Infrastructures - Conception, Design and Construction”. LNEC (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering), Lisbon. 15-16 April 1996.
Seminar on “Road Design Components”. JAE (Almada). January, 1996.
1994 “Technological Innovation on the Construction of Bituminous Pavements”. IST, Lisbon. March 1994.
1993 IV Meetings on Concrete Pavements. Oviedo, Spain. October 1993.

Publications

2010 “EXAMPLES OF BUDGET CONSTRAINED ROAD REHABILITATION DESIGNS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES USING THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGE WORKS (SATCC) FRAMEWORK”. Paper presented at the 16º Congresso Mundial de Estradas IRF2010». Lisbon, 2010
“GIS SUPPORTED MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS OF A HIGHWAY STUDY – THE CASE OF THE “4ÈME ROCADE D’ALGER HIGHWAY”. Paper presented at the 16º Congresso Mundial de Estradas IRF2010». Lisbon, 2010
2003 “ASPECTOS DA CONCEPÇÃO RODOVIÁRIA EM AMBIENTE CAD/CAE E TRIDIMENSIONAL”. Paper presented at the Workshop « 3D Visualization and Simulation Technologies ». Client : Instituto de Estradas de Portugal, Lisbon, 2003
2001 “UM PROJECTO RODOVIÁRIO EM REGIÃO CARENTE DE BONS MATERIAIS”. Paper presented at “Meetings on Roads and Bridges of Portuguese-speaking Countries”. Belém Cultural Centre. Lisbon. November, 2001.
1998 “GIS AND FOREST FIRE”. Paper presented at the “GIS’ Planet 98 - International Conference and Exhibition on Geographic Information”. FIL, Lisbon. September, 1998.
1997 “O «AUTOCAD MAP» VAI AJUDAR A PROTEGER A FLORESTA” (The «Autocad Map» Will Help to Protect the Forest). “Micrográfico” Magazine - Special Edition on GIS from the I.S.T. Lisbon, Portugal.
Translation of the “INTERNATIONAL ROAD MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK” of the Permanent International Association on Road Congresses-PIARC (4 volumes). Client: JAE. Portugal.
Users Manuals for the PTAE, PTE and DRENA Programs in the Hydraulics field for application to Road Projects, made on the BASIC and FORTRAN 77 programming languages.