Contract & Commercial Transformation · Contract Intelligence · Agentic AI
CONTRACTS,
handled with quiet rigour.
Contract & Commercial Transformation. EPC • Energy Transition • Infrastructure • Contract Intelligence • Agentic AI
I'm Udit Sharma. Contract & Commercial Transformation Leader with 18+ years across EPC, Energy Transition and Infrastructure projects. I advise owners, PSUs and consultants on FIDIC and bespoke forms, and increasingly explore Contract Intelligence, Knowledge Management and Agentic AI for complex project environments.
"Pacta sunt servanda."
"Goede trouw."
"The devil is in the detail."
Expertise
Where contracts meet consequence.
Contract Administration
Day-to-day stewardship of FIDIC and bespoke forms: notices, instructions, registers and obligation tracking.
Claims & Variations
Preparation, defence and substantiation of change orders, compensation events and quantum.
Extension of Time
Delay analysis, prospective and retrospective EOT submissions, programme impact narratives.
Dispute Avoidance
Early risk identification, structured correspondence and pre-arbitration negotiation strategy.
Commercial Advisory
Tender review, contract drafting input, risk allocation and commercial close-out support.
Project Close-Out
Final accounts, retention release, defects management and lessons-learned documentation.
Contract Intelligence & AI
Exploring Agentic AI, knowledge management and digital contract solutions to improve governance, compliance and project decision support.
Sector Experience
18+ years across complex projects.
Oil & Gas
Process plants, petrochemical complexes, onshore terminals
Energy Transition
Green & blue hydrogen, sustainable energy projects
Infrastructure
Metro & urban transport, public-sector EPC works
Pipelines
Cross-country gas pipelines for public-sector clients
Public Sector
PSU clients across EPC, EPCM and PMC engagements
International Procurement
Cross-border contracts, tendering and bid management
Contract Intelligence & Transformation
Governance, knowledge and intelligent decision support.
For more than a decade, I have been interested in how contractual knowledge is organised, governed and retrieved. My interests span document management, SharePoint environments, contract lifecycle management, knowledge systems and the practical application of Agentic AI within contract and commercial functions. I believe the future of contract management lies at the intersection of governance, knowledge and intelligent decision support.
Approach
Discreet. Methodical.
Built for record.
Every engagement begins with a structured intake and ends with a defensible trail. I work inside your team, not above it, building the documentary spine that holds when programmes slip, scope shifts or disputes escalate. Increasingly, I combine traditional contract management disciplines with modern knowledge-management and AI-enabled approaches.
From the Desk of Udit
From the desk of Udit.
Short essays on contract administration, claims practice and the quiet craft of keeping the paperwork honest. FIDIC perspectives from the field.