Fortune Murata

Personal Bio

Job Title: Managing Director

Areas of Expertise:

An enthusiastic Chartered Civil Engineer, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, Construction Law Expert and FIDIC Contracts Specialist with 34 years of experience in feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement, contract management and construction supervision of dams, irrigation infrastructure, housing/property development (roads, stormwater drainage, water & sewerage reticulation) and water supply projects. Holder of an MBA, MSc in International Construction Law and Diploma in Construction Disputes Adjudication, Fortune has a passion for technical, legal and commercial aspects of international dams and irrigation infrastructure projects, and has worked with Government Departments, Consulting Engineers and Contractors in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Swaziland and Mauritius. He is the Founding Director of ACE Engineers Ltd which specialises in offering construction dispute avoidance/adjudication services, as well as: feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement and construction supervision services for dams, irrigation infrastructure, water supply and agro-processing structures.

He is an Affiliate Member of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and active member of FIDIC Group of African Member Associations (GAMA), a Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K) duly registered with the Engineering Council (U.K), Malawi Engineering Institution and the Council of Registered Professional Engineers of Mauritius. He is a Licensed Dispute Board Practitioner and Professional Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), Member of the South African Irrigation Bureau, and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration.