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Malith Mendis

Warnakulasuriya Wadumestrige Malith Samantha Mendis (1961), known as Malith Mendis, is a Sri Lankan  Chartered Civil Engineer, a FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) Accredited Trainer, a frequent speaker at construction related professional venues.

Contents - Early life and education - Professional career - Lecturing and Research - Committees - Conferences and presentations - Publications - References - External links

Early life and education Mendis, was born in Panadura, Sri Lanka, the youngest son in a family of three children. His father was in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) and later an official of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations and his mother was a school teacher and housewife. Mendis gained his primary education at the Royal Junior School in Colombo, and he completed his secondary education at the Ruam Rudee International School, Bangkok, Thailand and at Royal College, Colombo. He completed a B.Eng Civil Engineering degree in the University of Liverpool, UK and went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Hydraulics also at the same University in 1984 when he was awarded the Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) and an  Educational Grant from the University of Liverpool.

Professional career In 1985, Mendis joined Union Construction Engineering Ltd to gain his Site experience, then joined Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau to engage in Design and Construction Management. In 1991 He re-joined Union Construction Engineering Ltd as its General Manager/ Director and was also appointed General Manager of Lankem Developments Ltd in 1997. He was appointed as Market and Product Development Manager of Holcim Lanka Ltd in 2000, and then was appointed Chief Executive Officer / Director of Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd in 2003. Mendis later started MM Design Associated, which became Mendis Cobain Consultants (Pvt) Ltd of which he is now Chairman. He was also elected a FIDIC Accredited Trainer in 2016, Country Representative of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and Country Representative of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK in 2017. He also serves as member of the Capacity Building Committee of FIDIC.

Mendis is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK, the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers Sri Lanka, a Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, the Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka and an associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK. He is Reviewer of New FIDIC Contracts and is listed in Directory of Structural Engineers, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.

Projects Sri Lanka - Colombo South Harbour Project, Rantember Hydro Power Project, Hambantota Harbour Project, Club Palm Bay Hotel, Accident Emergency & Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Colombo National Hospital, Anti – Biotics Manufacturing Facility, York Arcade Building, Office Building for CIC Ltd

India - Sedimentation Study of Hooghly River for Kolkata Port Trust, Krishnapatnam Harbour

South Korea - Song Do Beach Restoration, Busan harbour extension, Incheon Harbour LNG Terminal

Algeria - El Kala new and old harbour

Mauritius - Fishery harbors, Coastal Protection at River des Galets

Maldives – Sewerage network and Sea outfall – 20 islands, Coastal protection of Elaidhoo island

Middle East - Al Marjan offshore development, Ras Al Kaimah, Al Lakbi Harbour, Oman

Lecturing and Research Mendis has conducted workshops on Construction Contracts in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Seychelles, Brunei, Maldives, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Western Samoa. He is a faculty member of the Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice (ICLP) in Sri Lanka. Mendis has carried out research in Hydraulics, Blended Cements, and Export of Professional Services.

Committees He is listed in the Arbitrators and Adjudicators panel of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, and in the list of Adjudicators in the Association of Consulting Engineers Sri Lanka.

Mendis is a Past President of the Association of Consulting Engineers Sri Lanka, Former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers,  a former council member of the Chamber of Construction Industry, a former member of the Advisory board for Export of Services of the Export Development Board, member of the Adjudication Advisory committee of the Construction Industry Development Authority.

Mendis is Past Chair, Organising Committee, FIDIC ASPAC/ TCDPAP Conference 2012 in Sri Lanka, Past Chair Organising Committee, FIDIC Training Modules Workshops 2013 and 2014 in Sri Lanka, Past Head Modelling and Engineering Group, Expert Team on Sethusamudram Project, Sri Lanka - Government appointed team for research and discussions with Government of India, Past Chairman  Review of Specification for Coastal & Harbour Works, Institute for Construction Training and Development, Sri Lanka, Past President, Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau Engineers Association, Past Member, Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Sri Lanka Association for the  Advancement of Science, Past Chairman, Gift of Life Trust – funding for surgery on children with congenital heart defects and Past President, Rotary Club of Colombo North and Rotary Paul Harris Fellow

Conferences and presentations Mendis has spoken at various conferences, including the 10th and 12th FIDIC Asia Pacific Conferences in Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Colombo, and also at the FIDIC Contract Users Conferences in Shenzen, Singapore and Vietnam.

Mendis lectures around the world as FIDIC Accredited trainer and also lectures at the Institute for the Development of Commercial Law and Practice (ICLP).

Publications and Lectures
 * Ali KHM and Mendis M. (1989), Effect of bed superelevation on the flow in rigid openchannel bends, Proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers Part 2 – Research and Theory, 87 JUN,  p.271-288
 * Mendis M,  Flow in Open Channel Bends,    Master’s Thesis, University of Liverpool,  1987
 * Lecture on Modern Cements,  Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka,  2003
 * Lecture on Concrete Roads,  M Mendis & Edwin Petrie,  Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka ,2003
 * Lecture on Modern Cements – Blended Cements,  Society of Structural Engineers, 2003
 * Lecture on Blended Cements,  Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka ,   North Central ProvinceBranch, Anuradhapura,  2003
 * Lecture on Blended Cements,  Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka,  Southern ProvinceBranch, Galle,  2003
 * Lectures on Cement & its application, Holcim (Lanka) Ltd , Puttalam, 2003
 * Lecture on Sethusamudaram Canal – studies required, Seminar at Indian Ocean MaritimeAffairs Commission (IOMAC) , Colombo 2004
 * Public Lecture on Sethusamudaram Canal, Techno 2004 Exhibition, Colombo 2004
 * Raveenthiran, K., Wickramaratne, S., O’Brien, D. and Mendis, M. (2005) Mathematical modelling of dispersal of dredged sediments for the Colombo port efficiency and expansion project. Proc. of the First International Conference on Coastal Zone Management and Engineering in the Middle East (ArabianCoast 2005), UAE
 * Jayaratne, R., Dassanayake, D., Wickramaratne, S., Nandasena., K., Laknath, C.,Raveenthiran, K., Aslam, M. and Mendis, M. (2006). Wave Transformation and Wave-Induced Current Distribution on a Barrier Reef Island in Maldives. Proc. of 1st Int. Conf. on Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection, Porto, Portugal. pp. 13-16.
 * Mendis, M: Sethusamudram Project – Trampling on the Gujral Doctrine, Montage Magazine,2007
 * Public Lecture on Coastal Risk Assessment – IESL, 2007
 * Public Lecture on Sethusamudram Project – Postgraduate Institute of Management, 2006
 * Jayaratne, M.P.R., Raveenthiran, K., Talagala, L. V., Robertson, R. J. and Mendis, M. S. (2008)Rehabilitation of Hikkaduwa Fish Harbour: A Case Study after the 26 December 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Tsunami. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Coastal Eng in Developing Countries, UAE.
 * Jayaratne, M.P.R., Talagala, L. V., Robertson, R. J., Raveenthiran, K. and Mendis, M. S. (2008) Fish Harbour Repairs and Improvements: Post-Tsunami Reconstruction in Sri Lanka. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Coastal Eng in Developing Countries, UAE.
 * Jayawardena, L.V.P.N., Miguntanna, N., Raveenthiran, K., Ahn, K. and Mendis, M. S. (2008).Physical Investigation of Song-Do Beach Restoration. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on CoastalEng in Developing Countries, UAE.
 * Jayawardena, L.V.P.N., Ramachandran, K., Miguntanna, N., Raveenthiran, K., Aslam, M.,Jayasekera, M. and Mendis, M. S. (2008). Coastal Environment Improvement of Ellaidhoo Tourist Resort. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Coastal Eng in Developing Countries, UAE.
 * Pemasiri, T., Ramachandran, K., Gunawardane, M.J.A., Rasmy, M., Raveenthiran, K., Bhadra, A. and Mendis, M. S. (2008). Mathematical Model Studies on Al Lakbi Fishery Harbour Improvement. Proc. 7th Int. Conf. on Coastal Eng in Developing Countries, UAE.
 * Raveenthiran, K., Jayawardena, L. V. P. N., Thulasikopan, K., Amari, M., Bay, G. and Mendis, M. (2008) 3D Physical Model Testing on New El Kala Fishery Harbour in Algeria. Proc. of 2nd Int. Conf. on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection, Italy.
 * Sugandika, T.A.N., Ranasinghe, D.P.L., Raveenthiran, K., Samarawickrama, S.P.Ansari M.A.R. and Mendis, M. (2008) Assessment of Wave Tranquillity for the Proposed Deepwater Port at Krishnapatnam. Proc. 2nd International Conference on the Application of Physical Modelling to Port and Coastal Protection, Italy.
 * Public Lecture on Sethusamudram Project – Organisation of Professional Associations, 2008
 * Presented paper on Tsunami 2004 – COMPASS Conference, Maldives, 2008
 * Lecture on Export of Technological Services – Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2010
 * Paper on Coastal Vulnerability Assessment : A Tool For Disaster Mitigation And
 * Management, TCDPAP & FIDIC /ASPAC Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2013
 * Paper on Preparing Consultancy Firms For Export Of Services And International
 * Collaboration – TCDPAP & FIDIC/ASPAC Conference, Bali, Indonesia – 2014
 * Paper on Colombo South Harbour Project – A Case Study – FIDIC Contract Users Conference, Shenzhen, China – 2014
 * “Dispute Boards and their dispute avoidance role”, Dr. A N S Kulasinghe Memorial Lecture, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka – 2015
 * “Opportunities and Benefits to China, Sri Lanka and South Asia: One Belt, One Road Initiative”, International Consulting Engineers’ Forum 2015, China Association of Plant Engineering Consultants, Beijing, China.

References
 * 1) " Malith Mendis addresses TCDPAP & FIDIC/ASPAC Conference in Kathmandu". Business Today.
 * 2) "Request for Independent Public Private Partnership Unit  ". The Daily News.
 * 3) "Sri Lanka moves to minimise the impact of Sethusamudram". Outlook India.
 * 4) "ACESL calls for use of Standing Dispute Boards in large projects ". Ada Derana 2013
 * 5) "The Sethusamudram Project – Trampling on the Gujral Doctrine"  Montage 2007.
 * 6) “Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd. commissioned LHI Coast and Water”  Lanka Hydraulic Institute
 * 7) “Holcim opens best equipped cement application lab” The Sunday Leader 2003
 * 8) “LHI to design India’s container port” News on Projects 2009
 * 9) “FIDIC World Consulting Engineers Con10.	ference in Davos” Sunday Times 2011
 * 10) “Malith Mendis appointed Country Representative of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK” The Island 2017

External links •	www.malithm.lk •	http://www.iesl.lk/ •	https://www.acesl.org •	http://www.fidic.org