Experience Matters

On behalf of an EPC contractor, analyzed change order, delay and disruption claims involving an ultra low-sulfur diesel Unicracker project at a refinery.

Analyzed a contractor’s $8 million delay and disruption claim against the owner of a 2x1 combined cycle power plant in Redding. The scope of the work included a detailed CPM schedule analysis to determine delay and acceleration responsibility.

On behalf of an insurance company, analyzed a $200 million insurance claim for non traditional coverages resulting from delays and cost overruns on the construction of an oil sands mine facility and upgrader unit in Alberta. Prepared expert witness reports in support of the ICC arbitration.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a Russian and Turkish contractor’s claim for change orders, delay, and loss of productivity, and the owner’s counterclaims for default due to inadequate project management performance and substandard installations of a residential community project. Developed a document database, inspected the site, reviewed contractual entitlements, and provided the owner with a basis for negotiating a settlement with the contractor.

Provided a claims prevention training seminar for project management, contract administration, and legal personnel of a major U.S. oil company.

Priced and negotiated change orders for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District on a $65 million train control contract. Evaluated entitlement, prepared schedule analyses, wrote findings of fact, and negotiated change orders.

On behalf of an owner, provided litigation support, database management system development, and assessment of the technical design, cost and schedule overruns, and start-up problems of a coal gasification project.

On behalf of an owner, prepared an expert report regarding the potential impact on the surrounding area caused by the construction and operation of a compressor station project.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated a piping module subcontractor’s delay claim associated with a GTL facility. Evaluated the integrity of the subcontractor’s schedules and verified the impact of changes to the subcontractor’s schedule. Participated with the EPC contractor and owner to achieve a settlement of the time extension and cost components of the subcontractor’s claim.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a $1.7 million claim for schedule delays and disruptions during the construction of two wastewater treatment plants and barometric condenser conversions at an oil processing unit. Prepared detailed CPM schedule analyses and expert reports. The dispute was successfully resolved prior to the arbitration.