Experience Matters

Provided a claims prevention training seminar for a hydroelectric power producing company.

On behalf of a contractor, analyzed cost overruns associated with the construction of a heavy haul road in Alberta.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed EPC schedules for an $880 million coal-fired power plant. Evaluated schedule metrics, reviewed schedule logic, and assessed the reasonableness of the critical path.

Furnished CPM scheduling services for an electrical subcontractor on the $66 million McCormick Place Convention Center expansion project in Chicago. Worked with the subcontractor’s field staff to develop and monitor a resource-loaded completion schedule that tracked the remaining electrical activities. Updated schedules with job cost and certified payroll information. Correctly calculated the critical path on the electrical work and analyzed impacts from other contractors. Performed productivity studies and provided resource and cost projections used for cash flow and cost-to-complete purposes. Assisted the onsite project management team in the successful closeout of the project.

On behalf of an owner, provided schedule quality assurance services regarding a gas supply expansion project. Evaluated schedule metrics and appropriateness of the critical path of the baseline schedule.

Reviewed an owner’s contract for the EPC of a polyethylene plant. Recommended clauses to resolve potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Prepared clauses for cost and schedule control procedures. Recommended changes to project management, scheduling, and project controls provisions to improve the owner’s visibility into project progress reporting.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed entitlement, schedule delay and damages related to a contractor’s $12 million claim against a major international chemical company associated with the construction of two process units in an existing chemical plant. The initial EPC contractor was terminated and sought recovery of its cost overruns as a result of field change orders. The owner alleged that the work was defective as a result of engineering errors, field installation errors, and welding defects.

Prepared a CPM schedule analysis of alleged contractor claims associated with construction upgrades to the London Underground Subway system in support of an ICC arbitration.

On behalf of an environmental engineering firm, performed a schedule analysis to quantify delays resulting from work stoppages due to finding asbestos materials on a project involving the conversion of mill buildings into apartments.  Prepared a summary report of observations and opinions in support of mediation.  The mediation successfully settled the dispute with the general contractor.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed the validity of costs that a contractor invoiced on a pipeline project. Prepared an expert report and testified in trial.