Experience Matters

Assisted original principals in defending a $6 million claim by the acquiring firm regarding a project that manufactured long-term storage containers for spent nuclear fuel. The purchasing firm alleged that the principals of the original firm misrepresented relevant financial information related to the project’s progress and forecast costs at the time of the change in ownership. Assisted original principals in substantiating that actual performance of the work in progress was in fact consistent with projections and the only exceptions were due to a substantial change in the definition and allocation of overhead burdens, and other business decisions made by the acquiring firm subsequent to the transfer of ownership. Claim was settled prior to hearings and on terms very favorable to defendant client.

Provided scheduling and dispute resolution services for an electrical subcontractor on the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Furnished CPM schedule assistance to onsite project management team for the completion of remaining electrical work. Assembled productivity data based on certified payroll information in order to demonstrate productivity loss due to project problems. Assisted the general contractor in CPM schedule delay analysis to demonstrate cause/effect impacts caused by the third-party agency. Evaluated and quantified the impacts from over 1,000 late RFIs, hundreds of design changes, winter weather impacts, and impacts from other contractors. Assisted in the development of a $5 million claim for the recovery of schedule delays and increased costs caused by numerous design problems.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated its position for a claim against the EPCM contractor for mismanagement, cost overruns, and delays on the performance of a cost reimbursable contract to design and build an offshore oil and gas production facility. Performed a schedule and cost variance analysis to identify where delays and cost overruns occurred and the allocated causes for such overruns against the owner and the 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.

On behalf of a piping manufacturer, analyzed the fabrication of piping components as an element of the fabrication and erection of HRSGs including the identification of aspects of the delay resulting from the actions of the various parties included in the project. Prepared an expert report, which led to settlement of the matter.

On behalf of an electrical contractor, prepared a $6 million delay and disruption claim on the St. Louis Stadium and Convention Center project.

Provided a claims prevention training seminar for owners and contractors in Trinidad.

Provided litigation support for the construction cost overruns and delays for several commercial building projects including a luxury hotel and a major office building.

Provided dispute resolution services for the City of Columbus’ wastewater treatment plant Project “88.” Participated in document research and discovery of 160,000 project documents. Created an as-built CPM schedule with over 1,600 activities in order to evaluate alleged delays and impacts. Performed a retrospective CPM schedule delay analysis to determine schedule delays to the critical path as well as project acceleration. Determined the validity of 141 alleged contractor claim issues with a value over $7 million. Scrutinized the cause and effect relationship between alleged impact issues and schedule delays. Assisted in damage calculations and manpower distribution analysis. Based on the team’s analysis of the facts, the City of Columbus successfully negotiated an equitable settlement of claims.

Performed an extension of time claim review, schedule delay analysis, and forensic planning analysis for a central processing facility to collect gas received from all the concession well fields to be compressed prior to transport via pipeline to the treatment plant. The gas pipeline was 24" in diameter and 370 km in length with a maximum capacity of 10 million Sm3/day.