Experience Matters

On behalf of a contractor, prepared a response to an owner’s experts’ reports for an ICC arbitration in London regarding the reasonableness of a bid estimate and the cost to complete an airport project.

On behalf of a contractor, reviewed eight Requests for Equitable Adjustments on U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force projects concerning differing site conditions, electrical design deficiencies, and owner-directed changes.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a major international contractor’s $22 million delay and disruption claim on a $100 million refinery upgrade project. The project involved new hydrotreater and sulfur recovery units. Prepared a detailed schedule delay analysis and damage analysis and provided mediation testimony, which resulted in a successful settlement of the dispute.

Performed a high-level review of an insurer's flood and fire analysis spreadsheets. Assessed reasons for claimed cost denials and/or reductions and reviewed documentation to preliminarily address cost denials and/or reductions. Developed a rebuttal report to claimed cost denials and reductions for a 237-bed, long-term-care living/nursing facility.

Reviewed contracts, policies, and procedures related to project controls, change order management, and scheduling requirements for a major U.S. chemical company. Recommended clauses to resolve potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Prepared clauses for cost and schedule control procedures.

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.

Peer review of an analysis of a contractor’s right to recover damages for delay to early completion on an Activated Sludge Facility sanitation project in California.

Provided technical and project management consulting advice to the project management consultant who represented the owner of a refinery in Russia that was undergoing a revamp. Additional advice included the identification of key performance indicators and EPC contracting issues.

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.

Provided construction claims management services for the owner of a hydroelectric transmission line project. The CAD$4.6 billion transmission line project included a 1,384 km, 500‑kV HVDC transmission line, two new converter stations, and additional 230-kV transmission line interconnections.