Experience Matters

Provided a claims prevention training seminar for a chemical company and its EPCM contractor on an $800 million methanol 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.

Analyzed a contractor’s delay and disruption claim against the owner of a 4x2 combined cycle power plant in Athens. The scope of the work included a detailed CPM schedule analysis to determine delay and acceleration responsibility.

On behalf of an owner, performed a schedule quality assurance review of an EPCM contractor’s EPC schedule on a new methanol plant.

Assessed delays concerning the construction of a multi-story residential building in Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of a prime contractor, who was seeking delay and other damages against one of its subcontractors. Provided delay analyses and opinions regarding issues that the contractor identified that caused impacts to the project’s final completion milestones and that the subcontractor allegedly caused. The assessment identified which delays were attributable to the subcontractor’s actions or inactions and quantified the number of days for which the prime contractor was entitled to related damages. Based on the damage categories that the prime contractor identified that it suffered as a result of the delays its subcontractor caused, performed analyses and quantified the overall damage amounts, including direct and indirect costs.

Prepared a claim involving total cost reconstruction and damages analysis for a resort condominium complex.

On behalf of an owner, performed a review of an EPC contractor’s project management performance and a schedule delay analysis to allocate responsibility for delays to the engineering, procurement, and construction of a multibillion-dollar nickel processing plant in Newfoundland, Canada.  The primary issue was standard of care and whether the EPC contractor was grossly negligent in its performance.  Prepared expert reports and testified in arbitration.

The project involved the EPC of a greenfield LNG terminal including major berthing facilities and onshore storage, processing, and pumping services. Provided lead contract and claims support to the joint venture EPC contractor to ensure recovery of owner-caused impacts throughout the construction process. This involved managing and defending a major claim from the international earthworks subcontractor through litigation proceedings in both the U.S. and Mexico. The scope of work further involved detailed rebuttal of schedule, disruption, and damages analyses.

On behalf of the government, evaluated the quality of the CPM schedules prepared by several international oil companies for the development of an LNG facility in Tanzania.

Retained by the owner of a natural gas liquids extraction and fractionation plant involved in arbitration with an electrical and instrumentation contractor. Analysis and opinions provided included contract review, determination of breach of contract, delay analysis, and calculation of cost reimbursements owed to the contractor and damages incurred by the owner.