Experience Matters

On behalf of an owner, analyzed delay and disruption claims on the EPC of an ethylene cracker project.

Analyzed an electrical and instrumentation subcontractor’s claim on behalf of an EPC contractor regarding a compressor station project. Assessed allegations of schedule impact and acceleration and prepared an expert report that challenged the claims made by the subcontractor’s expert.

Analyzed a contractor’s $22 million delay and disruption claim against the owner of a 3x1 combined cycle power plant in Baytown. The scope of the work included a detailed CPM schedule analysis to determine delay and acceleration responsibility.

On behalf of a nuclear stem system licensor and supplier, analyzed schedule delay, productivity loss, and direct damages totaling over $1 billion allegedly resulting from problems related to hydrodynamic loads on a nuclear power plant reactor building. Developed a document database comprising hundreds of thousands of documents, and managed the technical experts providing the design analysis.

Wrote an expert report for an owner regarding a Construction Manager’s (CM) project management performance on the construction of a new hospital facility. The contract was CM at risk with a guaranteed maximum price contract of $280 million. The project scope consisted of a seven-story acute care tower, two-story base facility, six-story medical office building, underground parking and two-story parking structure, and central energy plant. The project incurred over one year of critical path delay, ultimately resulting in the owner terminating the CM for default.

On behalf of a contractor, prepared an expert report in response to the Sewer Authority’s estimate of potential costs of completing work items that were alleged to be incomplete or defective.

EPC design build of a 280 MW gas-fired combined cycle power expansion to a refinery brownfield site. Managed and directed contract administration and claims procedures team. Defended and negotiated a series of owner/subcontractor claims against the EPC contractor. Prepared a force majeure weather impact claim.

Analyzed delay claims and supporting documentation that a contractor submitted for the manufacture of four HRSGs for a repowering project.

On behalf of an LNG buyer seeking to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue as a result of a major fire and explosion on an LNG plant, performed the following scope of work: 1) critiqued the owner’s compliance with established best practice and standard of care for the LNG industry; 2) developed Gross Negligence (GN) table identifying deficiencies and inadequacies in the owner’s operations and maintenance practices; the GN table provided the level of technical support needed by the legal team to essentially prepare an informal statement of claim; and 3) provided technical explanations and clarifications as the legal team required.

On behalf of a mechanical contractor, analyzed a $1.5 million claim on a new university classroom building project.