Experience Matters

Prepared CPM fragnets depicting schedule delays. Analyzed productivity losses on a natural gas liquefaction project.

An EPC contractor designed and supplied two 300 MW Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boilers to replace oil and gas-fired boilers, as well as boiler islands on two units. Engaged to prepare a schedule delay analysis related to a claim filed for an equitable adjustment of the contract price on behalf of the EPC contractor against the owner. The project team later made a presentation for mediation to the owner on the EPC contractor’s behalf.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a claim associated with the placement of undersea oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. Prepared an expert report regarding technical issues of entitlement for cost overrun issues and substantiation of the accounting records to support the costs associated with the claim. Testified in arbitration.

Retained by a major U.S. oil company to evaluate the status, record keeping, schedules, and costs relative to the design and construction of hulls and topsides for two oil and gas processing offshore platforms being constructed in Korea for installation offshore Angola. The evaluation followed a visit to the contractor’s fabrication yard and focused on the analysis of cost overruns, schedule delays, and entitlement, and an assessment of the potential for claims from the prime contractor.

On behalf of an owner, reviewed the EPC contract and the project management and project controls procedures for risk identification issues. Provided a claims management and prevention seminar. Also reviewed the EPC contractor's baseline schedule to identify logic and other problems.

Provided a claims prevention training seminar for project management, contract administration, and legal personnel of a major U.S. oil company.

Prepared a contractor’s baseline schedule for a classroom addition to an elementary school.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a Canadian contractor’s $25 million delay and disruption claim against the owner of a refinery. The venue was international arbitration under UNCITRAL arbitration rules. The contractor’s scope of work involved the construction of a new visbreaker unit, modernization of instrumentation facilities, and a revamp of a fluid catalytic cracker oil upgrading process unit. The project further involved the organization of thousands of documents and assessments of alleged delays and disruption impacts identified in change orders, correspondence, meeting minutes, disruption notices, monthly progress reports, and CPM updates. The scope of work also included a detailed CPM schedule analysis and the quantification of damages. Prepared an expert report in international arbitration prior to settlement of the dispute.

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.

On behalf of a government controlled nuclear management company, performed a third-party review and upgrade analyses of its bidding processes and contract conditions for the decommissioning and new construction of nuclear power plants. Reviewed the contract/bidding documents and provided an independent risk management report covering best practices, PMBOK application, project success goals, and general procedures for upgrading contractor performance.