Experience Matters

Analyzed a $50 million delayed start-up claim on a 500 MW power plant. Evaluated project delays and cost impacts related to the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) collapse.

Prepared damages analyses on a dispute on a steel mill expansion project. Responsible for a unit price variance analysis and estimating costs for civil, concrete, mechanical, and electric work.

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.

Lead cost and schedule consultant retained by a group of insurance companies to evaluate the reasonableness of a $200 million cost estimate and cost/schedule risks associated with the repair of fire damage to four electrostatic precipitators and enclosures in a large oil sands plant in Alberta. The engagement involved site visits, interviews, and the evaluation of rebuild cost and schedule estimates and supporting documentation, with particular emphasis on assumptions, construction means and methods, labor costs and productivity, field indirect costs, contingency, and expediting and delay costs. Final work products included written reports, which addressed the bases for and reasonableness of the repair schedule and cost estimate, and the cost impact of several expedited repair schedule alternatives, and oral presentations to loss adjusters and insurance company representatives.

On behalf of an owner, reviewed a claim involving disputed change orders and extra work by a contractor against a chemical company of an EVS/CVS upgrade project.

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

Provided analysis and review of delay claims that a contractor submitted due to soil contamination caused by underground gasoline tanks on a federal courthouse project.

On behalf of an EPC contractor, analyzed delays and time extension entitlement on a $75 million claim by the mechanical subcontractor involving the procurement materials and installation of process plant equipment and piping on a major petrochemical plant.

Provided claims analysis and cost and schedule analyses. Prepared a rebuttal report regarding insurance claims related to defective flue gas desulfurization systems on four coal-fired power plant projects.

A hospital facility was badly damaged during a major hurricane. Provided full insurance claim review services. Worked with claim adjusters to assess and review actual damage and required construction repair services. This involved a full construction assessment of building, services, and medical equipment damages including time/costs and rectification budget for repair and/or total replacement of facility.