Experience Matters

Furnished CPM scheduling services for an electrical subcontractor on the $66 million McCormick Place Convention Center expansion project in Chicago. Worked with the subcontractor’s field staff to develop and monitor a resource-loaded completion schedule that tracked the remaining electrical activities. Updated schedules with job cost and certified payroll information. Correctly calculated the critical path on the electrical work and analyzed impacts from other contractors. Performed productivity studies and provided resource and cost projections used for cash flow and cost-to-complete purposes. Assisted the onsite project management team in the successful closeout of the project.

Furnished CPM scheduling service for a building contractor on the Ft. Gillem Medical Laboratories in Atlanta.

The project centered on the installation of a 230 kV transmission line: 24 miles underground and 3.5 miles overhead, through an extremely diverse and environmentally sensitive and challenged series of districts. The major infrastructure subcontractor alleged major delay and disruption impacts caused by the main contractor. Engaged to provide claim support services to the main contractor against the subcontractor’s claims. Prepared a defense position paper involving a CPM analysis, disruption analysis, and contract entitlement to rebut the subcontractor’s expert report, which ultimately resulted in mediation proceedings and a series of settlement negotiations. Also provided claims avoidance training and lessons learned reviews to the main contractor construction team to facilitate improved management of future similar projects.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a contractor’s delay and loss of productivity claim on the design and construction of a polypropylene project.

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

As part of the claim scheduling team, provided support documentation, presentation, and negotiation for a $30 million claim on the $400 million Boston Central Artery Project “Big Dig.”

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a $500 million property damage and business interruption claim resulting from fire damage to a petrochemical plant. Prepared cost estimates for the property damage claim and schedule analyses considering acceleration, betterments, upgrades, and non-rebuilt facilities.

On behalf of a major U.S. oil company, evaluated a civil subcontractor’s delay claim regarding foundation and civil works associated with a GTL facility. Evaluated the integrity of the subcontractor’s schedules and verified the impact of changes to the subcontractor’s schedule. Participated with the EPC contractor and owner to achieve a settlement of the time extension and cost components of the subcontractor’s claim.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated contractors’ claims for delays and cost overruns associated with two offshore gas pipeline projects.

On behalf of a contractor, provided claim preparation services on a Federal Reserve Bank project, including entitlement analysis and preparation of a detailed as-built but-for CPM schedule analysis to determine responsibility for delay time and damages.