Experience Matters

On behalf of a structural steel fabrication and erection subcontractor, evaluated the merits of delay claims asserted against the general contractor and delay claims from the general contractor associated with a sports stadium constructed to open prior to the 2024 World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar.

Provided support to management team including schedule coordination, review and development of Baseline CPM Schedule for the $62 million New York Avenue Metrorail Station. The project consisted of the construction of a new “drop in” metro station, including all track work and connections.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated a contractor’s expert report and €18 million delay and disruption claim concerning the replacement of emergency diesel generators on a nuclear power plant in Finland. Assessed the expert’s time extension analysis, which was found to lack an assessment of the critical path of the work. The claim was ultimately rejected.

Prepared a report, damage analysis, and schedule analysis on behalf of a subcontractor for a $450,000 change order on the construction of a parking structure with post-tensioned structural concrete. Prepared an as-built “but-for” schedule analysis and calculated claimed costs.

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.

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.

Evaluated entitlement and prepared damage analyses for the contractor for a main post office. Prepared financial analyses and wrote expert reports.

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.

Provided damages analysis to rebut an erection contractor’s $1.6 million claim against a steel fabricator on the Kemper Arena. Analysis was used in a rebuttal report and in cross-examination of the opposing expert.

Performed quality control and reasonableness review of a schedule delay analysis for a tunnel-boring contract on the Los Angeles metro subway project.