Experience Matters

Provided cost and CPM scheduling services on a City of Las Vegas Traffic and Communication project. Developed and monitored resource-loaded completion schedules for the remaining work. Performed a retrospective CPM schedule analysis to prove change order impacts to the critical path of the project. Used activity-based costing techniques to appropriately allocate extended corporate and project overhead costs due to a 6-month suspension period. Performed productivity studies and provided resource and cost projects used for cash flow and cost-to-complete purposes. Successfully performed change order pricing and negotiations ($750K) with the owner for numerous design impacts.

On behalf of a mechanical contractor, prepared a claim for compensable delays due to the owner’s impacts to the contractor’s work. The project scope related to mechanical infrastructure in a natural gas processing facility.

Prepared an electrical subcontractor’s claim for delays, extra work, and loss of productivity on the installation of fire alarm, security, and communication systems for the Federal Bureau of Prisons Project in Beaumont. The contractor’s increased costs resulted from delays, changes, field work orders, rework, loss of productivity, and acceleration to the Division 17 installation work. Prepared an expert report, and assisted counsel in the defense of the opposing expert’s deposition, which resulted in a successful settlement of the dispute.

Assisted an owner’s construction manager in the analysis of schedule delay and productivity loss claims submitted by a design-build contractor for the engineering and construction of a roadway project in Colorado. Parties settled prior to arbitration.

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

On behalf of an owner of an LNG plant, assessed an EPC contractor’s expert’s quantification of costs incurred at the module fabrication yards and the contractor’s quantification of its management personnel costs during the delay period. Prepared two expert reports submitted as part of arbitration proceedings.

On behalf of an owner, performed a comprehensive audit of issues that caused substantial delay and cost overruns on a multibillion-dollar gas-to-liquids processing plant. Issues included evaluation of the man-hour and cost estimate for the project, labor productivity, effect of design changes, assessment of the EPC contractor’s management performance, and government-caused problems. Delays and cost overruns were tied to issues to allocate responsibility of the parties.

On behalf of a contractor, performed a schedule analysis and prepared a proposed change order request for submittal to the State University Construction Fund for additional general condition costs.

On behalf of an underwriter, evaluated an owner’s property damage claim and delays resulting from heavy rains and flooding on a residential and commercial condominium project.

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