On behalf of an owner, analyzed schedule delay claims by a prime contractor on an LNG facility being constructed.

On behalf of an owner seeking to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in delay and disruption costs paid to an EPC contractor on an LNG plant, performed the following scope of work: 1) critique of the contractor’s compliance with industry practices in the preparation and updating of the project baseline CPM schedule and schedule updates; 2) preparation of a windows-based schedule delay analysis to quantify delays on the critical and near-critical paths; 3) assessment of delay, disruption, and project management performance issues by the EPC contractor; and 4) quantification of delay and disruption damages incurred by the subcontractors in the construction of the facility. Prepared an expert report to be submitted as part of arbitration proceedings.

On behalf of an owner, participated in the preliminary analysis and evaluations of delay and disruption claims by an EPC contractor on a large LNG project in the southeastern United States. Evaluated multiple EPC contractor delay claim submissions and reports that included calculation of delay costs. The owner used these independent evaluations in pre-mediation discussions and negotiations.

On behalf of the owner of an LNG project, reviewed an EPC contractor's values for reimbursable subcontracts and other estimated reimbursable costs and prepared a schedule and cost risk analysis. Preparing expert reports as part of an arbitration proceeding.

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 of an LNG plant, assessed an EPC contractor’s positions with respect to the eligibility of management personnel entitled to be included in delay costs.