Experience Matters

On behalf of an owner, performed analyses and prepared expert reports regarding schedule delays and increased costs associated with an EPC contractor’s $138 million claim on a gas plant expansion project. The work involved correction of the contractor’s baseline schedule and schedule updates, assessment of impacts allegedly due to change orders, welding defects, late delivery of drawings by the owner, and contractor performance problems. Prepared time impact and As-Built But-For Schedule Analyses to address time extension entitlement, compensable delay, and loss of productivity. Developed a chronological database and assisted the law firm with witness statements and document disclosure requests. Completed a comparative assessment between the project’s radiography records for the rejected pipe joint welds, and the results that were developed from the owner’s radiography expert’s interpretation of the films. Evaluated the opposing experts’ schedule delay and damages analyses and assessment of responsibilities for project management performance problems. Performed extensive schedule quality assurance review studies of the contractor’s contemporaneous EPC project schedules to ensure that these schedules could be used for delay analysis. Identified and documented numerous problems with open-end activities, overuse of constraints, missing original scope, incorrect as-built dates, missing as-built dates, and missing logic links. The dispute was resolved prior to arbitration.

On behalf of an insurance company, performed an analysis and prepared an expert report/testimony regarding an owner’s alleged business interruption loss due to an unplanned shutdown of an MTBE plant in Alberta.

On behalf of the government, evaluated the quality of the CPM schedules prepared by several international oil companies for the development of an LNG facility in Tanzania.

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.

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.

Prepared a CPM schedule analysis of alleged contractor claims associated with construction upgrades to the London Underground Subway system in support of an ICC arbitration.

On behalf of a contractor, reviewed eight Requests for Equitable Adjustments on U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force projects concerning differing site conditions, electrical design deficiencies, and owner-directed changes.

On behalf of a major U.S. oil company, evaluated potential delay claims from the contractor associated with a DCS and alarm management upgrade to an offshore platform in the North Sea.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated contract terms and conditions and contract procedures for an LNG facility EPC contract. Recommended clauses to resolve potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Prepared clauses for cost and schedule control procedures.

On behalf of an electrical contractor, prepared a $1.2 million delay and disruption claim on a new university classroom building project.