Experience Matters

Developed the Baseline CPM Schedule for the $76 million Route 18 Extension Section 2A Highway Project.

Reviewed engineering work processes used by a major engineering company and a major oil company associated with the design of offshore oil and gas production facilities. Recommended clauses to resolve potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Prepared clauses for cost and schedule control procedures.

On behalf of an owner, provided litigation support for a nuclear power plant project involving assessment of cost overruns, delays, inadequate QA/QC documentation, and defective electrical and instrumentation installations.

Assisted an EPC contractor with a $10 million claim against an owner for increased costs associated with increased scope of work, project delays and disruption, and loss of labor productivity arising from subsequent acceleration on the design, delivery and construction of an additional line for the production of polyester chips for use in plastic soda bottle manufacturing.

Prepared a schedule delay analysis for an underground piping subcontractor. Was designated as a CPM scheduling expert. The claim settled in negotiations after preparation of an expert report.

Prepared change order requests and general site supervision on various tilt-up concrete warehouse/office build outs in Atlanta.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed a $60 million claim from a general contractor related to alleged project delay, increased scope, and loss of labor productivity. The project was for the expansion of an existing cement manufacturing plant in Florida and involved the construction of an additional 2,800-ton-per-day production line from raw material handling through bulk material load out. Performed schedule quality assurance reviews of the contractor’s contemporaneous schedules to correctly quantify project delay and disruption from alleged late delivery of owner equipment. Worked closely with the owner to resolve problems contained within the contractor’s contemporaneous schedules such as open-end activities, overuse of constraints, missing original scope, incorrect as-built dates, missing as-built dates, and missing logic links.

Prepared a $45 million claim including delay analysis and damages calculations for an Italian construction firm that constructed two hospitals.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed its $19 million claim for change orders, delay, and disruption on an EPC project involving an MDI chemical plant. The issues also included interpretation of whether the contract was a reimbursable or unit rate/lump sum price.

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.