Experience Matters

On behalf of an electrical contractor, prepared a $6 million delay and disruption claim on the St. Louis Stadium and Convention Center project.

On behalf of an owner, provided schedule quality assurance services regarding a gas supply expansion project. Evaluated schedule metrics and appropriateness of the critical path of the baseline schedule.

Provided dispute resolution services on a $100 million Stanford University Hospital modernization project in Palo Alto. Performed document discovery and reviewed 200,000 project documents. Utilized R:Base to create a 40,000-row document database and cost allocation model. Developed a job cost/variance model used in computing compensable client damages. Determined the validity and entitlement for $6 million outstanding change orders. Assisted in the development of graphic work products for mediation and assisted in the successful mediated settlement of all outstanding claim issues.

Analyzed detailed as-planned and as-built schedules for two state prison projects and a city prison project.

On behalf of an owner, evaluated the performance of an EPC contractor performing a multibillion-dollar expansion of a U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery under a reimbursable contract. Issues included poor project management performance, delay, disruption, defective designs, and gross negligence, all of which led to significant increased project cost over the initial project budget and multiple budget reforecast during project execution.

Assessed the delays a contractor experienced on a bridge renovation project. Provided delay analyses and opinions regarding issues that the contractor identified that caused impacts to the project final completion milestone and that the owner allegedly caused. The assessment identified which delays were attributable to the owner's actions or inactions and quantified the number of days for which the contractor was entitled to an extension of time.

Prepared an owner’s claim against an engineering and construction management firm that was terminated for default for defective design work, delays, and cost overruns on a guaranteed maximum price contract to build a commercial-scale chemical plant scaled up from a pilot plant test facility.

Evaluated entitlements and prepared the claim analyses for a contractor for a U.S. Coast Guard wharf at the Port of Los Angeles. Analyzed entitlement issues and wrote expert reports.

Analyzed a contractor’s $8 million delay and disruption claim against the owner of a 4x2 combined cycle power plant in Fairfield. The scope of the work included a detailed CPM schedule analysis to determine delay and acceleration responsibility.

Reviewed contracts, policies, and procedures related to project controls, change order management, and scheduling requirements for a major U.S. chemical company. Recommended clauses to resolve potential inconsistencies, ambiguities, and conflicts. Prepared clauses for cost and schedule control procedures.