Experience Matters

Provided project management and control services for a contractor providing fire alarm and voice paging systems work on Concourses A, B, and C, the airport office building, and the terminal complex at the Denver International Airport. Assisted client in cost control monitoring, schedule interfaces, change negotiations, and problem resolutions on a $12 million contract. Prepared financial and schedule analyses for the project and interfaced with the project management team for monthly pay applications and resolution of issues. Assisted in the client’s successful settlement of $6 million of outstanding changes with the owner due to unexpected changed conditions and third party contractor interference.

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.

On behalf of an owner, reviewed an EPC contractor’s $12 million force majeure delay claim due to heavy rain and flooding. Provided schedule delay analysis services related to the 404 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant. Scope of work included review and analysis of the EPC contractor's extension of time claim and preparation of the client's response.

Assisted an equipment supplier in defending against a $10 million claim by the owner of a gold mine. The project involved the design and construction of a prototype gold ore processing plant. The owner sought recovery of costs associated with alleged breaches by the client resulting from late and deficient proprietary engineering information, late delivery of proprietary equipment, and failure of equipment to perform as specified. The case was settled during arbitration with the client paying no damages.

Assisted with the preparation of a contractor’s delay claim for late delivery of owner-supplied piping and equipment; extensive rework on improperly fabricated superheat panels; unrealistic, overzealous, and extra contractual inspections and QA/QC demands by owner personnel; extensive additional work associated with the electrical scope; late and incomplete submittal of necessary design information; and excessive changes to design data subsequent to Issue for Construction drawings particularly for the electrical work.

On behalf of an owner, analyzed delay claims on a hospital renovation project in Oakland.

On behalf of an owner, performed an assessment of a Change Order Request for Labor Productivity Impacts and Extended General Conditions Cost. The assessment revealed that the contractor did not follow the MCAA instructions on the use of MCAA’s Labor Factors found in MCAA Management Methods Manual Bulletin No. PD2 (Revised 2011). The assessment also identified that the claim for General Conditions Cost was not supported by any schedule analysis and was a total cost claim even though there were numerous executed change orders, which included a 14 percent markup for supervision, quality control, and safety.

On behalf of an owner, performed a comprehensive “cold eyes” contract risk analysis of the EPC contract documentation, including legal and non-legal exhibits and appendices, contained in the ITT. Provided a written list of recommendations with supporting justification of contractual provisions in the ITT that should be amended, deleted, and/or inserted so as to properly mitigate the client’s risk against spurious and/or undue claims/change orders. Also provided written recommendations as to what impact a project-wide incentive program would have on the contract contingency estimates.

Provided a contractor’s baseline and update schedules, change order request and general site supervision on a cement storage and distribution center in Mobile.

Prepared a detailed schedule for a 500 MW coal-fueled power plant.