| Name/Type of Project |
Description
of Services Provided |
Project
Location |
| Computer Microchip
Manufacturing Facility |
Analysis of a mechanical contractor’s
contract and quantum meruit claim for disputed changes in scope, delays,
and loss of productivity on the installation of piping systems on a
computer microchip manufacturing facility. |
Virginia |
Commercial
Buildings |
Litigation support for the construction
cost overruns and delays for several commercial building projects
including a luxury hotel and a major office building. |
Texas |
Educational
Facility |
Analysis of a mechanical contractor's $1.5
million claim on a new university classroom building project. |
Colorado |
Educational
Facility |
Analysis and presentation of schedule
impacts and litigation support services for a public schools district in
defense of the general contractor's claims on four elementary schools. |
Florida |
Educational
Facility |
Claim preparation including an entitlement
analysis, schedule analyses and damage assessment to assist an
electrical contractor obtain a time extension and compensation for
delays experienced during the construction of a school project. |
New York |
Educational
Facility |
Preparation of a $1.2 million delay and
disruption claim involving the electrical subcontract work on a new
university classroom building project. |
Washington |
| Hospital |
Preparation of a $4 million delay and
disruption claim involving the electrical subcontract work on the Native
Alaska Medical Center project in Anchorage. |
Alaska |
| Hospital |
Mediation services associated with $6
million in outstanding change orders on a $100 million university
hospital modernization project. Performed document discovery and
reviewed 200,000 project documents database and damage allocation model. |
California |
| Hospital |
Litigation support services on a $75
million hospital complex. Performed detailed quantity take-offs and
developed a 1,100 activity as-built CPM schedule and analyzed actual
manpower distribution to evaluate lost productivity issues. |
California |
| Hospital |
Evaluation of the adequacy of the general
contractor's project schedule regarding logic relationships, critical
path, and use of contraints on a new hospital project. |
Colorado |
| Hospital |
Preparation of detailed as-planned and
as-built schedule analyses on a $45 million dispute involving two
hospitals built by an Italian contractor. |
Kuwait |
| Hospital |
Schedule and damages analysis for a major
mechanical and electrical subcontractor related to delays and
disruptions encountered during the construction of a V.A. Hospital
project. |
Michigan |
| Airport |
Claim preparation, schedule and damage
analyses, and litigation support services for the $100 million John
Wayne Airport expansion project. Creation of an as-built CPM schedule to
analyze project delays and acceleration issues. Reviewed project
documentation and change orders to determine the validity of delays and
cause-effect relationships of schedule impacts and damages and created
arbitration graphics. |
California |
| Airport |
Bid estimate review and an evaluation and
critique of civil work including mass cut, haul and fill operations at
the Denver International Airport. |
Colorado |
| Airport |
Project consultant services including
change order resolution for the Fire Alarm and Voice Paging Systems for
Concourse A, B, and C, the Airport Office Building, and the Terminal
Complex at the Denver International Airport. |
Colorado |
| Airport |
Preparation of a detailed CPM schedule to
enable a Korean contractor for the Guam International Airport to receive
3 time extensions and a $4.5 million equitable adjustment for delays and
impacts. Assisted the project management team to control progress. |
Guam |
| Airport |
On behalf of the owner, performed an
evaluation of the contractor's claim on a new airport terminal building
project. |
Wyoming |
Convention
Center |
Scheduling services for the electrical
subcontractor on a major convention center expansion project. Developed
and monitored a resource-loaded completion schedule that scheduled and
tracked the remaining electrical activities. |
Illinois |
| Stadium and Convention Center |
Management of the preparation of a $6
million delay and disruption claim involving electrical subcontract work
on the St. Louis Stadium and Convention Center Project. |
Missouri |
| Prison |
Claims analysis, construction oversight,
contract administration and expert testimony for a surety involved in
the mechanical installations on a prison project. |
Montana |
| Prison |
Prepared a request for an equitable
contract adjustment to assist an electrical and security contractor
obtain a time extension and compensation for delays experienced during
the construction of a prison project. |
New York |
| Jail |
Preparation of an expert report regarding
disputed change orders, delay, and project management performance on an
expansion of a county jail. |
Colorado |
| Building |
Entitlement analysis, damage evaluation
and negotiation of change orders related to the construction of a civic
center complex which included a library, jail, fire station, and city
hall. |
California |
| Building |
Preparation of a contractor's claims for
delays, impacts, and cost overruns experienced during construction of a
multiunit apartment complex. |
Colorado |
| Building |
Evaluation of a contractor's delay claim
as well as the owner's claim against the architect for errors and
omissions related to the design and construction of a bio-research
facility. |
Massachusetts |
| Building |
Claim preparation services on a Federal
Reserve Bank project, including entitlement analysis, preparation of a
detailed as-built but-for CPM schedule analysis to determine
responsibility for delay time and damages. |
North Carolina |
| Building |
Evaluation of a contractor's claim
associated with the installation of a building management system for a
new office complex. |
New Jersey |
| Building |
Schedule delay analysis and presentation
of expert witness testimony for a general contractor on a commercial
building project. |
Ohio |
| Fire Stations |
Preparation of an expert report regarding
design changes, delay, contractual responsibilities, and damages
involving a dispute between the architect and the general contractor on
the design and construction of three new fire stations. |
Nevada |
| Building Complex |
Provided litigation support including an
evaluation of a general contractor's claim against its subcontractor for
alleged schedule delays and damages related to the construction of a
civil engineering complex on an air force base. |
Montana |
| Glass Bottle Manufacturing Plant-Materials
Handling Project |
Analysis of a contractor’s delay and loss
of productivity claim against a Finnish equipment supplier providing a
design build materials handling facility for a glass bottle
manufacturing plant. |
Colorado |
| Real Estate Development |
Litigation support services for a $3
million real estate development project. Created as-planned and as-built
CPM schedules for delay and acceleration evaluations including extensive
analysis of weather delays. |
Ohio |
| Dam |
Preparation of detailed as-planned and
as-built schedule analyses for the contractor on a dam. Participated in
negotiations between the contractor and the Province of Alberta. |
Canada |
Lock and
Dam |
Claims preparation, including schedule
delay analysis and damages analysis, for the electrical contractor on
two Corps of Engineers' lock and dam projects. |
Louisiana |
Earth-Filled
Dam |
Delay/impact analysis and claims
preparation support on an earth-filled dam project resulting in a $55
million settlement from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. |
New Mexico |
| Wharf |
Damage and schedule analysis and claims
preparation on a concrete wharf expansion project. |
California |
| Wharf |
Evaluation of entitlements and preparation
of claim analyses for the contractor for a U.S. Coast Guard wharf at the
Port of Los Angeles. Analyzed entitlement issues and wrote expert
reports. |
California |
| Highway |
Provided CPM scheduling, pay application,
and dispute resolution services for the owner of the E-470 Public Toll
Road Project. Monitored and tracked the general contractor's 5,500
activity schedule and developed procedures for updates and changes. |
Colorado |
| Highway |
Schedule delay analysis and damages
analysis for the general contractor on a highway improvement project. |
Colorado |
| Highway |
Provided contract/entitlement analysis and
schedule analysis for construction of an interstate highway.
Construction activities analyzed included clearing, grading, cut and
fill operations, and concrete work for bridges. |
Pennsylvania |
| Highway |
Preparation of detailed as-planned and
as-built schedule analyses for the contractor on a highway construction
project in Pennsylvania. Assisted the contractor to prepare a recovery
schedule to mitigate construction delays caused by differing site
conditions. |
Pennsylvania |
| Refinery |
Analysis of a large engineering and
construction firm's claims for cost overruns and delays associated with
the lump sum construction of hydrocarbon production and process modules
for the Kuparuk project. |
Alaska |
| Refinery |
Analysis of an European/Japanese EPC
firm’s $75 million claims on a refinery upgrade project. Assessed the
technical entitlement of over 100 change orders forming the basis of the
claims as well as the schedule analysis to demonstrate entitlement to an
extension of time and delay damages. Evaluated the loss of productivity
analysis for proof of damages for labor cost overruns. |
Belgium |
| Refinery |
Claims analysis, damages assessment, and
delay evaluations on a major refinery expansion project involving $20
million in damages. The primary issues included bid error, loss of labor
productivity, delay and acceleration. |
California |
| Refinery |
Analysis of delays to the start-up and
commissioning of an Upgrader Refinery that was built to process
synthetic crude oil from a tar sands production facility. The delays
were allegedly caused by a fire at the tar sands production mine site,
which delayed the transport of bitumen to the refinery through a
200-plus mile pipeline. |
Canada |
| Refinery |
Analysis of the expediting costs
associated with the $250 million rebuild of a refinery in Canada
following a fire. This work is being performed in support of the
insurance company’s interest on a property damage claim filed by the
owner of the refinery. |
Canada |
| Refinery |
Analysis of a major fire at a Canadian
refinery that processed synthetic crude oil from a tar sands facility.
Our client, a major construction company and its insurer, was defending
against liability for property damage and business interruption damages
amounting to $1 billion. |
Canada |
| Refinery |
Analysis of issues regarding knowledge of
delays and cost overruns associated with the issuance of an insurance
policy. |
Canada |
| Refinery |
Damages consultant for the owner defending
numerous change order claims on an international oil refinery upgrade
project. Provided critical assessments of the contractor's pricing of
its change order estimates. |
Canada |
| Refinery |
Preparation of an expert report defending
against a contractor's claim associated with disputed change orders,
delay and loss of productivity on a new refinery debutanizer unit. |
Colorado |
| Refinery |
Analysis of an owner's $19 million claim
against a major engineering and construction firm relative to home
office and field cost budget overruns under a reimbursable contract for
a $200 million refinery project. |
Illinois |
| Refinery |
Analysis and Expert Report regarding
design defects that allegedly caused a failure of welds attaching the
diplegs to the cyclone body in an FCC regenerator. |
Texas |
| Refinery |
Analysis of a major international
contractor's $22 million delay and disruption claim on a $100 million
refinery upgrade project involving new hydrotreater and sulfur recovery
units. Prepared a detailed schedule delay analysis, damage analysis, and
provided mediation testimony. |
Trinidad |
| Refinery |
Analysis of a Canadian contractor's $45
million delay and disruption claim against the owner of a Caribbean
refinery involving the construction of a new Visbreaker Unit, revamped
Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit, and Instrument Modernization facilities. |
Trinidad |
| Refinery |
Schedule delay and change order analysis
in support of an owner's defense of a $10.5 million claim on upgrades to
piping, boiler and flare facilities in a major international oil
refinery. |
Trinidad |
| Refinery |
Analysis of a contractor's pipe
fabrication loss of productivity claim on a project involving the
upgrade to an existing refinery. |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Oil Terminal Project |
Analysis of a Korean contractor's $75
million delay and disruption claim and the owner's counterclaims due to
late and defective work on a major oil terminal project. |
Asia |
| Oil Terminal Project |
Expert report and testimony regarding the
analysis of an owner's property damage claim following a fire at an oil
terminal. |
Louisiana |
Petrochemical
Plant |
Analysis of the quantum aspects of a
contractor's $140 million delay and changed conditions claim involving
the relocation of a petrochemical plant project site after construction
had commenced because of the discovery of unfavorable soil conditions.
Prepare expert report, rebuttal expert report, and testified in ICC
arbitration. |
Algeria |
Petrochemical
Plant |
Analysis of a contractor's $11 million
claims involving disputed change order work, loss of productivity, late
materials deliveries, and other delay events on a new petrochemical
plant project. |
Angola |
Petrochemical
Plant |
On behalf of the owner, analysis of the
integrity of an EPC contractor's CPM baseline schedule and schedule
updates, and a cumulative impact claim on a major petrochemical plant
project. |
Nigeria |
Petrochemical
Plant |
Analysis of the integrity of a Korean
contractor's EPC schedule regarding logic problems, constraints, and
reasonable critical path of a major petrochemical plant project. |
Nigeria |
Petrochemical
Plant |
Analysis of a $500 million property damage
and business interruption claim resulting from fire damage to a
petrochemical plant. Costs and schedule analyses were prepared
considering acceleration, betterments, upgrades, and non-rebuilt
facilities. |
Texas |
Petrochemical
Plant |
Analysis of delays and time extension
entitlement on a $75 million claim involving the engineering,
procurement, and construction of a major petrochemical plant. |
Texas |
| Petrochemical Plant Site Relocation |
Prepared an expert report and testified in
ICC arbitration regarding the heavy civil construction cost increases
associated with relocating a petrochemical plant site after construction
has started as a result of undesirable soil conditions that were
discovered during the project. |
Algeria |
| Polypropylene Petrochemical Plant |
Analysis of a contractor's delay and loss
of productivity claim on the design and construction of a polypropylene
project. |
Argentina |
Ethylene
Plant |
Analysis of delays, acceleration, change
orders, unit rate, and loss of productivity claims totaling $20 million
by a major U.S. engineering contractor and counterclaims by a major U.S.
chemical company on an ethylene plant project. |
Argentina |
Ethylene
Plant |
Analysis of delay and acceleration claims
on the engineering, procurement, and construction of a ethylene project. |
Trinidad |
Ethylene
Cracker |
Analysis of delay and disruption claims on
the engineering, procurement, and construction of a ethylene cracker
project. |
The Netherlands |
Chemical
Plant |
Preparation of an owner's claim against an
engineering & construction management firm who was defaulted for
defective design, 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. |
Colorado |
Chemical
Plant |
Entitlement and schedule analyses and
damage evaluation for a contractor's $12 million claim against a major
international chemical company related to the construction of two
process units in an existing chemical plant. |
Louisiana |
Chemical
Plant |
Analysis of an EPC contractor's change
order and delay claims on a chemical plant project. |
Louisiana |
Chemical
Plant |
Analysis of an owner’s claim for delays
and cost overruns against the engineering, procurement, and construction
contractor of a polyol chemical plant project. |
Tennessee |
Chemical
Plant |
Analysis of a contractor's claim for
change orders, delay, and disruption on a chemical plant in Texas
involving issues of contract interpretation of whether the contract was
reimbursable or unit rate/lump sum price. |
Texas |
Chemical
Plant |
Analysis of the delays associated with the
punchlist work, mechanical completion, and startup/commissioning of a
chemical plant in The Netherlands. |
The Netherlands |
| Condensate Plant |
Evaluation of an owner's errors and
omissions claim against the design contractor on a condensate plant
project. |
Colorado |
| Fiberglass Insulation Plant |
Expert report involving the analysis of an
owner's claim against the EPC contractor involving defective work,
overcharging, delay, and unjustified increased costs associated with the
design and construction of an expansion to an existing fiberglass
insulation manufacturing plant. |
Canada |
PET Chemical
Plant |
Analysis of an engineering & construction
contractor’s $154 million change order, delay, and disruption claim
against the owner of three PET chemical plants. This project involved
ICC arbitration over the terms of a lump-sum turnkey contract and a
program agreement for multiple projects. The scope of work included the
organization and coding of thousands of documents into an internet-based
document retrieval system and assessments of alleged delays and
disruption impacts identified in change orders, field change requests,
correspondence, meeting minutes, disruption notices, monthly progress
reports, and CPM updates. |
Spain, Argentina, and The Netherlands |
| Linear Alpha Olefin (LAO) Project |
Analysis of an EPC contractor’s change
order, delay, and loss of productivity claims on a Linear Alpha Olefin
(LAO) Project. |
Canada |
| LNG Facility |
Analysis of the adequacy of a cost
estimate and construction risks associated with the upgrade of an LNG
facility. |
Trinidad |
LPG FPSO
Project |
Analysis of a Japanese contractor’s $35
million change order, delay, and loss of productivity claims on a LPG
FPSO project being constructed in Japan for installation in West Africa. |
Japan/West Africa |
Magnesium
Oxide Plant |
Analysis of the technical entitlement of
over 400 change orders associated with an engineering and construction
contractor’s $60 million claim on a magnesium oxide production plant.
Determined the cause-effect relationship between the changed work and
the resulting schedule impact and additional costs. Work is in
preparation for expert testimony at an ICC arbitration hearing. |
Jordan |
| MTBE Plant |
Analysis and expert report/testimony
regarding an owner's alleged business interruption loss due to an
unplanned shutdown of an MTBE plant. |
Canada |
Nitrogen
Plant |
Analysis and Expert Report in support of
the owner’s entitlement to claims against the EPC contractor involving
the standard of care in its management of the design and construction of
a nitrogen plant project. |
Mexico |
| Offshore Oil Production
Facility |
Analysis of a $45 million delay and
disruption claim by a South African contractor involving the
engineering, fabrication, and erection of two oil production facilities
for a major U.S. oil company. |
Africa |
| Offshore and Onshore Gas Production
Facility |
On behalf of the Owner, performed an
analysis of defective design and fabrication work on an offshore and
onshore gas production facility. Testified in arbitration. |
Australia |
| Offshore Oil Production Facilities |
On behalf of the Owner, assessed
fabrication defects on two offshore oil production facilities. Developed
the supporting cost documentation to establish to quantum for the
owner's claim. |
Gulf of Mexico |
| Offshore Oil Production Facility |
On behalf of the Owner, performed an
analysis of a mechanical contractor's $7 million marine lien delay and
disruption claim against a major oil company on an offshore oil
production project. The claim involved the value of equipment, piping,
and structural installations on two refurbished rigs. |
Nigeria |
| Offshore Oil Production Facility |
On behalf of the Owner, performed an
evaluation of cost and schedule overruns for the fabrication of two
offshore oil and gas production facilities in South Korea. The project
involved modular production platforms and structure support structures
that were transported for hookup off the coast of Angola. |
South Korea/ Angola |
| Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facility |
Analysis of change order and delay claims
totaling $85 million submitted by a South Korean EPC contractor on the
construction of an offshore production facility. |
South Korea and Texas |
| Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facility |
Analysis of a contractor's claim for delay
and disruption allegedly resulting from work associated with removal of
lead-containing paint from the process plant modules and platforms of an
offshore oil production facility. |
Texas |
| Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facility |
On behalf of the Owner, performed an
analysis of cost overrun claims resulting from mismanagement, delays,
and rework by an EPC contractor for an offshore oil and gas production
SPAR installed in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Texas and Finland |
| Offshore Spar Production Facility |
Analysis in support of an Owner's claim
against an international EPC contractor's performance, delays, and $160
million cost overrun regarding a Spar production facility installed in
the Gulf of Mexico. Issues involve material delays, welding rework,
quadrupling of labor man-hours, wet mating of hard and soft tank/truss,
delay, liquidated damages, conversion of contract issues, and related
damages. |
Finland, Texas, and Gulf of Mexico |
| Offshore Spar Production Facility |
Analysis of a contractor's claim for delay
and disruption allegedly resulting from work associated with removal of
lead-containing paint from the process plant modules and platforms of an
offshore oil production facility. This project also involves the defense
against the Owner's delay claim for recovery of lost profits due to the
delay allegedly caused by the lead abatement program. |
Texas and Gulf of Mexico |
Offshore
Drilling Rig |
Analysis of contractual responsibilities
for cost overruns and delays on the fabrication of components of an
offshore drilling rig. |
Texas |
| Crude Oil FPSO Project |
On behalf of the Owner, assessed a
contractor's claim for change orders, delays, and acceleration regarding
the design and fabrication of an deep-sea crude oil FPSO project.
Assessed the reasonableness of the contractor's baseline and updated
schedules, and determined potential delays caused by delivery of design
information from other components of the project. |
Brazil |
| Semi-Submersible
Deepwater Hull and Mooring System Oil Production Facility |
On behalf of the Owner,
evaluated a contractor's $50 million delay and disruption/loss of
productivity claim resulting from alleged design changes to a
semi-submersible hull and mooring system project. |
Norway and Gulf of
Mexico |
Oil Shale
Project |
Development of cash flow economic
evaluation computer models and preparation of capital and operating cost
estimates and economic analyses used in the negotiation of the $1.1
billion project loan guarantee for the Colony Shale Oil Project. |
Colorado |
| CO2 Recovery Process Plant |
Claims analysis and preparation of a
damages and schedule analyses in support of the owner's defense against
a contractor's $5 million delay and disruption claim on a fast-track CO2
recovery process plant facility. |
Texas |
| Coke Gasification Plant |
Analysis of alleged deficiencies in the
design of a petroleum coke gasification and syngas plant, resulting in
change orders, delay, and loss of productivity claims totaling $25
million against the owner of a refinery. |
Kansas |
Delayed
Coker |
Preparation of a mechanical contractor’s
$20 million claim for delay, additional work, labor disputes, and loss
of productivity regarding a delayed coker project at the Cerro Negro oil
upgrading project. Assisted counsel in the preparation of its briefs and
document discovery requests, and prepared an expert report which was
intended for witness testimony at ICC arbitration hearings in Geneva,
Switzerland; however, the case settled before the hearing was conducted. |
Venezuela |
Coal Gasification
Plant |
Litigation support, database management
system development, and assessment of the technical design, cost and
schedule overruns, and start-up problems of a coal gasification project. |
Alabama |
| Fertilizer Plant |
Claims preparation, database development
and analysis of costs and schedules for a $450 million fertilizer plant.
Prepared a $100 million claim against the owner, which was abandoned as
a result of the Gulf War. Successfully negotiated one Turkish and two
Korean subcontractor's claims against the Japanese prime contractor. |
Iraq |
| Soybean Processing Plant |
Preparation of a contractor's delay and
loss of productivity claim against an owner cooperative on the
construction of a $32 million soybean processing plant. |
South Dakota |
| Blast Furnace / Coke Oven |
Litigation support of a $400 million blast
furnace and coke oven battery project involving analysis of construction
cost and schedule overruns and the adequacy of the engineering design. |
Indiana |
| Gas Processing Plant |
Claims analysis, entitlement analysis,
schedule analysis and assessment of $20 million in cost overruns on a
lump sum, fast-track gas processing plant project. Issues included
defective specifications, changes, and delays. |
California |
| Gas Plant |
Analysis of schedule delays and increased
costs associated with an EPC contractor's $125 million claim on a gas
plant project. |
Saudi Arabia |
| Gas Turbine Generators |
equipment by the turbine/generator
manufacturer on a new power plant project. The schedule analysis also
supported the contractor's defense of liquidated damages assessed by the
owner because of delays caused by the turbine/generator manufacturer. |
Colorado |
| Gas Turbine Generators |
Analysis of delays, acceleration, and loss
of productivity impacts caused by numerous change orders, late delivery
of materials and equipment by the turbine/generator manufacturer, and
inadequate and untimely responses to requests for information on a new
power plant project. This project involves the preparation of a request
for equitable contract adjustment to support the contractor's $40
million claim. |
Texas |
| Gas Compressor/ Pipeline Project |
Analysis of delay and performance problems
on a gas compressor/pipeline project resulting in liquidated damages in
excess of $50 million. This project involved ICC arbitration in Geneva,
Switzerland. |
India |
| Pipeline Compressor Station Project |
On behalf of the owner, analysis of an EPC
contractor's $43 million claim involving alleged P&ID changes to the
FEED design of a compressor station and pipeline project, and resulting
delay to the completion of the project. |
Nigeria |
| Oil & Gas Gathering Center Facilities |
Analysis of delay and disruption impacts
incurred by a construction company on revamp of an oil and gas gathering
center. The project involved extension of and tie-ins to large diameter,
high pressure crude oil headers and collection pipelines |
Kuwait |
| Gas Compression and Wellhead Offshore Platforms |
Analysis and testimony supporting a major
oil company’s claim against a contractor for $29 million in improper
charges on a reimbursable contract for the fabrication of one offshore
gas compression platform and two wellhead platforms. |
Louisiana and Venezuela |
| Gas Turbine Generators |
Analysis of delays and loss of
productivity impacts caused by late delivery of equipment by the
turbine/generator manufacturer on a new power plant project. The
schedule analysis also supported the contractor's defense of liquidated
damages assessed by the owner because of delays caused by the
turbine/generator manufacturer. |
Colorado |
| Gas Turbine Generators |
Analysis of delays, acceleration, and loss
of productivity impacts caused by numerous change orders, late delivery
of materials and equipment by the turbine/generator manufacturer, and
inadequate and untimely responses to requests for information on a new
power plant project. This project involves the preparation of a request
for equitable contract adjustment to support the contractor's $40
million claim. |
Texas |
Natural Gas
Pipeline Project |
Analysis of a French contractor's $14
million claim on a gas pipeline and valve station project. |
Trinidad |
| Pipelines |
Analysis of delay and disruption claims by
a French contractor on the construction of a natural gas pipeline and
valve station project. |
Trinidad |
Nuclear
Power Plant |
Prudency audit of a large nuclear power
plant including the evaluation of the justification and causes for scope
and cost growth as well as the origin, components and reasonableness of
$1.3 billion of start-up and commissioning cost overruns. |
Arizona |
Nuclear
Power Plant |
Litigation support of a nuclear power
plant project involving assessment of cost overruns, delays, inadequate
QA/QC documentation, and defective electrical and instrumentation
installations. |
Louisiana |
Nuclear
Power Plant |
Analysis of schedule delay, productivity
loss, and direct damages totaling over $1 billion allegedly resulting
from problems related to hydrodynamic loads on a nuclear power plant
reactor building. |
Ohio |
Geothermal
Power Plant |
Damage and schedule analysis and claims
assistance for the electrical and instrumentation contractor on a
geothermal power plant project. |
California |
Geothermal
Power Plant |
Evaluation of the integrity of a
contractor's schedule and analysis of delay and loss of productivity
claims associated with the design and construction of a new geothermal
power plant project. |
Indonesia |
| Cattle Manure & Biomass Power
Plants |
Analysis of operating performance problems
and cost overruns for the lending bank on a cattle manure-fueled power
plant and several agricultural waste-fueled power plants. |
California |
| Hydroelectric Power Plant
Project |
Preparation of a claim on the assembly of
turbine generators on a hydroelectric power plant project. |
Colorado |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Facility |
Preparation of entitlement and damage
analyses for a hydroelectric pumped storage facility in South Carolina.
Performed financial analyses and wrote expert reports. |
South Carolina |
Coal Fired
Power Plant |
Preparation of a $1.0 million claim
involving the installation of new Low NOx and boiler reheater facilities
on a power plant project. |
Indianapolis |
| Coal Fired Power Plant |
Analysis of a major mechanical
contractor's $11 million claim against an engineering and construction
contractor involving the installation of new pollution control equipment
on a power plant project. |
Tennessee |
| Gas-fired Power Plant and
Heat Recovery Steam Generators |
Analysis of change orders, delays,
acceleration, and loss of productivity impacts associated with the
relocation of an existing gas-fired turbine generator and the
construction of a new heat recovery steam generator in an existing
industrial plant. This project involves the defense against the
contractor's claim and preparation of the owner's liquidated damages
counterclaims. |
Alaska |
| Gas-fired Power Plant and Heat Recovery
Steam Generators |
Analysis of EPC contractor’s $40 million
claim regarding a lump-sum contract to design and build a gas-fired
power plant. Assessed the EPC contractor’s allegations regarding the
constructibility of the heat recovery steam generators and the delay and
disruption impact of those problems on its work. |
Illinois |
Heat Recovery
Steam Generation |
Analysis of the HRSG manufacturer's
responsibility and liability for delays, scope of work changes related
to increased piping quantities, and backcharges from the general
contractor on the installation of four waste heat recovery steam
generators. |
California |
Heat Recovery
Steam Generation |
Analysis of contractor's claim for delay,
acceleration, scope of work changes, and loss of productivity on the
installation of three waste heat recovery steam generators. |
Louisiana |
| Wastewater |
Analysis of contractors' claims against
the owners of wastewater treatment plant projects. Issues involved
include delay, changes, defective specifications, and loss of
productivity. |
Ohio, Alaska, and New Mexico |
| Industrial Wastewater Treatment |
Analysis of a delay and disruption claim
on an industrial waste water treatment plant project |
Trinidad |
| Subway |
Quality control and reasonableness review
of a schedule delay analysis for a tunnel-boring contract on the Los
Angeles metro subway project. |
California |
| Subway |
Analysis of issues and schedule delays
associated with the design and installation of new communications
systems on the London Underground subway system. |
England |
| Light Rail |
Preparation of monthly progress reports
and schedule updates for the preliminary engineering and final civil
design of the $600 million Central Florida Light Rail Transit System in
Orlando, Florida. Developed detailed civil design, construction and
system-wide interface schedules. |
Florida |
| Transit |
Financial and schedule audits for the Los
Angeles County Transportation Commission on light rail and metro subway
projects. Reviewed project budgets, contractor schedules, construction
manager monthly progress reports, and advised the County of potential
cost overruns, schedule delays and reporting deficiencies. |
California |
| Transit |
Pricing and negotiation of change orders
for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District on a $65 million train control
contract. Evaluated entitlement, prepared schedule analyses, wrote
findings of fact, and negotiated change orders. |
California |