
Biography
Richard J. Long, P.E., P.Eng., is Founder of Long International, a Colorado-based construction claims and project management consulting firm that focuses its practice on owners, engineering and construction firms, and contractors performing petroleum refining, petrochemical, oil and gas, LNG, power/cogeneration, mineral processing, industrial, building, and infrastructure projects worldwide.
Mr. Long has over 50 years of U.S. and international consulting experience involving construction contract disputes analysis and resolution, arbitration/litigation support and expert testimony, project management, engineering/construction management, cost and schedule control, and process engineering. As an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and resolution of complex construction disputes for over 35 years, Mr. Long has served as the lead expert on over 300 projects having claims ranging in size from US$100,000 to over US$2 billion. He has testified in mediation, deposition and court as well as U.S. and international arbitration. His expert consulting experience includes refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants, LNG projects, offshore oil and gas facilities, power plants, oil sands and oil shale facilities, metallurgical projects, and commercial and industrial buildings. He has presented and published numerous articles on the subjects of claims analysis, entitlement issues, CPM schedule and damages analyses, cumulative impact claims, and claims prevention.
Before forming Long International, Mr. Long was Senior Vice President, Contract Administration for a major electrical and mechanical contractor. In this role, he had corporate-wide responsibility for technical management and oversight of the preparation and resolution of construction claims. In addition, he was responsible for the development, training, and implementation of project management policies and procedures to ensure that profit, cost, schedule, scope, quality, and safety objectives were achieved.
For 13 years, Mr. Long managed the construction claims practices of two large consulting firms. Prior to his consulting career, Mr. Long gained 13 years of project management and process engineering experience on petroleum refining, oil shale, synfuels, mining, and power generation projects with Tosco, Fluor, and Conoco.
EDUCATION
M.S., Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1974
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1970
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado (No. 25050)
Licensed Professional Engineer, Newfoundland and Labrador (No. 09209)
Licensed Professional Engineer, Ontario (No. 100524699)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Project Management Institute
AACE International
Society of Construction Law
Articles, Books & Announcements
Acceleration Claims on Engineering and Construction Projects
ReadAnalysis of Concurrent Delay on Construction Claims
ReadAnalysis of Concurrent and Pacing Delays
ReadApplications of Monte Carlo Simulations in Dispute Resolution and Claims Work
ReadAs-Built But-For Schedule Delay Analysis
ReadConstruction Claims Analysis Checklist
ReadConstruction Claims for Variation in Quantity
ReadConstruction Claims Prevention
ReadConstruction Contract Notice Letters
ReadConstructive Changes
ReadContract Scheduling Provisions
ReadCumulative Impact and Other Disruption Claims in Construction
ReadDefective and Deficient Contract Documents – A 2013 Update
ReadDiffering Site Conditions
ReadDiscrete Damages and Cost Variance Analysis Method for Quantifying Damages in Construction Claims
ReadDocument Database Considerations
ReadEPC Contract Risk Analysis Associated with Onshore Projects in Developing Countries
ReadEvaluation of Changes in Process Plant Projects
ReadGlossary of Terminology
ReadImplementing Time Impact Analyses and Update Impact Analyses on Large, Complex EPC Projects
ReadLong International’s Schedule and Delay Analysis Methodologies
ReadPreserving Your Claim through Documentation
ReadProving the Cause-Effect Linkage
ReadReservation of Rights to Make a Cumulative Impact Claim
ReadThe Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment
ReadThe “No Damages for Delay” Clause
ReadTypical Problems Leading to Delays, Cost Overruns, and Claims on Process Plant and Offshore Oil and Gas Projects
ReadWhy Claims Occur – The Red Flags
ReadCONTACT US
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