Force Majeure Delay Claim during the Construction of a New Hospital
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Mr. Francis is a Vice President of Long International and has over 25 years of experience in project management, contract disputes analysis and resolution, CPM schedule preparation, execution, and analysis, productivity analysis, contract administration, design engineering, construction management, and government contracting.
He is proficient in the use of Primavera Project Planner (P3) as well as Primavera Project Management (P6). Mr. Francis’ experience includes projects valued over US$3 billion in the chemical, oil and gas, refinery, power, utility, and commercial sectors. He provides schedule development and assurance services, cost estimating, and claims analysis services on projects for engineers, owners and contractors. Specific responsibilities include CPM development and reviews, CPM schedule delay and acceleration analyses, document database development, change order impact analysis, issue identification, correlation of impacts to schedule activities, productivity evaluations, claims preparation, damages analysis and quantification, and arbitration/litigation support.
Prior to entering the consulting field, Mr. Francis had direct experience with many construction projects, including water and wastewater treatment plants, water and wastewater infrastructure, military facilities, and commercial buildings. He worked for a design engineer and a general contractor and was an owner’s representative for the U.S. Navy for military construction projects, including design-bid-build and design-build projects. While working for a general contractor, Mr. Francis was an on-site project manager/scheduler during the construction of a US$190 million water treatment plant.
B.S., Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, 1997
Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado (No. 39084)
Registered Professional Engineer, Washington (No. 40814)
Planning & Scheduling Professional (No. 01762)
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