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On behalf of an owner, provided technical support for a claim against the EPC firm on a fast-track refinery project in the western United States. Issues involved late and deficient engineering, design development and scope increases, loss of construction labor productivity, and mismanagement of subcontractors and costs.

As the owner’s representative, provided technical support and status reporting on a fast-track refinery expansion project in the western United States. Work included preparing a FEL-3 cost estimate and schedule, and weekly project controls and reporting of labor hours, productivity factors, costs, changes, delays, and schedule status.

On behalf of an owner, assessed delays to overall mechanical completion, delays to initial acceptance, defective works counterclaims, cost reduction claim, elements of technical design, cost and schedule overruns, and Ready For Start-Up (RFSU)/Commissioning delays. Prepared expert reports, expert reply reports, and joint expert reports for tribunal submission. Provided litigation support, including preparation of cross-examination questions, and testified in arbitration hearings.

On behalf of an EPC contractor, analyzed an owner’s $19 million claim firm relative to home office and field cost budget overruns under a reimbursable contract for a $200 million refinery project.

Analyzed damages for an 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.

On behalf of an EPC contractor, performed claims analysis, damages assessment, and delay evaluations on a $250 million refinery expansion project involving $20 million in damages. The primary issues included bid error, loss of labor productivity, delay and acceleration.