Experience Detail

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SR 91 Freeway Design/Build

• Project Value: $870,000,000
• Claim Value: > $75M
• Project Duration: 38 Months
• Issued Included: 1) Material quantities for Concrete/Rebar associated with 31 Bridge/Overpass replacement/new construction 2) Construction sequencing interruption/delays/rework based on intended engineering/design completion schedule/completeness, 3) Improper designs and delayed access for drainage works/utilities causing substantial rework and overtime to avoid significant liquidated damages. 4) Excessive settlement of MSE walls including both near term immediate and long-term consolidation settlements.

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Housing – Housing Program

• Project Value - $120MM
• Claim Value - $8MM
• Project Duration; 18 Months
• Issues included: 1) Client acceptance of the completion of Phase 1 “conceptual project development” 2) Multiple additional local agency input to Phase I requiring significant planning iterations 3) Substitution of additional sites after significant roadblocks 4) inadequate and unreliable review/comment by inexperienced client staff.

US Air Force Multi-Phase Military Housing Construction

• Project Value: >$350,000,000
• Claim Value: Confidential
• Schedule duration: > 5 years
• Issues included: 1) Adequacy and owner management of the design build process, particularly scope definition/concurrence and design reviews, 2) Cost and schedule impacts of owner caused delays and severe weather, 3) Unforseen subsurface conditions including rock excavation and foundation structural adequacy.

Sound Transit of Seattle Light Rail Construction

• Project Value: $220,000,000
• Claim Value: >$120,000,000
• Project Duration: 3 Years
• Issues included: 1) Adequacy of site characterization for existing utilities, 2) unforseen conditions involving myriad subsurface contamination, obstructions, and hydrogeologic conditions 3) Sequence of Construction and Equipment      efficiency/usage. 

City of Honolulu Sand Island WWT Facility Construction

• Project Value: $195,000,000
• Claim Value: Confidential
• Project Duration: 5 years
• Issues included: 1) UV system design and performance flaws cost and schedule impacts 2) Design adequacy and system performance of emergency evacuation pumping systems, 3) Unforseen subsurface and hydrogeologic conditions impacts on cost and schedule.

St. Louis River Remediation

• Project Value: $65,000,000
• Claim Value: $35,000,000
• Project Duration: 4.5 Year
• Issues included:1) Major subcontractor failure to perform leading to termination, taking over the work and eventual litigation with the Bonding Company 2) Very complex and intricate harbor dredging, treatment of spoils and contaminated water; and sub aqueous multi materials capping in Duluth, Minnesota (extremely short construction season).

Texas Environmental Plastics – Honeywell Moundsville Site

• Project Value: $10MM
• Claim Value: $250,000
• Project Duration; 2 years
• Issues included: 1) Subcontractor hiring of illegal aliens violating prime contract and client policy 2) Failure to renew contractors’ license 3) schedule delays and costs resulting from non-performance.

Exxon – Environmental Project(s) Albers & Bayway

• Projects Value: $45M
• Claims Value: $6.5M
• Project Duration:30 Months
• Issues included: 1) Timing and definition of project completion 2) Non-performance of specialty subcontractors 3) Long term system performance and adequacy of the design of the cap and liner system.

Southern Company – Vogtle Nuclear Power Station

• Project Value: $2,000,000,000 (Infrastructure only)
• Claim Value: > $100MM
• Project Duration: 60 months
• Issues included: 1) Reliability of geotechnical data provided 2) reasonableness of construction requirements to produce acceptable reactor foundation materials from onsite materials.

Hawaii Military Communities Housing Construction

• Project Value: $100,000,000
• Claim Value: > $30,000,000
• Project Duration: 5 Years
• Issues included: 1) Continuous changes in infrastructure phasing plans 2) Unforseen conditions involving Rock Excavation and contaminated soils, 3) Significant changes in quantities affecting base bid unit price and lump sum quotations.

US Air Force AMC Force Protection Infrastructure Upgrades

• Project Value: >$75,000,000
• Claim Value: Confidential
• Schedule Duration: 30 Months
• Issues: 1) Adequacy and owner management of the design build process, particularly scope definition/concurrence and design reviews, 2) Material quantity and unit price changes versus original bid, 3) Allocation of home office and field overhead rates across more than 100 individual task orders created to account for regulated project ceilings.

City of Houston Public Library Renovation

• Project Value: $20,000,000
• Claim Value: > $1,000,000
• Project Duration: 22 Months
• Issues included: 1) Assessing concurrent project delays, 2) Schedule and Cost Impact of 550 RFI’s and 200 CO’s 3) Scope changes and design inadequacies,  4) Failure of Minority Subcontractors 4) Unforeseen conditions associated with existing MEP and facility structural, dimensional, destination and capacity definitions.   

Houston Humane Society Facility Construction

• Project Value: $3,100,000
• Claim Value: >$350,000
• Project Duration: 18 Months
• Issues: 1) Owner approval of decorative masonry complicated by single supplier failure during construction, 2) Contract design build obligations of the respective parties, 3) Schedule and Cost Impact of severe weather.

City of Honolulu Honouliuli Reservoir Construction

• Project Value: $12,000,000
• Claim Value: >$1,700,000
• Project Duration: 3 years
• Issues included: 1) Owner caused delays associated with temporary project shutdown, project funding, and design completion, 2) Unforseen subsurface conditions involving soils/rock adequacy and required over excavation, 3) Project escalation cost impacts.

Ford Island Infrastructure Improvements

• Project Value: $12,500,000
• Claim Value: >$1,500,000
• Project Duration: 2.5 years
• Issues included: 1) Schedule and Cost impacts associated with Owner CO review and associated direction, 2) Unforseen subsurface conditions including obstructions, contamination and hydrogeologic conditions, 3) Design and scope changes.

Lanikeha Subdivision Infrastructure Construction

• Project Value; $19,000,000
• Claim Value: $>$5,000,000
• Project Duration: 20 Months
• Issues included: 1) Adequacy of Geotechnical characterization of depth and extent  of Rock, 2) Material balance and Adequacy of on-site fill material 3) Schedule and Cost Impacts of severe weather.

City Hotels – St. Louis

• Project Value: $7,500,000
• Claim Value: >$1,250,000
• Project Duration: 20 months
• Issues included: 1) Unforseen conditions of existing MEP including locations, sizes and destinations associated with major Hotel renovation, 2) Owner caused delays associated with CO review and processing.

Hilton Davis Site Remediation, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Project Value: $75,000,000
• Claim Value: >$30,000,000
• Project Duration: 4 yrs
• Issues included: 1) Adequacy and design basis for Record of Decision selection of Thermal Desorption Remediation Technology 2) Multiple subcontractor failure and associated costs and schedule impacts, 3) Project escalation costs.

McColl Superfund Site, Fullerton, CA

• Project Value: $30,000,000
• Claim Value: >$5,000,000
• Project Duration: 2 years
• Issues included: 1) Termination for convenience allowable overhead recovery and standby delay costs 2) Unforseen conditions and hydrogeologic conditions associated with site preparation.

GEMS Landfill Cap Construction

• Project Value: $50,000,000
• Claim Value: >$7,500,000
• Project Duration: 3 years

Issues included: 1) Overall design basis and adequacy of slope protection, stability and hydrologic system components and controls, 2) Material and unit price/lump sum quantity/pricing changes from bid to actual, 3) Schedule impacts from owner caused delays and severe weather impacts.