Team Member

Buildings & Facilities

Transportation & Infrastructure

Power & Energy

Marine & Offshore

Petroleum Refining & Gas Processing

Chemical & Petrochemical

Oil & Gas Pipelines

OIL, GAS & CHEMICAL PROCESSING

• Project experience in liquefied natural gas facilities; land & subsea pipelines; petroleum storage terminals

POWER & ENERGY

• Project experience in natural gas power plants; combined cycle power plants; chemical & petrochemical; transmission lines

TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE

• Project experience in airports; highways & bridges; heavy civil; mass transit; ports; utilities; water purification and wastewater plants

BUILDINGS & FACILITIES

• Project experience in entertainment & sports facilities; healthcare; retail; multifamily housing

Buildings & Facilities

1101 Studemont Condominiums

Opined on the condominium association’s claims regarding construction defects on a new multifamily housing project, including numerous leaks and staining to the brick veneer. Analyzed the opposing experts’ scope of repair report and repair estimate, identifying excessive estimated costs. Advised a realistic expectation of the damage valuation, leading to settlement.

Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital

Oversaw the installation of sheet pile walls. Managed equipment, manpower, and procurement of materials, and installed vibration monitoring to ensure the safety of hospital patients. Negotiated a change order with the owner and executed a contract with a specialized vibration-free pile pressing subcontractor after traditional pile driving methods proved unable to mitigate vibration concerns.

Pulverized Petroleum Coke Manufacturing Plant

Opined on responsibility for a fire that occurred during start-up of a new petroleum coke pellet factory in Texas. Analyzed purchase order scope of supply, reviewed written correspondence regarding promised deliverables, and investigated the decision not to hire an engineering contractor or general contractor. Responded to expert reports alleging design failures.

San Antonio Housing Authority Victoria Plaza Apartments

Performed a site investigation and advised client regarding issues that were design defects versus construction defects on a project for the modernization and rehabilitation of an affordable senior living facility, adding HVAC and fire suppression systems. Researched noise ordinances and sound specifications regarding a new chiller for the HVAC system that received numerous noise complaints. Inspected, researched, and advised a testing procedure for incorrect valves that were installed on the project.

State Parking Services Catalyst Houston

Analyzed the concierge’s responsibility in allegedly failing to adequately respond to a pipe that burst at night in a section of the apartment building under construction, causing damage to 20 floors of the building’s electrical system. Analyzed the damage and advised the responsibility for the damage.

Texas Rangers Stadium, Globe Life Field

Assisted in resolving numerous disputed PCOs on a GMP construction cost contract with lump sum general conditions. Performed a labor productivity loss analysis and analyzed discrete change order issues and schedule delays. Advised client on negotiations related to increasing the GMP.

Yale Street Market Retail Complex

Opined on a concrete subcontractor’s work regarding tilt-wall panel installation, pile and column installation, and paving work on a retail shopping center in Houston, Texas. Performed a schedule analysis to determine the project’s critical path delays. Analyzed the subcontractor’s scope of work regarding the project design and engineering. Responded to an opposing economic damages report claiming loan interest, lost rent, unpaid reimbursable operating costs, and outstanding back charges. Reviewed outstanding invoices and retainage due.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Alaska Energy Authority West Fork Upper Battle Creek Diversion Dam Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Expansion

Developed the owner’s response to its contractor’s claim on a project diverting water to a hydroelectric dam. Analyzed construction progress reports, schedule updates, crane usage, schedule delays, earthwork, road installation, and bird surveying.

Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP)

Managed the construction of a 320 million gallon per day water treatment plant. Responsible for overseeing mechanical and electrical trades, coordinating with vendors, and executing subcontracts.

New York City Department of Parks & Recreation High Line Phase Two

Estimated restoration of an existing elevated train track in New York City for reuse as a recreational pathway.

New York City MTA 72^nd Street Subway Station

Performed takeoffs and created the estimate for all internal finishes including doors, louvers, fire protection, elevators, and escalators. Analyzed structural steel details.

San Francisco MTA Central Subway

Coordinated maintenance of traffic for construction phase estimates at each of four new stations. Designed a traffic safety plan and estimated striping, signs, barriers, pedestrian access, and road closures.

Southwest Airlines Houston Tech Ops Maintenance Hangar

Managed construction of a new maintenance hangar for Southwest Airlines with the capacity to service six 737s at the same time. Negotiated change orders, executed contracts, optimized the construction schedule, performed lease/buy analyses, and managed self-perform staff including earthwork (site leveling, excavation and haul-off, select-fill backfill, lime treated subgrade, cement-treated base), utilities (storm drainage including reinforced concrete pipe/boxes, culvert crossings, aircraft rated inlets; sanitary sewer including precast manholes, PVC pipe; domestic water/fire water including permitting, pipe installation, thrust blocks), concrete foundations (grade beams and building slabs), and paving (various parking lots and 450,000 SF of apron slip form paving including rebar, dowel baskets, and an on-site batch plant).

TXDOT IH 45 Expansion

Estimated the expansion of IH 45, including the installation of new bridges and paving and the maintenance of traffic, guardrail, riprap, and utilities.

Power & Energy

PPL Roseland Susquehanna Transmission Line

Hand-performed cut/fill analysis for earthwork estimate along the transmission line. Performed subcontractor coordination.

TVA Paradise Combined Cycle Power Plant AQCS

Analyzed existing utilities. Compiled a project schedule and determined the indirect cost estimate.

Woodbridge Energy Center

Estimated pipe quantities and installation costs for a new power plant.

Marine & Offshore

Bayport Container Terminal Land Development Preparation South of Port Road

Opined on issues regarding a land development preparation project, including grading and drainage work. Analyzed outstanding change orders that were the basis of the claim. Provided an expert report for mediation responding to an opposing report and opining on the valid portions of the claims. Analyzed differing site conditions that were claimed to have impacted productivity and schedule. Investigated the cause of the changed work sequence, which was claimed to have resulted in site flooding impacts. Performed a schedule analysis and evaluated labor productivity measured mile analyses. Determined the validity of certain changes, the valid amount of the associated damages, amount overbilled on the project, and retainage owed. Assisted in preparation for mediation, which resulted in a settlement.

Port of Houston Barbours Cut Rehabilitation Phase II

Upgraded one thousand feet of an existing wharf to accommodate larger cranes for offloading post-Panamax vessels. Oversaw the installation of drilled shaft foundations, crane rail alignments, utilities, concrete paving, and asphalt paving. Managed mechanical dredging as well as the utilization of dredging spoils to improve a barrier island.

Petroleum Refining & Gas Processing

Crestwood Bear Den II Natural Gas Processing Plant

Opined on cost and schedule overruns on a cost-plus fixed fee EPC agreement for a 120 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) cryogenic natural gas liquids (NGL) plant in North Dakota. Identified the causes of the increased project costs, including identifying major changes to the project through a P&ID analysis and which party initiated those changes. Identified disallowed costs through an analysis of variation order requests and contractual entitlement, performed an estimate adjustment analysis accounting for increased quantities, and benchmarked the final cost against various contemporaneous estimates.

Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Expansion

Performed constructability reviews and interfaced with the engineering team to optimize the design, saving the project millions of dollars. Coordinated the project’s crane plan, facilitating crane sharing, hook ratios, and cost to budget, and optimizing reconfigurations. Reviewed supplier bids, work with equipment vendors on maintaining schedule, and negotiated, reviewed, and approved change orders. Designed an office/staging/pre-fabrication area. Interfaced with overseas designers to sequence engineering deliverables. Compiled a recovery plan for work pack creation and reviewed all work plans.

Draft Horse Gas Treating Facility

Analyzed cost and schedule issues on a 900gpm amine gas treating facility in Texas. Reviewed site preparation work, including lime stabilization and construction of access roads. Analyzed owner-provided equipment, including planned versus actual delivery dates and the contractor’s scope in coordinating with the equipment supplier. Evaluated termination costs, including excess costs incurred using replacement contractors. Analyzed construction percent complete and compared to percent of contract value paid. Reviewed vendor costs and site remediation costs paid directly by owner. Assisted attorneys with deposition questions for opposing fact witnesses.

Renewable Energy

Bakersfield Renewable Fuel Project

Analyzed construction and schedule issues on a renewable diesel fuel project in California and advised the funding partners regarding the risks and benefits of changing contractors.

Chemical & Petrochemical

INEOS Olefins-2 Debottlenecking Project

Analyzed a dispute notice for outstanding payments and a lien notice on olefins debottleneck EPC T&M turnaround work. Determined the feasibility of a cost recovery program.

LBC Tank Terminal Expansion

Oversaw the installation of pipe rack foundations, concrete walls and slabs, pump pads, concrete paving, and storm drainage. Managed mechanical dredging and plow dredging to increase the channel depth.

LBC Tank Terminal ME Global Expansion

Managed construction of tank ring walls; pipe racks, including pile foundations; and manifolds.

Land & Subsea Pipelines

The Chesapeake and Access Pipeline Projects

Analyzed the contractor’s claimed damages sustained due to adverse weather conditions and other management impacts related to the installation of a pipeline system in northern Pennsylvania. Analyzed move arounds, reviewed winter construction plan, summarized depositions, and prepared demonstratives and testimony questions.

ONEOK Arbuckle II Pipeline

Analyzed construction overruns on a 24-inch pipeline spread and examined the claim for additional compensation due to claimed ROW issues and owner-supplied material delays. Prepared counterclaims for replacement contractor costs and damage repair costs. Evaluated and responded to measured mile analyses, assessed stand-by and move-around costs, and identified bid errors. Investigated material supply delays versus weather-related delivery delays.