Michael A. Purtell
Expert Areas
- Damage Assessment
- Estimating & Cost Analysis
- Construction Defects
- Change Management
- Construction Project Execution
- Project Controls
Expertise
- Construction professional with experience on domestic and international projects during early inception, construction execution, and completion phases
- Specializes in analyzing construction execution processes and change management procedures
- Evaluates construction variation claims caused by delays, disruptions, site access, construction defects, defective designs, differing site conditions, constructive changes, and force majeure events
Biography
As a senior managing consultant at Interface Consulting, Michael Purtell utilizes his practical construction experience and formal education in construction management to concentrate on project management oversight, schedule delays, engineering and construction claims, and design and construction deficiencies. Mr. Purtell performs damage quantification assessments associated with schedule delays, labor productivity, construction defects, and changes in work scope, among other issues. He also provides analysis of construction drawings, specifications, and procedures, and evaluates repair and recovery costs associated with defective work. With both domestic and international experience as a piping field engineer, project manager, subcontract administrator, and civil superintendent, Mr. Purtell provides unique insight into project delivery, project cost and schedule analysis, planning, procurement, and change order management.
Work History
Interface Consulting International, Inc.
Senior Managing Consultant & Senior Consultant
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.
Subcontract Administrator
Piping Field Engineer
Civil Superintendent
Assistant to Proposals Manager & Chief Field Engineer
Menards Inc.
Project Manager
Estimator
Halquist Stone
Facility Manager
Laborer
Litigation & Arbitration Experience
- Provides expert testimony and assists with research for expert testimony in US state and federal court and international arbitrations
- Prepares CPM schedule delay reports and analyses
- Performs site inspections
Speaking Engagements & Publications
“Successful Implementation of Change Orders,” Lorman Education Services, Houston, Texas, June 2019.
“Who’s Responsible? Cost and Schedule Issues on Construction Projects,” Build Houston, October/November 2020: 10.
Credentials
- BS – Construction Management
University of Wisconsin – Stout
Professional Affiliations
- Member – AACE International
- Associate Member – Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
Buildings & Facilities
- Hampton Inn & Suites
- Menards Davison Retail Store
- Menards Wichita Retail Store
- The Yards, Parcel O
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Blue Creek Ranch Turf Runway
- Chevron Australia Man-camp Construction
- Chevron Australia Quick Mud Creek Bridge
- Chevron Australia Reverse Osmosis Plant and Brine Disposal System – Onslow
- Chevron Australia Rural Road Construction & Maintenance
- Texas DOT The Woodlands Parkway Widening
Oil & Gas Pipelines
- Chevron Australia Potable Water & Sewage Pipeline
- Dakota Gas Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
- REX Seneca Lateral Pipeline
- The Chesapeake and Access Pipeline Projects
Marine & Offshore Production
- Alexander Boat Dock – Lake Austin
- Articulated Tug Barge Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge
- Cheniere Corpus Christi LNG
- Chevron Big Foot Offshore Platform
- Corpus Christi LNG FEED Studies
- Marine Well Containment System Modular Capture Vessels Topside Modules
- Walter Coelacanth Field Platform at Ewing Bank Block 834
Chemical & Petrochemical
- LSB El Dorado Chemical Ammonia Plant
- Wacker Polysilicon Plant (Poly 11)
Petroleum Refining & Gas Processing
- Angola Soyo LNG
- BG Group Queensland Curtis LNG
- Chevron Australia Wheatstone LNG
- ConocoPhillips/Sinopec Australia Pacific LNG
- Energy Transfer Equity Lake Charles LNG
- Hess Corporation Tioga Gas Plant Wellsite
- Ichthys LNG Project
- Linde US Canadian Valley Processing Plant
- NatGasoline Methanol Production Plant
- Santos Gladstone LNG
- Socar Baku LNG
- Sonatrach Menzel Ledjmet East Field
- Williams Partners Fractionation Facilities
- Woodside Sunrise LNG
OIL, GAS & CHEMICAL PROCESSING
- Over 20 projects, including the following industry sectors: Industrial; liquefied natural gas; power plants; refining facilities
PIPELINES
- Project experience in water, natural gas, and transmission system pipelines
MARINE & OFFSHORE PRODUCTION
- Project experience in offshore platforms and shipbuilding
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Over 15 projects, including the following industry sectors: Heavy highway; rural roads, airports, highways & bridges; site work; utilities
BUILDINGS & FACILITIES
- Project experience in commercial and residential construction