CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS CONSULTING

Mr. Lee has analyzed, prepared and defended over 100 claims involving public and government buildings, schools and office buildings, highways and sewer lines, private residences and federal housing projects, hotels, automatic toll collection systems, a major bridge, power plant, landfill capping and nuclear power plant.

Typical projects range in scope from under $1 million to more than $50 million. Anatomy of a Delay Claim outlines the components of a delay claim and describes in detail a $55 million claim and how it was analyzed and defended.

Mr. Lee also has extensive experience in:

Construction Claims Consulting Projects 

These are some representative projects on which Mr. Lee has worked. He would be happy to discuss any of these projects with you in more detail.

Defended against $55 million claim for interruption, acceleration and delay on the new Jamestown, RI Bridge. Testified in mediation hearings. See Anatomy of a Delay Claim

 

Defended against $2 million claim for delays and extras in the construction of Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA.

 

Defended against $3 million claim against San Francisco Housing Authority for delay and design deficiencies caused by a structural steel collapse.

 

Reviewed $15 million claim by piping fabricator on Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Oregon for interruption, delay, and changed conditions.

 

Prepared claim and testified in arbitration for contractor against owner of a shopping center in Natick, MA. The contractor had a cost-plus contract for the site work and a lump-sum contract for the construction of the building. Costs had to be carefully allocated to each contract.

 

Analyzed claims and participated in negotiating settlements of contractor claims at Tyngsboro, Wareham, Winchendon, Haverhill, Sandwich, Wakefield and Andover schools.

 

Testified in court against $1 million claim for extras and delays on the design/build of a new university gymnasium.

 

Prepared $25 million claim on a real estate development project, Portsmouth, RI.

 

Defended against a claim for wetlands delay on an elementary school in Lowell, MA. Testified before a master appointed by the court concerning unsupported delay damages and improper CPM scheduling methods and procedures, which inflated the owner-caused delay period.

 

Assisted an electrical contractor in Zimbabwe, Africa restructure its balance sheet, obtain new owners and management, create and implement new project management procedures, and design a new management information system.

 

Prepared a claim and testified in arbitration for partial termination of noise abatement construction at Green Airport, RI.

 

Assisted a School Dept. and Building Committee in designing procedures for effective administration of construction projects and minimizing possibilities of claims.

 

Prepared $4 million claim against a state highway department for delay and termination for convenience.

 

Analyzed claims for delays and extras in the construction of a nursing home addition. Testified in arbitration.

 

Assisted homeowners and contractors in residential construction disputes. Testified in arbitrations.

 

Prepared a claim for delays and extras on the installation of a turnpike automatic toll collection system. Also reviewed a claim for the installation of an automatic toll collection system on behalf of a different turnpike authority.

 

Testified in arbitration against a claim for delay and extras on the construction of a pumping station in Fairhaven, MA.

 

Prepared a claim using the measured mile method for extras due to a contractor caused by changed conditions on the Rhode Island landfill.

 

Assisted several electrical, mechanical, drywall, ceiling and painting contractors prepare claims for delays, acceleration, lost productivity, escalation, recovery of overhead and extras.

 

Determined amounts owed to a contractor and testified in arbitration re Newport, RI harbor and marine improvements.

 

Assisted a contractor in refuting a false claims accusation in San Francisco, CA.

 

Analyzed claim and costs on a unit price contract where quantities were about half of anticipated. Presented findings to both parties as basis for settlement.

 

Assisted a contractor determine amounts due for dirt removal from the Central Artery Tunnel ("Big Dig") project.

 

Assisted a contractor prepare a claim for lost profits and other damages caused by an improper termination.

 

Worked with contractor personnel to prepare a delay analysis and claims for changed conditions in the renovation of the Memorial Union at the University of Rhode Island. Testified in arbitration.

 

Prepared a claim using the measured mile method for lost productivity on the construction of drilled shafts on an interstate highway bridge.

 

Prepared a claim for a steel fabricator in a totally changed conditions (Cardinal Change) situation.