A Full Suite of Cost and Claim Services
Contract Compliance Review
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
For cost based contracts, a review to confirm that the costs billed are in compliance with the contract provisions can be a first step at eliminating mistrust and establishing the contractor's real cost. Sensitive issues such as the cost of labor and burdens, the proper billing of contractor owned equipment (including IT assets, vehicles,
For cost based contracts, a review to confirm that the costs billed are in compliance with the contract provisions can be a first step at eliminating mistrust and establishing the contractor's real cost. Sensitive issues such as the cost of labor and burdens, the proper billing of contractor owned equipment (including IT assets, vehicles, support equipment), the proper payment of subcontractors, and the application of overhead and profit factors are normally included.
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
There is an abundance of reference information about construction claims. The difficult part in preparation is to link the claims to the contract events and to find and complete the proper calculations based on the available information. You want a claim that stands up to scrutiny as you attempt a resolution.
The task in a review of assert
There is an abundance of reference information about construction claims. The difficult part in preparation is to link the claims to the contract events and to find and complete the proper calculations based on the available information. You want a claim that stands up to scrutiny as you attempt a resolution.
The task in a review of asserted claims is to figure out what is not known or presented. Are the claims reasonable for what happened? Are they properly supported? Do they comply with basic tenets of the contract and the law?
Expert Testimony
Cost and Damages Preparation or Analysis
Expert Testimony
Sometimes, you just can't resolve the issue amicably. At that point, you need to convert the work done to date to an expert report, and get someone with sufficient knowledge and experience to explain and defend your position in a formal proceeding.
Many years of successful mediation, court supervised negotiations, arbitration, formal litig
Sometimes, you just can't resolve the issue amicably. At that point, you need to convert the work done to date to an expert report, and get someone with sufficient knowledge and experience to explain and defend your position in a formal proceeding.
Many years of successful mediation, court supervised negotiations, arbitration, formal litigation, government boards and courts for both commercial, governmental and governmental clients provide the experience and presence to navigate these difficult paths.
Example Service Offerings
- Pre-Commitment contract review for vague, conflicting, or missing cost descriptions
- Establish or test contract compliant rates for labor and burdens, contractor equipment, overhead markups, or other items with non-specified rates
- Contract Close-out or Cost Recovery audits
- Labor productivity and efficiency analysis and claims
- Equipment cost reviews for compliance with contract requirements, GAAP, or US Government requirements
- Quantification of costs due to extra work or differing site conditions
- Cost of delay analysis including site equipment, general conditions, home office overhead, escalation
- Desk reviews of contractor claims before submission
- In-house training on the identification and quantification, and pursuit of construction claims
- Claim Avoidance training for contractors and owners
- Pre-submission compliance reviews of claims presented to the US Government
- Lost Income evaluations due to delay
- Pre-submission coordination of subcontractor and contractor claims
- Confidential analysis of claim strengths and weaknesses