Mr. Ritti's expertise includes the analysis of construction claims related to schedule delay and impacts, inefficiencies and cost overruns. He has analyzed owner, contractor, and designer performance and determined the responsibility for project impacts on a wide variety of projects. Mr. Ritti has developed as-planned schedules, prepared and analyzed as-built schedules and utilized numerous schedule analysis techniques to determine delay. He has also provided construction management services, conducted construction audits and project status reviews for owner clients.
Mr. Ritti has participated in the successful negotiation of many disputes, and has testified on construction schedule and damages issues in mediation, dispute resolution board hearings and arbitration.
Prior to joining Exponent, Mr. Ritti worked in the Construction Risk and Dispute Resolution practice for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, the Construction Litigation practice for KPMG, LLP, and the Litigation Consulting practice for FTI Consulting, Inc. In addition to his experience with construction disputes, Mr. Ritti developed a professional services offering for a technology firm in the construction industry and worked for a general contractor that constructed commercial and residential projects.
Ritti J. Trends in construction contracts. Construction Financial Management Association / Associated General Contractors Annual Conference, October 2003.
Ritti J. New trends and bad results in construction contracting. Distribution Contractors Association Annual Conference, February 2004.
Ritti J. Advanced CPM scheduling techniques. Multiple Continuing Legal Education Presentations, 2001–2007.
Ritti J. What to do when construction projects go bad. Lorman Seminars, August 2006.
Ritti J. Managing construction projects. Lorman Seminars, May 2006.
Ritti J. 4D scheduling & advanced scheduling technologies. Multiple Continuing Legal Education Presentations, 2005–2007.
Ritti J. Case study: Developing a claim for a power plant project. University of California Berkeley, February 2007.
Transportation Highway—Developed a termination claim and expert report including both cost and time components for a joint venture design builder on a fixed price $312 million freeway project in Salt Lake City, UT.
Highway—Developed a $25M Request for an Equitable Adjustment including a CPM schedule analysis, damages analysis, and an inefficiency claim for a joint venture design builder on a $110 million freeway expansion project in Phoenix, AZ. Presented the analysis and findings in multiple settlement negotiation meetings.
Highway—Developed a delay claim utilizing a CPM schedule analysis on behalf of a joint venture design build contractor on a $25 million freeway project in Salt Lake City, UT. Presented the analysis and findings in settlement negotiation meetings.
Bridge—Developed an expert report including a CPM schedule and acceleration analysis on behalf of a general contractor on a $30 million rehabilitation and seismic retrofit of a bascule bridge. Testified in numerous Dispute Resolution Board hearings as well as multiple mediations.
Bridge—Provided various cost and schedule assistance to the joint venture general contractor of a $115 million composite concrete deck arch bridge in Nevada.
High Speed Rail—Analyzed various claims submitted by the general contractor and developed a $25 million counterclaim on behalf of a public owner on the $350+ million electrification of a high-speed rail in the northeast United States.
Airport—Analyzed the mechanical contractor’s delay and acceleration claims on the expansion of Dulles Airport’s utility system utilizing a time impact analysis.
Heavy Industry Power Plant—Analyzed and defended against a design-build contractor’s $80 million delay and disruption claim on behalf of the owner, a multinational joint venture power company. The project consisted of an $800 million, 724-megawatt (net) coal-fired power plant in the People's Republic of China. Developed an expert report and presented findings to the executive management of the client organization.
Power Plant—Performed a series of project status reviews of an $800 million, 1,200MW combined cycle power plant in the Philippines for a United States-based contractor. On-site reviews included analyses of project controls, review of project schedules and financial reports, interviews with project personnel and the development of project status reports presented to the executive management of the client organization.
Oil Platform—Performed cost and schedule reviews on behalf of the general contractor on a $300 million oil vessel fabricated in Indonesia, China and Singapore. The contract included engineering, procurement, construction/fabrication, installation, and performance testing of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, its associated mooring system and flexible risers, as well as all the necessary subsea power, data and communications cables. The vessel was located in the Indonesian waters of the South China Sea, off the East Coast of Malaysia.
Oil Platform—Performed multiple reviews of delay and cost overrun claims on behalf of the general contractor on an $800 million EPCI contract in Singapore and Brazil. The project consisted of a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) and involved the construction of a complex processing system installed offshore.
Pipeline—Performed a CPM schedule analysis on behalf of a contractor for a delay claim on the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Southern California.
Copper Mine—Managed the defense of a $145 million breach of contract claim in connection with a Copper Mine in Nevada on behalf of an International Engineering and Construction company.
Dam—Performed a series of project status reviews of a $1.2 billion, multi-purpose dam project in the Philippines for a United States-based contractor. On-site reviews included analyses of project controls, review of project schedules and financial reports, interviews with project personnel and the development of project status reports presented to the executive management of the client organization.
Environmental Environmental—Analyzed financial claims submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency and California Department of Substance Control involving a superfund site in Northern California on behalf of an international contracting and engineering firm.
Environmental / Lost Profits—Assisted a large US based railroad company in the defense of a $40+ million claim for environmental remediation efforts and lost profits in an urban mixed-use development project in Oregon.
Hotel / Casino Casino Hotel—Managed the development of a $130 million general damages claim including a change order analysis for the general contractor on a $1.5 billion, 35 story, 5.3 million square foot hotel and casino in Las Vegas, NV. The case involved a 10 month long jury trial.
Casino Hotel—Prepared the defense of a $13+ million delay and disruption claim submitted by a concrete subcontractor on behalf of a large international general contractor.
Casino Hotel—Assisted the general contractor in the preparation of a delay and disruption claim on a tower addition and casino renovation project in downtown Las Vegas, NV.
Resort Hotel—Prepared a Termination for Convenience Claim including both schedule and cost components for the general contractor on a $105M mountain resort hotel in Jackson Hole, UT.
Miscellaneous Retail—Performed contract audits of the general contractor on the construction of a chain of retail stores throughout the United States. Reviewed the general contractor’s change order pricing and pay requests to ensure contract adherence.
Prison—Analyzed the delay claim submitted by the general contractor and prepared a counterclaim on a medium security prison in Ohio on behalf of a public owner.
High Tech—Assisted in the development of an expert rebuttal report on behalf of a large consulting firm involved in the construction management of multiple internet data centers valued at over $250 million.
Residential—Developed a termination claim and expert report that included a schedule and damages analysis on behalf of the general contractor on a multi-family residential development. Provided testimony in arbitration regarding schedule and damages.