Support for Construction Claims

Capabilities

• Preparation and Defense of Claims

  Preparation for and defense of claims is needed throughout every construction project, from research and analysis of a claim to expert testimony required during negotiations, mediation, arbitration, or trial. Exponent's strategic claims consultants can support you through the entire litigation lifecycle, delivering continuity in the fact-finding process to connect claims to cost and schedule overruns, enabling you to make informed business decisions.

• Schedule Delay Analysis

  Exponent provides extensive experience in the preparation and analysis of as-planned and as-built schedules, as well as other court-accepted delay methodologies. Our experts also review contemporaneous project records, independently assess previously documented project issues, and effectively present the results in reports and demonstrative exhibits.

• Damage & Quantum Analysis

  Determining the level and nature of damage, as well as associated expenses incurred during a construction project, takes a deep understanding of the engineering and construction processes as well as damage and quantum expertise. Exponent consultants are familiar with a broad spectrum of claim pricing methodologies and have analyzed every aspect of cost impact, including direct and indirect costs, delay costs, overhead applications, time value of money, and consequential damages.

• Loss of Productivity/Disruptions

  Lost labor productivity is one of the most significant elements of damage in a construction dispute, followed by terminations and the unanticipated labor costs that result from the need to re-staff — often with little or no notice. Exponent's cost professionals evaluate issues impacted by labor productivity, calculate various costs, and assist in protecting your interests throughout the process.

• Acceleration

  Acceleration claims are common and occur when construction projects experience delays and are later accelerated to make up for lost time. Our schedule delay experts employ the critical path method (CPM) to evaluate and resolve both delay and acceleration claims, including reviewing project records, conducting independent assessment of issues that occurred during the project, and presenting results, reports, and demonstrative exhibits.

• COVID-19 and Force Majeure Impacts

  Construction project owners around the world are still investigating the full extent of damage, cost, and schedule impacts related to COVID-19 — many of which resulted in disputes — while others are making strategic plans to measure and manage potential force majeure impacts that may occur in the future. Exponent's experts provide an unbiased perspective of the nature of an event and, in some cases, eliminate the need for formal litigation or arbitration.