Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure
Construction, engineering and infrastructure contracts run for long periods, budgets are highly detailed, and any change in scope, schedule or site conditions tends to generate a financial claim.
Industry context
Owners, contractors, subcontractors, lenders and insurers dispute who should bear the cost of delays, quantity increases, work stoppages and design changes. On public works and concession projects, contractual rebalancing rules and the scrutiny of oversight bodies add a further layer to the analysis.
SGEx acts in this environment as a technical firm, engaged when the industry produces disputes, inquiries, reviews, losses, buyout claims, fraud, rendering-of-accounts matters or valuations that call for an independent examination.
Questions that arise in this industry
- Construction claims arising from delays, acceleration measures and scope changes.
- Prolongation, loss-of-productivity and mobilization costs.
- Cost overruns and price inflation in public and private contracts.
- Economic and financial rebalancing of construction and concession contracts.
- Expert assistance in construction arbitrations and expert examinations.
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx may examine: sGEx typically reviews contracts and amendments, physical and financial schedules, measurement records, site diaries, budgets, invoices, labor and equipment records, and correspondence exchanged between the parties.
Every engagement begins by framing the technical question, continues with the organization of these sources, and ends with conclusions presented in the format the proceeding requires, with assumptions and limitations disclosed.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Quantification expert opinion
- Expert report
- Supporting calculation memorandum
- Review of a report
- Expert questions, technical challenges and clarifications
- Claim quantification report
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