When projects are delayed, owners, contractors, designers, insurers, governmental agencies, and law firms across the globe trust Secretariat’s leading experts to provide their independent and rigorous analysis to help avoid, pursue, or defend costly disputes. Secretariat stands apart in how we articulate clear and concise opinions for even the most complex analyses.
Major construction projects are complicated, requiring significant capital and involving a complex network of stakeholders. Everything must run on time and budget to stay on track. Delays can add dramatically to a project’s cost and often result in disputes, whether in arbitration forums, a courthouse, or settlement negotiations. When disputes are unavoidable, Secretariat professionals are ready to provide expert analysis and testimony proven to stand up to the rigors of international arbitration forums and domestic jurisdictions around the world.
Secretariat is a deeply respected, global team of engineers, project managers, architects, scheduling experts, and accountants who bring our collective decades of experience to the table to thoroughly assess the root causes of construction delays. We determine the wide-ranging impacts on everything from scheduling to project finance, and analyze the costs of delay based on our detailed understanding of the construction industry, finance, affected markets, and much more. Additionally, our experts can proactively help identify the potential causes of delays and suggest remedies before major projects get derailed.
We are among the most respected and trusted experts in the world on how construction projects should go and how and why they sometimes go awry.
Ms. Bishop specializes in providing independent expert advice on construction projects in programming/scheduling (delay and disruption), contract review, cost/damages, and productivity/inefficiency.
Overtaken by Events: What Delay Quantification Can Tell Us About Causality
In the International Construction Law Review, Stuart Jones presents an innovative approach to delay analysis in construction disputes. His article, “Overtaken by Events: What Delay Quantification Can Tell Us About Causality,” introduces a forensic and mathematical framework that challenges conventional assumptions about project delay and causation.
Delays in Quantum and Financial Methods for Computing Costs and Damages
Conrad Bromley and Terry Hawkins authored “Delays in Quantum and Financial Methods for Computing Costs and Damages”, a chapter in The Guide to Construction Arbitration – Fifth Edition.
Based in Atlanta, Managing Director Nelson Gallardo’s expertise significantly expands the firm’s experience addressing construction and infrastructure projects in the United States and Latin America.