While every project starts its life with hopes of finishing on time and without claims, in today’s world, this is not always possible.
With CALTROP on board from the beginning of the project, our documentation process will ensure that the defense against claims is as comprehensive as possible.
Our construction inspectors are trained in utilizing the daily diary process to document any irregularities or substandard conditions encountered in the field; our resident engineers diligently follow through on these issues with the contractor for resolution.
Even when we have not been a participant in a project, our after-the-fact claims mitigation and dispute resolution services can still make the difference between an out of court settlement and a protracted court battle. We accomplish this by working with attorneys from initial notice of a dispute through mediation and litigation when necessary. We also cooperate on litigation support and provide expert witness testimony.
Also, our data and document management support is one of the most crucial elements for successful construction litigation.
Our services also include: Document Discovery Assistance, Review Case Theme Development and Deposition Assistance.
Our Project Management Group's computerized documentation management system combines daily reports, test reports, Request for Information (RFI) logs, Change Order logs, correspondence, architect / engineer field reports, photographs, depositions, graphics and trial exhibits into a relational database.
Our clients can gain instant access to elements of the claim or the entire documentation file recorded on a CD-ROM disk.
Our system has the capability to categorize the claim by issue, contract, date, building sub-system, change order, change order request or any other category requested by the attorney.
CALTROP’s construction management specialists can quickly determine the numerous changes hidden in the schedule details and analyze their impact on productivity, schedule conformance / failures, etc.
In delay and loss of productivity claims, we quickly determine contractor comparative schedule compliance, graph performance and identify individual performance problems.
Your attorney can review CALTROP analysis concurrently with a bibliography of supporting documents, or the actual documents can be viewed in "thumbnail" or actual size on a split screen.
Our analyses compare planned versus actual design and construction in three-dimensional terms to better emphasize the salient points to convince and enlighten all parties in the case.
The paper trail is maintained from beginning to end, documenting cause and effect impact and identifying the responsible party and actual damages.
