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Bidding and bid disputes |
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Contract negotiation, review and drafting |
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Performance issues |
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Claims |
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Dispute resolution, including administrative remedies, arbitration, mediation and litigation |
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Surety issues |
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Dams/Major Water Projects
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Chief Joseph Dam, Bridgeport, Washington - Disputes regarding the raising of a principal Corps of Engineers dam and power facility on the Columbia River with special emphasis on the excavation protocol and blasting techniques used during demolition phase of reconstruction. |
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Merrill Creek Dam, New Jersey - Representing utility consortium, owner of earth and rock dam and pumped storage facility in disputes involving geological investigations, core processing and borrow requirements. |
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Mactaquac Hydro Power Project, Province of New Brunswick, Canada - Representing owner of major dam facility serving Canada and Eastern United States in disputes involving soil compaction and earth moving procedures. |
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Guri Dam, Caroni River, Venezuela - Major South American hydro project; local and World Bank disputes procedures involving concrete dam, including spillway gate, concrete mix design and tailrace problems. |
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Lock & Dam 8, Conway, Arkansas - Major facility on Corps of Engineers Arkansas River program; advice on numerous change orders regarding "dental" excavation, concrete placement. |
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Cypress Creek Wellfields, Florida - Representation of contractor on defense of owner claims against engineer, contractor and pipe manufacturer arising out of post-construction rupture of portion of 37- mile 84" reinforced concrete water pipe feeding Pinellas and Pasco (Fla.) counties. |
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West Point Dam, West Point, Georgia - claims arising during construction of Corps of Engineers project alleging improper compaction of 125,000
c.y. clay core section of earth and rock dam. |
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Fishtrap Reservoir and Inlet Structure, Pikeville, Kentucky - Disputes with United States Corps of Engineers over hydrological and hydraulic design features for inlet structure at Fishtrap Reservoir. |
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Felsenthal Lock and Dam,
Huttig, Arkansas - Major problems with dewatering design embankment procedures and on feasibility of construction of principal structures on the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Ouachita-Arkansas River navigation system. |
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Ocoee #2 Hydroelectric Plant and Flume, Ocoee, Tennessee - Reconstruction of five-mile wooden flume for TVA hydroelectric project, including problems with access, wood treatment and installation of planking used in flume and concrete grade beams. |
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Wallace Dam, Eatonton, GA - Major dam and power project for Georgia Power Company; disputes over earth embankment and electrical design and installation. |
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Little Seneca Lake, Seneca, Maryland - Represented contractor on claims arising from the construction of an earthen dam and intake structure, including problems with spillway, intake structure and outflow. |
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Kremasta Dam and Hydroelectric Project, Acheloos River, Greece - Represented contractor on various claims arising from construction of largest earth dam in Europe, including excavation, cofferdam collapse, spiral ring, turbine and diversion tunnel controversies. |
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Round Valley Reservoir (NJ) - Represent general contractor against claims of owner following rupture of 120" PCCP release line from dam. |
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