
CCi Stories – An Interview with Naz Rahim & Azna Azman
We sat down with two of CCi’s talented Malaysia team, Naz Rahim, Associate Director and Azna Azman, Senior Consultant. Naz and Azna specialise in Quantum Disputes and Claims, they have

New Employees in February 2023
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in January 2023 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

Are Claims Consulting or Expert Witness Fees Recoverable?
I recently had the pleasure of attending the launch of Lam on Construction Claims in Malaysia. One subject covered at the launch that will interest both claimants and claims consultants

Time Bars from a Civil Code Perspective
Purpose, Enforceability and Liquidated Damages 1. Purpose of Time Bars? In the context of construction contracts, a time bar (constituting a condition precedent) is usually an obligation for the contractor

Ed. 6: Connected Thinking – What Should Australia Learn From the UK National Grid
The Authors Daniel Sim Director – Renewables Lead daniel.sim@ccint.co.uk +44 (0)7730 445 020 Sam Barker Senior Associate samuel.barker@wottonkearney.com.au +61 401 387 542 Introduction Australia has grand ambitions to be a

CCi Expands into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with New Office in Riyadh
Capital Consulting International (CCi), is an international consultancy with an established reputation for its integrated quantum, delay and technical expertise; specialising in construction and engineering disputes and insurance claims, particularly

Welcome to CCi – January 2023
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in January 2023 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

CCi Appoints Stuart Baird as Vice President of Business Development
Capital Consulting International (CCi), a global leader in integrated delay, quantum and technical expert solutions to the insurance and construction industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart Baird

Welcome to CCi – Q4 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team between October and December 2022. Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh

Chartered Institute of Insurance – DSU Textbook
CCi Managing Director for Insurance Services, Steven Horne, co-authors Chartered Institute of Insurance Delay-In Start-Up textbook. Steven Horne Managing Director for Insurance Services steven.horne@ccint.co.uk Since 2020, CCi Global Managing Director

CCi Expands to South Australia
Capital Consulting International (CCi) announces the opening of its South Australia office in Adelaide. CCi a leading global insurance and construction consultancy in delay, quantum, technical, and project management services,

The Importance of Preserving History
One of my most memorable projects must be the redevelopment of Hayes Point in Sully, Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The lessons I learned built a strong

Working on the King Shaka International Airport
Often when we recall a project memory, the first thing our minds turn to is the project statistics, such as the project’s size, its complexity, how much it cost or

Welcome to CCi – September 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in September 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

Descoping
Construction contracts are unique in a way that allows changes to be introduced to the works without running afoul of the law. The variation mechanism in construction contracts allows that

Experience as a DAB Member in Tanzania
Simon J Lowe Managing Director Asia Pacific MSc DipQS FRICS FAIQS FCIArb MAE FCIOB From 2011 to 2014, I was a Member of a Dispute Adjudication Board on a 95km

Ask the Expert – Gary McGifford
Gary McGifford Director – Delay London, UK Ask the Expert is a CCi article series where our consultants provide insight into their industry expertise. Gary brings over 15 years of

Is the development of offshore wind mirroring that of upstream energy?
Daniel Sim Associate Director – Renewables Lead Daniel.Sim@ccint.co.uk Daniel Sim will be speaking at the 2022 Asia Power Forum in Singapore on 15th September 2022. Daniel will be speaking on the topic

Welcome to CCi – August 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in August 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

Interview with Rimkus President & COO, Jon Higgins
Jon Higgins Rimkus President & Chief Operating Officer In this article, we sit down with Jonathan ‘Jon’ Higgins, Rimkus President and Chief Operating Officer, reflecting on the Rimkus acquisition of

CCi Expands to Malaysia
Capital Consulting International (CCi) announces the opening of its Malaysia office in Kuala Lumpur. To build upon CCi’s claims and dispute resolution service offering to the insurance, construction, and engineering

Ed. 5: Greening the Grid
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) – the catalyst to unlock renewables? Paul McGonagle Electrical Engineering Specialist Solar and BESS Expert paul.mcgonagle@ccint.co.uk Global battery storage capacity additions in 2020 rose to

CCi Expansion in The Middle East
Continuing our commitment of providing top quality insurance, construction consulting and dispute services to our worldwide clients, Capital Consulting International (CCi) has expanded its operations in the Middle East, with

Ever Increasing Cost of Project Delivery in New Zealand
The biggest topic in the New Zealand construction industry is the continued increase in the cost of construction projects. More specifically, how much of that cost increase is as a

Welcome to CCi – July 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in July 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

James Funge & Simon Lowe Promoted to Managing Directors for APAC Region
Capital Consulting International (CCi) promote James Funge and Simon Lowe to Managing Directors for the Asia Pacific region. CCi has experienced strong growth throughout the Asia Pacific region and are

Welcome to CCi – June 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in June 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

Capital Consulting International (CCi) Acquires Hargreaves Jones
Global consulting firm deepens expertise and broadens Rimkus network of companies in the UK LONDON – June 23, 2022 – Capital Consulting International (“CCi”), A Rimkus Company, today announced the

Ask the Expert – Jeffery Whitfield
Jeffery Whitfield Director – Quantum LLB FRICS MCIArb Manchester, UK Ask the Expert is a CCi article series where our consultants provide insight into their industry expertise. Jeffery Whitfield is

Ask the Expert – Yazeed Abdelhadi
Yazeed Abdelhadi Senior Associate Director Melbourne, Australia Ask the Expert is a CCi article series where our consultants provide insight into their industry expertise. Yazeed Abdelhadi is a Chartered Professional Engineer

Region in Focus – Perth Australia
Region in Focus is a CCi article series showcasing our global teams of of highly qualified delay, quantum, and technical professionals. In this article we highlight the strong Perth, Australia

Welcome to CCi – David Merritt
CCi announced today that David Merritt, a leading global testifying quantum expert, has joined CCi as the Head of Middle East and Asia. David is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and

Welcome to CCi – May 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in May 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

CCi Stories – Costa Franceskides
Costa Franceskides MEng MSc PhD CEng MIMechESenior Forensic Consultant (London, UK) In this article, we sit down with Costantinos (Costa) Franceskides, a Senior Forensic Consultant based in our London, UK

Welcome to CCi – April 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in April 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

CCi Stories – Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy MRICS MCIARb MCIOB Senior Associate Director (Sydney) In this article, we sit down with Sean Murphy, a Senior Associate Director based in our Sydney, Australia team, to discuss

Welcome to CCi – March 2022
CCi welcomes the talented people who joined the team in March 2022 Thank you for choosing to build your career with CCi. We welcome your expertise and fresh perspective as

Welcome to CCi – Lee Simões
CCi announced today that Lee Simões, a leading quantum expert, has joined the team as Managing Director, MENA. Lee is a professionally qualified Quantity Surveyor with over 27 years experience,

Ed. 4: Offshore Wind Construction – New Vessels, New Risk?
Risks Associated with Proliferation of Highly Specialised New Build Offshore Wind Installation Vessels Daniel Sim – Associate (CCi) Daniel.Sim@ccint.co.uk +44 (0)7730 445 020 Mr. Daniel Sim Associate Director – Renewables

Women of CCi – Breaking the Bias
International Women’s Day 2022 fell on 8th March, with an overarching focus on breaking down gender biases that cause gender inequality in our societies #BreaktheBias. In the lead up to

Sinead Waldron on Breaking the Bias
International Women’s Day 2022 falls on 8th March, with an overarching focus on breaking down gender biases that cause gender inequality in our societies #BreaktheBias. In the lead up to International

Project Memory: Canterbury (NZ) Earthquake Recovery Programme
CCi’s Laz Varga (Associate Director, Melbourne) shares a project memory and career highlight from his time working as Lead Quantity Surveyor on the Canterbury, New Zealand Earthquake Recovery Programme in

Origin of the Quantity Surveyor Species
In this article Andrew Merrilees – Expert Witness, Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Director at Capital Consulting International (CCi) examines the evolution of the QS profession and the duties of an

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. Acquires CCi
HOUSTON, TX – December 22, 2021 – Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. (“Rimkus”), a worldwide provider of forensic engineering and technical consulting services, today announced the acquisition of Capital Consulting International

CCi Further Extends Capabilities and Reach
As part of its ongoing expansion plans, CCi has today announced that it has acquired Aston Consult, an impressive 30 strong dynamic consultancy, specialising in the provision of Delay, Quantum,

Concurrent Delay in Canada – What Now?
In this article Capital Consulting International’s Seán Hollywood FRICS, FCIOB, MCIArb, PQS, MSc, BSc (Hons) opines on why Concurrent Delay relating to Construction Projects has been the subject of much

The Global Construction Industry is Changing – Will you be Left Behind?
In this thought leadership piece Steven Root B.Eng (Hons), a Delay, scheduling and risk expert at Capital Consulting International, provides expert opinion on why it is vital for construction professionals

Provisional Sums – Back to Basics Part 3 – (under JCT Contracts)
The third and final part of this series considers further case law related to provisional sums. Omitted Provisional Sums and Breach of Contract Under JCT contracts, where provisional sums are

Provisional Sums – Back to Basics Part 2 – (under JCT Contracts)
Part 1 of this series on provisional sums considered a pertinent case law definition, and the contractual procedure for how such works shall be valued. The second part of this

Provisional Sums – Back to Basics Part 1 – Definition and Procedure
In this 3-part series of articles we cover provisional sums, including what they are, how they are dealt with under JCT contracts, and a review of the pertinent case law.

Ed. 3: Offshore Wind – Is the MWS still the eyes and ears of underwriters?
Marine Warranty Survey – New JRC Clauses for Offshore Wind The offshore wind construction market is booming. As mentioned in the 2021 offshore wind report from the Global Wind Energy

Estimating the Cost of Structural Repairs
Accurately assessing the cost of structural repairs is one of the key issues addressed by experts in construction arbitration and litigation. In this article D. Neil Sinclair gives useful advice

Prolonged or Elongated?
Introduction During a lecture given by a construction judge, I made the following handwritten note on my handout. “It is clear and understandable that the law permits those whose tenure

Ed. 2: Going deeper, the future of offshore wind?
Emerging from the grip of a global pandemic, the world faces unprecedented times. Times that have challenged the global society about their attitudes and perceptions of key issues. But those

CCi expands its team in North America
CCi is pleased to announce that the CCi North America business led by Henry Densham, will be further strengthened with the addition of a leadership team, providing construction disputes and

Loss of Productivity Claims: Where do we begin?
Introduction Production loss claims are one of the key issues addressed by quantum experts in construction arbitration and litigation, and because such a variety of factors can cause lost productivity,

Ed. 1: Delay Analysis – The Most Appropriate Method
Risks Associated with Proliferation of Highly Specialised New Build Offshore Wind Installation Vessels Yazeed Abdelhadi Senior Associate DirectorDelay Expert Yazeed Abdelhadi, specialises in delay analysis and has begun writing a

How a forensic engineer differs from a design engineer
When there is a structural failure, it is important to understand the differences between the expertise and skills required to investigate that failure as opposed to the skills required to

The Project Programme Should Be a PM’s Best Friend
The growth over the last 20 years of the use of project management software has been a success story. Many project managers and end users now routinely use and rely

Why I Joined a Specialist Insurance Consultancy
CCi and I both have the same passion and share a common view that the landscape for insurance claims is changing, particularly for property risks which are becoming ever more

CCi Hires Oliver Newick as Global MD Insurance Services
CCi today announced the strengthening of its insurance services team with the appointment of Oliver Newick to the position of MD Global Insurance Services. Ollie joins CCi from AXA XL

DSU and Increased Cost of Working – A Stitch in Time
From a Delay Analysis perspective, increased Cost of Work (ICoW) is a bit of an insurance policy outlier. Generally speaking, as a matter of indemnity we would be looking to

Is Remote Working the New Normal?
As we near the end of lockdown 2.0, I’m sure many of us are wondering what 2021 will bring in terms of the way we continue to work and go

How to successfully manage time in Business Interruption
Effective resolution of a Business Interruption (BI) claim, from a timeline perspective, has three essential components – early involvement, transparency and collaboration. Early involvement is key to the success of

Project Controls Fundamentals and Interrelationship with Insurance Claims
One of the best mentors I have been fortunate enough to work for once proclaimed “there is no difference in managing a schedule of work with 100 activities, 1,000 activities

Hurricane Related Business Interruption Claims
The 2020 US hurricane season has been unprecedented after the formation of 26 named storms, including 10 hurricanes. While not all these storms made landfall, it remains one of the

Substantiating a Claim
What is a Claim? The word ‘claim’ is often used to describe a party’s potential entitlement to additional costs or time but for which there is no express instruction or

The development of CCi into a global consultancy offering
Many people will have witnessed the growth of CCi over the last 18 months or so, starting with the acquisition of CNS and then the recruitment of some exceptional talent

CCi further expands its services with a new office in Canada
The success and growth that CCi has enjoyed in the US market has stimulated demand for its services from both the insurance and construction sectors in Canada. To satisfy this

Business Interruption (BI) Claims
Hurricane Sally is the latest storm to make landfall in the US. It is inevitable that interruption to normal business practices will be caused by the need to repair hurricane

Team of 7 from Gardiner & Theobald Fairway join CCi’s London Expert Practice
CCi has today announced that it has recruited 7 members of the Gardiner & Theobald Fairway Expert Services & Dispute Consultancy business. This acquisition significantly strengthens CCi’s Quantum and Delay

CCi increases its Technical Expertise with the appointment of Dr Aime Harrison as Managing Director of Technical Services
In his recent article our CEO Alan Purbrick asked the question “What is it that Insurers actually want?” Following any form of property damage, Insurers need a good level of

Insurance Claims are Changing – So Must We
It cannot be denied that Covid 19 has made the world re-evaluate what we all considered ‘normal’ only 6 months ago. Nowhere is that more true than in the world

CCi Asia Pacific Expands Expertise of Singapore Operations
As part of our ongoing expansion plans and continued commitment and investment to our Singapore and Asia Pacific clients, we are delighted to announce the arrival of a Delay (with

Mitigation versus Acceleration
The world continues to adjust to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The only ‘normal’ we can expect from the ‘new normal’ is more change and uncertainty. Like the dunes

Do Not Walk Alone – Employers may prefer a pragmatic approach on revising Project Manager’s Assessments under NEC
Following the Covid-19 impacts Project Managers and Employer’s may have different and competing objectives under NEC form of contract. It may be worth considering the position both from a contractual

Professional Indemnity Insurance
Contracting strategies for major infrastructure projects have seen a transition from traditional Design-bid-Build towards an EPC/Design and Construct strategy. Design is often conducted at pace with a short lead-in to

Coronavirus – matters of Delay and Quantum
Whilst the government have issued “guidance ” – and to date the UK government has preferred guidance to mandatory restrictions. However, many projects have faced the reality that sites may

What’s the benefit of CCi’s involvement to the Insured?
The response to that question is dependent on the specific context of the project, the parties involved, their ongoing relationships, and the pressing commercial considerations which parties will naturally seek

JCT Contracts – Health Risks – COVID 19
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to escalate and will likely significantly affect projects in the construction and infrastructure sectors. Essentially, delay and disruption to projects due to material

NEC3: Have you contractually vaccinated against COVID-19?
The Coronavirus has now spread to over 100 countries and the World Health Organisation has declared a pandemic. Some countries have taken drastic measures to contain the outbreak, and it

Improving an insured’s claims experience following storm damage
The recent deluges brought about by Storms Ciara and Dennis will be keeping many construction projects busy for the coming weeks and months. As project teams get to grips with

How can construction underwriting prepare for a BIM-driven future?
As the pace of Building Information Modelling (BIM) increases, insurers and underwriters must adapt their practices to take full advantage of the information available. Although BIM adoption is currently largely

CCi 2019 Claims Debate
Hugely privileged to have had such a great turn out of industry leaders and stakeholders. As well as some excellent case studies, we debated the future for insurance and construction

COD Wars: Defining a project’s commercial operation date
Measuring delay under DSU policies can be full of difficulties. Away from dealing with conflicting contractual priorities, legal precedents that may not be applicable to a DSU policy (float, concurrency

CCi further extends its capabilities and reach with the acquisition of CNS Consult
Capital Consulting International (“CCi”) is a successful specialist project management and claims consultancy and is the market leader in providing independent time, cost and engineering services across multiple market sectors

CCi’s Annual Claims Debate 2018
On Thursday 4th October, CCi held their annual claims debate in the Old Library at the Lloyds of London Building. 120 people across the insurance and re-insurance sector attended another

CCi Present at the Asia Power Forum 2018
CCi’s Alan Purbrick gave a presentation at the Asia Power Forum entitled “Time is an Illusion”, which covered the background to Delay in Start Up and the methodology for analysing DSU claims. Steven Horne,

CCi welcomes four new consultants to the ever growing team
We are pleased to announce four new consultants who have joined our offices in both UK and USA. Click here for the full publication (PDF).

Reserve your space at the CCI Annual Claims Debate
We are 4 days away from our CCi Annual Claims Debate to be held in the Old Library at Lloyds of London on Friday 24th November 2017, where you will have the opportunity