Expert Services

Internationally Respected Independent Experts

CCi provide our clients with objective advice which can be the catalyst to settle and reduce risks associated with formal proceedings.

The principal issues that commonly give rise to disputes – time, technicality, and money. These are areas in which CCi have expertise:

  • Technical experts in engineering and design disciplines
  • Delay, disruption, prolongation and acceleration analysis
  • Quantum assessments

CCi provide a global network of delay, quantum and technical experts. Our experts have high levels of expertise and direct industry experience. Our forensic analysis and opinions are provided in clear and concise expert reports. Our independent and impartial experts are trained in providing oral testimony in court and for tribunals.

A client’s case is best served when the three disciplines are provided as an integrated service. This ensures the exchange of information between delay, quantum and technical experts is efficient and effective.

Projects

CCi have worked on hundreds of projects worldwide. With specialist teams in time, cost and technical, and a broad range of industry experience, we bring clarity to the most complex of situations.

Vanadium Mine

Location: Australia

Following fire damage at the world’s largest vanadium mine, two divergent hypothetical timelines emerged relating to the redesigned reinstatement of the beneficiation process plant. CCi was appointed in a joint expert capacity to assess and provide recommendations against the two timelines. CCi conducted a probabilistic analysis to help determine which of the hypothetical timelines was the most realistic.

Ferrochrome Smelter

Location: Kazakhstan

A catastrophic breakout of molten metal caused significant damage to the construction of the ferrochrome melt shop. CCi was appointed as delay expert to objectively separate critical delay from the breakout and delays resultant from ongoing procurement issues for key equipment located elsewhere in the project. CCi conducted a ‘but for’ assessment of the project status based on contemporaneous information and a detailed review of ‘pacing’. Both assessments contributed to a successful claim settlement.

61MW Onshore Wind Farm

Location: UK

The Super Grid Transformer suffered delay during transit which led to critical delays to the phased handover of the plant. CCi was appointed as the delay expert to help quantify the extent to which the project had suffered delay to its commercial operation date as a result of damage. Working with very limited available information, CCi worked collaboratively and flexibly with the insured to establish the overall project status and achieve a successful settlement of the claim.