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  Dr. Williams is principal author, along with Dr. Anderson, of “Impacts to Labor Productivity in Steel Framing and the Installation and Finishing of Gypsum Wallboard"
–a study sponsored by NWCB and NCDCA.

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  Construction Contract Payment Claims

  • More than 30 major drywall or building projects, including schedule analyses and labor productivity impacts for a number of different clients.

  • 10 Major Excavation and Earthmoving projects, including schedule analyses, productivity measures, scope of work changes, quantity estimates, and costs analyses.

  • 5 Major Industrial project claims, including labor productivity impacts, schedule and delay analyses, scope of work, quantities and costs analyses.

  • 10 or more major claims in defense of state agencies and public utilities, involving interference, excessive changes, schedule delay, and costs analyses.

  • 10 or more major claims against state and municipal agencies, the University Systems and public utilities, involving interference, excessive changes, schedule delay, and costs analyses.

  • Claims adverse to Federal Government Agencies (USDOT, DVA, and GSA).

  • Claim adverse to the U.S. Army (Department of Defense)

Construction Defect Claims

  • 70+ Construction Defect claim cases completed since 2006, nearly all in defense of general contractors or major subcontractors, developers and owners.

  • Water intrusion defective construction cases:
    • Case: 10+ single-family residences
    • Case: 30+ multi-family residences (apartment and condominiums)
    • Case: $17 million roof collapse for plaintiffs
    • 20+ other cases involving:
      • Public and private schools
      • Office buildings
      • Churches
      • Casinos
      • Recreational centers

Miscellaneous Projects:

  • Construction accident reconstruction projects.

  • Automobile accident reconstruction projects involving roadway design issues.

Courts, Arbitrations and Mediations:

  • Qualified and expert testimony given in:
    • U.S. Federal District Court
    • U.S. Court or Claims
    • Oregon Circuit Courts
    • Idaho Superior Court.

  • Given expert testimony in Arbitrations in Oregon and Washington.

  • Given expert testimony/presentations in Mediations in the following states:
    • Oregon
    • Washington
    • California
    • Utah
    • Colorado
    • Arizona
    • Nevada

  • Handled cases in the following states:
    • Oregon
    • Washington
    • Idaho
    • California
    • Nevada
    • Arizona
    • Colorado
    • Utah
    • New York
    • Pennsylvania
    • Missouri
    • Indiana
    • District of Columbia
 


White Papers & Articles

Use of a Production Function to estimate the impact of
work fragmentation on labor productivity - May 2011




Click below for outlines of presentations:


Labor Productivity Impact Study
Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau- Tuscon, April 2010


Bidding Work in a Competitive Economic Environment
Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau- Tuscon, April 2010


Construction Project Management in Challenging Times, February 2010


Comprehensive Drywall Bidding, 2010
Making Exclusions and Clarifications for Strategic Bidding


Effective Project Management and Labor Productivity in Drywall Trades
Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau- April 2008


Project Setup and Documentation for Mitigation of Construction Risks
and Labor Productivity in Drywall Trades

Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau- October 2008


Service Engineering: A Case Study of Productivity Analysis in the Construction Industry
INFORMS- October 2008


Effective Project Management In Metal Stud / Drywall Construction
Northwest Wall & Ceiling Bureau- May 2007


Construction Procurement and Contract Management


Construction Defect Litigation
An Application of the Allocation of Fault using AHP


Conceptual Estimating


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