Construction Quantum Archives – Page 3 of 10

Hilal Itani

Hilal Itani is a civil engineer with nearly 25 years of construction and engineering industry experience. He has been appointed as a quantum and delay expert.

Hilal has testified as a delay expert witness under the rules of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre. He is a RICS certified expert witness and has provided expert support in litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution.

Hilal has extensive experience in live project contract management including tendering, cost control, pre and post contract tasks, and claims preparation. He has managed large-scale projects across various sectors in the Middle East and Asia.

Hilal specializes in identifying and quantifying delays and their broader impacts on project delivery and financial performance. He has provided expert opinion for disputed matters regarding termination, extension of time, and concurrent and culpable delays for a variety of developments.

Hilal is dual qualified in engineering and construction law and bilingual in Arabic and English. He holds an advanced professional award in forensic delay analysis in construction (master’s equivalent level) and is a certified planning and scheduling professional. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers International, the Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects, and the Institute of Construction Claims Practitioners.

Wisani Bila

Wisani Bila is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 15 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum expert and has assisted the named expert on several occasions.

Wisani has testified in arbitration. He has assisted the quantum expert in adjudications and arbitration proceedings, and in alternative dispute resolution with disputed values of up to $48.8 million.

Wisani has held positions as a quantity surveyor and junior contracts manager with various contractors. His project experience includes residential, commercial, government low-cost housing developments, healthcare, education, and environmental facilities throughout South Africa and the Middle East.

Wisani specialises in disputes associated with power generation schemes. He has expertise in evaluation of quantum for delay, disruption and loss of productivity, disputed variations, termination cost, final account negotiation, assisting with the drafting of contracts, prolongation cost audits, and assessment of interim payments.

Wisani holds a master’s in construction law and arbitration. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a Practicing Associate of the Academy of Experts.

Werner Luüs

Werner Luüs is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum expert and assisted the named expert on multiple occasions.

Werner provides precise in-depth analyses. He has a quick understanding of the relevant issues of the matter. He has the ability to present complicated facts in a way that is understandable to non-professionals.

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Werner has been cross examined in international arbitration proceedings. He has provided expert opinions on matters in mediation and for a dispute adjudication board and has assisted the named expert on high value and complex disputes.

Werner has delivered a wide range of projects in the buildings, infrastructure, resources, power and utilities, and ship building sectors. He has extensive experience working with project teams on live projects, and has previously worked for contractors, dispute resolution consultancy firms, and professional quantity surveying firms.

Werner specialises in quantity surveying, commercial management, expert witness, and advisory services. He has supported clients on disputes within major infrastructure schemes (an airport, and rail systems), healthcare facilities, an onshore windfarm, offshore oil and gas systems, FPSOs, oil refineries, and ship building.

Werner holds a master’s in construction management and construction law and has completed an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence. He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Werner Luüs is a formidable quantum expert with over 20 years of experience acting for renowned clients on disputes at the forefront of the healthcare, oil & gas, and transport industries.

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Franco Benza

Franco Benza is a Certified Valuation Analyst and Certified Cost Professional with more than 15 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert regarding financial and economics matters of numerous occasions.

Franco has provided expert witness testimony in arbitration and has extensive experience supporting cases in ICC, ICSID, and UNCITRAL arbitrations. He has signed expert reports and supported litigation cases in English and Spanish and has acted as the named expert for disputed projects with values of up to $700 million.

Franco has managed financial, forensic investigations, fraud, internal audit, and process improvement cases. He has supported a variety of international clients regarding the investigation of financial, economic, and accounting data, led retail banking process improvement initiatives, and has also implemented cost reduction projects in Peru and Colombia.

Franco specializes in quantifying economic and financial damages, lost profits, and business valuations. He also assesses cost overruns and productivity loss for construction related disputes. He has undertaken analysis for renewable energy, oil and gas, transportation infrastructure, food industry, and other construction projects in Latin America and the United States.

Franco is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE). He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Stephen Rae

Stephen Rae is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 40 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries. He specializes in quantum and delay and has been appointed as an expert witness on over 60 occasions.

Stephen produces very high-quality reports in the context of large, complex disputes. The quality of his work shines through under cross-examination. Stephen’s highly professional demeanor and deep grasp of the concepts and detail impressed.

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Stephen has given more than 50 hours of expert testimony in international and domestic arbitration (including at the ICC and SIAC), litigation, and conciliation in jurisdictions across Australia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan. He has prepared numerous expert reports on disputed projects with values of up to AUS$ 1.4 billion.

Stephen has a background in mechanical and electrical quantity surveying and has extensive knowledge regarding cost management and change valuation. His project experience covers commercial developments, hospitals, roads, railways, airports, tunnels, oil and gas platforms, FPSOs, shipbuilding, submarines, LNG plants, subsea and onshore pipelines, mining facilities, power plants, water treatment plants, desalination plants, petrochemical plants, nuclear facilities, defence projects, pharmaceutical plants, solar projects, and marine civil projects. 

Stephen specialises in forensic delay analysis, analysis of prolongation costs, overheads, profit, labour and plant inefficiency costs (including measured mile analysis and earned value analysis), valuation of change orders and variations, reasonableness of tender prices, and cost of engineering design effort. He has been appointed as an expert across various industries including oil and gas, rail, infrastructure, mechanical and electrical installations, mining, and general commercial developments.

Stephen holds degrees in quantity surveying and law and is an RICS accredited expert witness. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He frequently lectures on subjects relating to the preparation and assessment of construction claims, delay analysis methodologies, and methods of evaluating the impact of change on resource efficiency.

Stephen is a fantastic quantum expert and suitable for complex matters. He has vast experience and sound knowledge of the construction expert witness process.

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Akif Affan

Akif Affan is a quantity surveyor with over 10 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum and commercial expert or supported the named expert on multiple occasions.

Akif has provided expert testimony in arbitration and litigation. He has acted as an expert for disputed sums of up to $100 million and projects valued in excess of $10 billion. He has also acted as an expert for cases referred to adjudication and mediation and has successfully mediated marine work disputes leading to out-of-court settlements.

Akif has worked on major international energy and civil engineering projects in Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Middle East, and Singapore. He has extensive experience with various contract forms (including FIDIC, PAM, PWD, PSSCOC, and bespoke agreements) and has prepared, defended and assessed complex contractual and quantum claims.

Akif’s specialises in assessment and quantification relating to delays and disruptions, loss of profits, variations, payments, insurance, and bonds. He has provided expert advice on a wide range of projects including specialised buildings, oil and gas, energy and renewables, infrastructure, and rail, among others.

Akif holds a first-class quantity surveying degree and a diploma in professional international arbitration. He is an accredited expert and practising member of the Academy of Experts, a provisional quantity surveyor on the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, a graduate member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and the Society of Construction Law. Akif has lectured at higher education institutions in Malaysia and conducted numerous seminars covering topics related to his field of expertise.

Graham Warren

Graham Warren is a quantity surveyor with over 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum expert on multiple occasions.

Graham has led complex arbitration cases and has been instrumental in resolving dispute cases before they reach the hearing stage.  He has prepared numerous expert reports on disputed projects with values of up to $2 billion.

Graham has experience as a commercial and contracts manager, having worked on major airport construction projects which include Heathrow T2A (Queen’s Terminal), Gatwick, and NDIA (Hamad International Airport) in Doha. Prior to joining HKA, he was a director for Kroll working in London and the Middle East. He has been involved in major infrastructure projects in both the UK and Middle East.

Graham has over ten years of commercial dispute expertise in quantum matters including prolongation and disruption, variations and terminations, suspensions, valuation of overheads, loss of profit and opportunity, and defects and back charges. He specializes in alternative dispute resolution and reaching amicable settlements for clients.

Graham holds a degree in economics and a master’s in quantity surveying. He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Haitham Khaireldin

Haitham Khaireldin has 20 years of experience in construction, consultancy, and expert services. He has been appointed as a delay and quantum expert on numerous occasions.

His ability to analyse complex issues and provide insightful, well-supported conclusions is exceptional. He demonstrates a deep understanding of the subject matter and delivers high-quality work, which adds significant value to the case. He has superb experience of how the local courts work and how judges think and operate.

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Haitham has acted as both party-appointed expert in arbitration and an expert in litigation, and has given written and oral evidence to the tribunal and has been cross-examined by counsel. He has been appointed as a court expert more than 200 times, providing independent expert determination as part of legal proceedings for various types of disputes, including civil engineering, buildings and real estate.

Haitham has extensive experience in planning, project controls, and delay analysis, and has provided expert opinion on projects in the oil and gas, power and utilities, infrastructure, and building sectors, with disputed values of up to $250 million. He is familiar with various standard forms of contract and is adept with all forms of planning software.

Haitham specialises in opining on the extension of time entitlement and the enforceability of liquidated damages. He has notable expertise in giga projects, having led the preparation of detailed delay analysis and advisory services on the third expansion of the Holy Mosque project and the King Salman Park in Saudi Arabia.

Haitham holds master’s degrees in both quantity surveying and construction law and arbitration, as well as a certificate in LETAPAEWE (Legal Experience Training Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence). He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors, a practising member of the Academy of Experts, and a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Guild of Project Controls.

Haitham Khaireldin is recognised for his exceptional ability to unravel complex delay and quantum issues with “thoroughness and attention to detail”, earning trust across high-stakes disputes through delivery of his “clear and well-reasoned insights”.

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Logan Patience

Logan Patience is a project management professional with 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as a delay and quantum expert or assisted the named expert on several occasions.

With over two decades of experience, Logan Patience is a distinguished expert witness with a successful track record of delay and quantum analysis in complex arbitration proceedings.

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Logan has been cross-examined in court and acted as an expert for disputed projects with values of over $1 billion in construction arbitration and litigation. He has prepared expert reports for infrastructure projects in the oil and gas, transportation, building, and energy sectors.

Logan has held various senior roles for a multinational construction firm, both as a project manager and contracts manager as well as being accountable for the operations of the buildings division. He has experience in estimating and request for proposal (RFP) management, project scheduling and forecasting, project controls, operations, financial management and reporting (SOX), stakeholder relationship management, cross-functional team collaboration, process improvement, risk management, claims and litigation, and contract review.

Logan specialises in delay, disruption, and quantum disputes. He has prepared analysis for delay and extension to completion dates, change order and damages calculation, disruption quantification, and standard of care matters related to project management.

Logan is an associate of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and a member of the Society of Construction Law and the AACE International.

Christine Daul

Christine Daul is a Professional Engineer with almost 10 years of experience. She has been appointed as an expert in both quantum and delay matters.

Christine has testified at deposition and led settlement negotiations for disputed projects. She has assisted in the preparation of expert and rebuttal reports and presented and defended findings at mediation proceedings.  

Christine has worked on behalf of owners, contractors, subcontractors, and designers on projects in the federal, state, and local government sectors. Her industry experience includes projects in the transportation, nuclear waste, energy, and utility sector, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and renewable energy.

Christine specializes in quantifying schedule and cost disputes associated with project delays, differing site conditions, design changes, contract terminations, force majeure, delayed or damaged components, and productivity loss. She has expertise in the critical path method (CPM) analysis to determine the impacts and associated delays to projects.

Christine holds a degree in civil engineering and is a founding member of the Women’s Special Interest group for Chicago Building Congress. She has lectured at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University on litigation consulting, construction claims, and the dispute resolution process.

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