The Imperium team manages, prepares, presents and negotiates construction claims and major change orders on clients’ behalf. We additionally establish project level management routines for change management, including tracking and documentation, work scope control, contractual notices and cost capturing techniques.

We evaluate the following to support your business in resolving construction claims:

• Labor and equipment inefficiency costs (overtime acceleration, crowding, site access problems, crew disruption, weather impacts, etc.).
• Schedule delays, time impact analyses and assessments of schedule acceleration
• Delay costs for field office overhead, home office overhead and equipment standby
• The reasonableness of claimed overrun items

In accordance with all industry standards, we offer the following expertise to help you resolve claims quickly and efficiently:

• Substantial experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements, CAS covered contracts, standard FAR clauses, Part 31 costing, cost “allowability” and “allocability” issues
• Compliance with industry standard contract clause requirements, including Changes clause, Work Suspension, Force Account pricing, Differing Site Conditions (Type I and II), Disputes Clauses (1978 Disputes Act, administrative resolution procedures) and Claim Certification requirements, among others
• Document and prove overhead rates for field office overhead, home office overhead and JV overhead allocations, in conformance with FAR or other industry contractual standards
• Determine and evaluate ownership equipment rates and appropriate utilization standards in conformance with FAR Part 31, the Corps of Engineers Regional Equipment Cost and Ownership Guides, the DataQuest Blue Book factors and the Cost Reference Guides
• Assistance with preparation, audit management and cost negotiations relating to DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) audits and familiarity with DCAA audit standards