QWORKS is a construction advisory consulting firm. We offer insights for the prevention of construction disputes or expertise to testify on projects that become disputes. Driven by facts and data, we present a deeper understanding of technical construction matters to assist the resolution of issues or improve the outcome of challenges.
We are more than just schedule consultants for construction disputes. We know how projects are actually built, which drives how we assist clients regarding resources, productivity, and disruptions. Q Works was established in 2010 and has assisted in hundreds of construction projects all over the world in a myriad of industries.
QWORKS President Paul Eskew is the sole consultant for Q Works. He has 32 years of experience in construction. He engages staff for specific projects in order to collect data, perform evaluation support, and help develop presentation information.
QWORKS’ construction risk services include:
- Dispute resolution assistance
- Dispute prevention & risk reduction insights
- Alternative dispute resolution assistance
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
When disputes arise, we have the experience to provide thorough and concise expert testimony. We can demonstrate a depth of knowledge from construction and many project evaluations.
TESTIMONY – TRIALS
QWORKS’ consultant, Paul Eskew, has testified in court trials for disruptions, delays, impacts, field changes, and productivity.
We are experienced to develop comprehensive claims analysis on significant court matters.
TESTIMONY – ARBITRATIONS
We have testified in arbitrations for delays, labor resource issues, weather, productivity, prudent care, project duration, procurement, design document issues, RFIs, permitting, and other issues.
Twenty years of preparing evaluations enhance our efforts to concisely explain complex matters in major arbitrations. We concisely deliver evaluations with clear visual information.
DISPUTE PREVENTION & RISK REDUCTION
DISPUTE REVIEW BOARDS
We are members of the Dispute Review Board Foundation and can offer our services in this dispute prevention method.
Dispute Review Boards offer dispute prevention in real time, which can benefit parties before issues develop and have an impact on the project. We offer more capability than most in speed and technical focus.
PROJECT MONITORING
We can monitor projects to prevent disputes for delays and productivity.
We have developed tools and monitored projects for owners to avoid risks. These evaluations have been performed using the contractor’s own (contractually required) transparency.
We know how to make this monitoring effort count. We can engage early in the contract stage to ensure the ability to achieve the data and documents needed from the contractor in order to monitor progress.
We can oversee project management staff perform, targeted monitoring, or perform ongoing monitoring.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TESTIMONY
MEDIATION
Our presentations have assisted the settlements of disputed issues during mediations.
We have opined on delays, acceleration, disruptions, quality issues, changes, supplemented work, labor resources, welding issues, productivity, information responses, weather, obstructions, equipment resources, indirect costs, and other issues.
ARBITRATION
We provide insightful testimony to arbitration panels. We take pride to provide insightful and thorough evaluations for the matters at hand.
We have testified on delays, labor workforces, acceleration, supplemented work, equipment resources, procurements, design document production, information responses, weather, construction methods, progress, and productivity.
SETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE
We have provided assistance during facilitated settlements of hundreds of millions of dollars.
We have opined on delays, labor workforces, acceleration, supplemented work, equipment resources, procurements, design document production, owner furnished materials, information responses, weather, construction methods, construction sequencing, progress, and productivity.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CARE
In addition to evaluations of construction delay and disruption, we have testified and consulted on the management care of projects.
TESTIMONY – PRUDENT STANDARD OF CARE
We have testified and evaluated issues regarding prudent actions.
Often, this involves an evaluation of the processes of administration and management. Our evaluations regarding Engineer/Procure/Construct (EPC) and management care have been on international and domestic claims.
We have advised on very large and complex projects in various parts of the world. Based on this advanced work, we can understand, relate, and describe how projects are supposed to develop in different localities and with appropriate care.
ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT METHODS/PRACTICES
We know the issues that arise on developer, owner, and management care, we offer insightful risk assessment of the resources, methods, and approach to administer projects.
Resources typically drive the construction of projects. Projects outside the normal practice of a company can stretch the management, procurement, or engineering resources currently in place. Identification and monitoring of these managed items can be insightful to avoid project risks.
OUR APPROACH
DELIBERATE AND CLEAR APPROACH:
We can help develop task lists and budgets of our anticipated work, and we can report regularly on progress and findings. We seek to achieve information and report on findings in a manner to assist an organized management of matters.
PRODUCTIVE AND EXPEDIENT CONSULTING:
Because of our experience, we concentrate our efforts to efficiently identify the root issues or most effective improvements.
COST-CONSCIOUS
We have competitive or attractive hourly rates.
EVALUATION RANGE:
We have testified as experts in construction scheduling, but we are far more than just scheduling consultants.
We regularly opine and advise on labor productivity, disruption, indirect costs, equipment resources, and other issues.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE TYPES / INDUSTRY SECTORS:
o Airports/Aviation
o Power Plants – Solar
o Power Plants – Wind
o Power Plants – Coal and Gas-Fired
o Power Plants – Central Energy Plants
o Industrial – Oil/Gas Plants
o Industrial – Pharmaceutical
o Industrial – Agricultural/Food
o Government
o Military
o Military – High-Security Facilities
o Laboratory
o Medical – Research
o Medical – Hospital
o Hospitality – Conference Centers
o Hospitality – General
o High Rise
o Education Institutions
o Commercial – Data Centers
o Commercial – Office and Retail
o Electrical/Telecommunication Stations and Lines
o Pipelines
o Heavy Civil – Water
o Heavy Civil – Waste Water
o Heavy Civil – Highway and Roadways
o Heavy Civil – Hydro-Power Plants and Pumped Storage o Heavy Civil – Tunnels