Barba-Arkhon Construction Insurance Services

Using the foresight developed through our extensive experience in the analysis and resolution of claims, Barba-Arkhon provides a full range of planning, oversight, and auditing services which have enabled our clients to more effectively control their programs, avoid many problems and claims completely, and resolve those that did arise in a more timely, cost-effective manner. We have provided these services on public and private projects ranging from major construction and defense programs to Superfund sites. Our project management services encompass:

Contract Development
CPM Scheduling
Contract Administration
Cost Estimating
Change Order Management
Management Information Systems
Contract Compliance/Close-out Audits

Over the years, government and industry have relied upon Barba-Arkhon for insightful analysis of technical, schedule and cost issues; knowledge of industry standards of practice; compelling expert testimony; and comprehensive litigation support services. Working on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, we have provided expert assistance on hundreds of construction, government contract and environmental projects. Our expert services have included:

Technical Issue Analysis
Schedule Delay Analysis
Loss of Productivity Analysis
Cost and Damages Analysis

Barba-Arkhon provides a full range of litigation support services which span discovery, pre-trial, trial, and post-trial activities. Our experts can provide counsel with professional assistance in:

Document Discovery
Deposition and Interrogatory Support
Demonstrative Graphic and Exhibit Preparation
Expert Witness Testimony

Barba-Arkhon also provides a wide range of customizing training programs which have included instruction in project and construction management, critical path method (CPM) scheduling, claims mitigation, and change order management.

Government and private industry have come to depend upon Barba-Arkhon for the technical expertise, in-depth understanding and independent perspective we bring to the planning and management of major programs, and the resolution of complex claims. Because these assignments require highly specialized expertise, we have focused our efforts in three primary practice areas.

Construction stands as one of the most important segments of the American economy. Since our founding, Barba-Arkhon has been meeting the changing needs of this vital industry by helping owners, developers, contractors, architects, and engineers achieve their goals in bringing major construction programs to fruition, and equitably resolving claims that arise.

Transportation projects - Airports, railroads, highways, and bridges
Institutional projects - Courthouses, prisons, schools, and hospitals
Commercial buildings - Hotels, casinos, and office complexes
Power plants - Nuclear, fossil, hydroelectric, geothermal, and waste-to-energy
Industrial facilities - Chemical, petrochemical and process
Environmental facilities - Water and wastewater treatment plants

America's government contracting industries continue to confront dramatic change after many years of rapid expansion. Faced with shrinking economic and human resources, government agencies, government contractors, and their counsel seek Barba-Arkhon's assistance to help ensure their programs are completed with minimum exposure to risk, and that claims arising out of these programs are timely and equitably resolved.

Aerospace
Avionics
Shipbuilding
Electronics
Computer software/hardware
Ordnance

No other business sector is so ripe with opportunity, yet so fraught with risk, as the environmental industry. The needs of this complex and rapidly-evolving field require a unique combination of technical expertise and a thorough understanding of environmental regulations. As clients and their counsel search for prudent guidance, they have repeatedly turned to Barba-Arkhon.

Water treatment and supply
Wastewater treatment
Waste solids treatment
Contaminated buildings
Landfills
Hazardous waste sites
Environmental cleanups