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About Chris SAUER
Mr. Sauer is a Managing Director at SOCOTEC in Atlanta, Georgia. He has seventeen years of experience in the construction industry including diverse construction and claims expertise as well as testimony in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution processes.
Mr. Sauer has experience performing construction project analysis and preparation of expert report for ICC arbitration panels for construction claims resolution, and/or litigation and expert witness testimony. Specializing in forensic analyses and testimonies related to contract performance delay, disruption, acceleration, and labor productivity impacts.
Projects include, eight years building two integrated steel mill complexes in Brazil with capex value over US$ 11 billion. Participated and managed the litigation support for recovery of over $300 million in legal claims for heavy industrial projects, hospitals, food processing plant, healthcare and residential mid and high-rise projects.
Professional Experience
5+ Years with Firm | 15+ Years in Industry
Chris SAUER is a Managing Director at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2017. Prior to his current position, Mr. SAUER was a Director at C2G International, LLC which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019. Mr. SAUER was previously employed at FTI Consulting and Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional Affiliations
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
- CPM Schedule Delay Analysis
- Commercial Disputes
- Delay Causation Analysis
- Forensic Accounting
- Litigation Support
- Productivity Analysis
- Quantification of Damages
Representative Projects
METALS & MINING
- Aleris Lewisport Rolling Mill Upgrade, Lewisport, Kentucky – Arbitration
- 30 day Outage / upgrade of existing cold rolling mill.
- Analyzed impact of design changes, late delivery, and unforeseen field conditions on construction productivity and cost.
- Forensic quantification of schedule and cost damages.
HOSPITALITY
- Marin Health Center Expansion- Greenbrae, California
- Engaged by the general contractor to support Schedule Delay and Damages analysis. For $535 million hospital replacement building.
POWER/ENERGY
- Vogtle Units 3&4 Construction Completion, Schedule Delay analysis, Waynesboro, Georgia
- US$ 25 billion Nuclear Power Generating Plant Expansion
- Engaged by the general contractor to support Schedule
- Delay analysis
Practice Areas
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
- CPM Schedule Delay Analysis
- Commercial Disputes
- Delay Causation Analysis
- Forensic Accounting
- Litigation Support
- Productivity Analysis
- Quantification of Damages