EXPERIENCE HISTORY – SELYWN A. DELHOMME

****-******* = Mechanical Construction Consultant

Performed hundreds of cost estimates (conceptual, design development & contract document) for A/E, owners & government agencies

Performed many Audits of Contractor & Owner Accounting Records to insure validity of submitted Change Orders and Claims. Set up Integrated Job Cost /Accounting Systems for Contractors and have testified on the accuracy and dependability of Job Cost Accounting Systems

Prepared/defended numerous claims (including schedule analysis, damage analysis, issue evaluation) & “request for equitable adjustments for owners and contractors

Represented several sureties in construction completion situations

Negotiated hundreds of change orders on behalf of both owners & contractors

Testified in federal & state courts and arbitration

2011-Dispute Resolution on various Construction Projects (Hospitals, Schools, Prisons, etc)

2010-Negotiated numerous Change Orders on several large projects in NE United States

2009-Dispute Resolution for Trans Canada Pipeline, Calgary.

Mediation Expert involving Bio Medical lab building, Northwestern U,. Evanston, IL

2008- Evaluated claims between Architect and MEPS Engineer on $500,000,000 design/build hospital in

Michigan.

Completed Design Development estimate for new Biomedical Research Lab, Ft Detrick, MD

2007- Evaluated claims totaling $45,000,000 by MEPS contractors on lab building at UC-Berkeley.

Evaluated $150,000,000 claim involving Trans Canada Pipeline. Assisted in negotiated

Settlement.

Prepared Commissioning Plan and Schedule for $300,000,000 Central Utility Plant.

2006- provided expert witness testimony for the GSA (defendants) in the Islip

Federal courthouse matter-to include opinion on Job Cost records

Evaluated $30,000,000 of mechanical/electrical change orders on Boston

Convention center.

Evaluate mechanical/electrical change orders on 600,000 sf mixed use

project in Arlington, VA

Wrote expert report & participated in depositions for claim involving

medium security prison, Phoenix, Arizona.

2005- Testified as expert witness on co-generation power plant project on the Eastern Shore.

Testified in arbitration on behalf of Mechanical Contractor regarding school dispute in Richmond.

Completed the Mech/Electrical 90% design estimate for the Raleigh, NC Convention Center.

Negotiated Mech/Electrical change orders on behalf of UVA on the University Hospital

expansion project.

Wrote rebuttal report in Islip Courthouse claim on behalf of GSA.

Assisted GSA attorneys (defendant) in preparing for cross-examination of

plaintiff’s MEPS (mechanical, electrical, plumbing& sprinkler) witnesses in

in the Islip courthouse claim.

2004- Wrote expert report for GSA-rebutting $25,000,000 claim by MEPS contractors

Wrote expert rebuttal report regarding co-generation power plant

project on eastern shore.

Wrote expert report on defective piping installation on large apartment

complex, Dulles Airport area.

2003- Change order estimating & negotiating @ NIH-to include audit of Contractors accounting systems

Defending claim on courthouse-Islip, Long Island.

Worked with Akridge Development negotiating change orders on a 1,000,000 sf project.

Defending claim against Mechanical Contractor-mold issue, Washington, DC

2002-Worked with GPC (Grain Processing Corp) in Washington, IA defending

a $5,000,000 claim on a process piping project.

Continued negotiating change orders at NIH

Performed HVAC, plumbing & fire protection estimates for design

development stage and 65% design stage of a 1.5 million sf addition to New

Orleans convention center.

Worked for contractor in Norfolk, VA preparing a 3 million dollar claim on a

school in Richmond-including validating Contractor Costs

2001-Worked with GSA defending a $32,000,000 claim on a Federal Courthouse in

Montgomery, AL - issue settled in mediation.

Worked with Centex Construction, estimating & negotiating MEPS change orders

(approximately 150) for the 600 million dollar expansion to the Clinical

Research Hospital @ NIH.

2000-Completed work on claims at National and Dulles Airports-both settled

during mediation.

Worked with the Arizona Diamondback baseball stadium owners defending

a $30,000,000 claim-successfully settled during mediation.

Worked with a Surety on a “cost-to-complete evaluation for a $60,000,000

Static Frequency Converter plant under construction in Philadelphia.

1999-Worked with attorney (Locke Reynolds) in Indianapolis presenting claim

on process piping project.

Prepared design development mechanical budgets for two large convention centers- Orlando &

Washington, DC,

Continuing work on claims @ National & Dulles Airports.

1998-Worked for attorneys (Wickwire Gavin) representing MWAA defending

claim on boiler/chiller plant @ National Airport ($11,500,000) & claim on

boiler/ chiller plant @ Dulles Airport ($9,750,000)

1997-Worked as owner’s rep. For MWAA (Metropolitan Washington Airport

Authority) in completing (inspections, evaluating / negotiating change

orders, assisting in check out of distributive control system, etc) $25,000,000

new boiler/chiller plant for National Airport. Project included 1.5 miles

of h.p. steam/condensate in tunnel, 6 new 2000 ton chillers, etc.

1996-Worked with various Government Agencies negotiating change orders and

mediating claims on several large projects-World Bank expansion

($350,000,000), new Federal Courthouse ($65,000,000), etc.

1995-Prepared claim for Mechanical Contractor on large V.A.. hospital in

Baltimore, MD

1994-Completed 8 projects for Surety in Boston on behalf of bankrupt

Mechanical Contractor- projects ranged from a $50,000 plumbing

renovation to a $2,500,000 process piping contract on the prototype plant

for the Deer Island (Boston harbor) waste water treatment project.

1993-Defended $30,000,000 claim for rigging contractor at large polypropylene

manufacturing facility in Marcus Hook, PA.

1992-Functioned as Director of Construction for $25,000,000 Mechanical

Contractor in Washington, DC area. Set up integrated Job Cost/Accounting

computer system, initiated policy & procedure manual, started training

programs for PMs & Supts, ran day-to-day construction operations.

1991-Prepared “request for equitable adjustment for contractor in SC. on a

process piping project and assisted in negotiating successful settlement.

1990-“Team leader” for Surety on defaulted contractor projects in New Jersey-12

projects & over 15 million uncompleted work.

1989-Prepared “Request For Equitable Adjustment” on behalf of Surety for

bankrupt contractor on a coal fired power plant in New York City-

alleging “wrongful termination”and extended performance costs-

negotiated settlement.

1988 Contractor declared bankruptcy with $80,000,000 uncompleted

work. Performed “cost-to-complete”, prepared completion contracts, audited Accounting records,

monitored completion progress, negotiated “payment bond” claims.

1987-Consultant to Surety on a large project in New York.

1986-Construction Manager, paper machine rebuild project, Chesapeake

Corp, West Point, VA-responsible for day-to-day monitoring of 5 mechanical piping projects

(totaling over 9 million dollars) for a 6 month paper machine rebuild,

insuring “isos” were correct, pipe delivered per schedule, interpret

“changed conditions” on daily basis (the penalty for late turnover was

$250,000 per day), negotiate change orders

Education, Military Experience and Mechanical Contracting Experience

1966 BS Math University of Southern Mississippi

1966-1967 2 Quarters Graduate School

1967-1971 Officer USAF-Space Systems

1972-1975 M.L. Eakes, Inc., Mechanical Contractor, Greensboro, NC

Began as sales engineer/project manager trainee & progressed

Through sales engineer & project manager

Primarily a “design/build” contractor specializing in industrial

Customers-textiles, tobacco plants, chemical manufacturing

Such as Pfizer, J.P. Stevens, Cone Mills, GE. etc.

1975-1979 Poole & Kent Corp., Mechanical Contractors, area project manager

for Southeastern NC. Primarily handled large military projects.

1979-1983 President & G.M., Goodyear Mechanical Corp., Mechanical Contractors

responsible for day-to-day operation of $3,000,000 company, Wilmington, NC

Projects included numerous S.S. piping jobs with Weyerhouser, h.p steam

piping jobs at Camp LeJuene, NC, “clean room” projects @ GE’s nuclear fuel facility,

relocating an injection molding facility from Ohio to NC. major renovations to a Union

Carbide plant, etc

1983-1986 Vice-president & GM of Colonial Mechanical Corp, Virginia Beach, VA

Responsible for day-to-day operation of $15,000,000 branch of $40,000,000 firm.

Work included piping projects for military facilities, “design/build” office buildings, underground utilities, etc.

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