Watson Millican consultants reviewed project records and interviewed contractor personnel to assess the variations submitted by the contractor.   Regarding the pipeline variations, Watson Millican technical experts reviewed each crossing and all field bends to determine if they were part of the contractors’ scope of work or whether they were not identified or known at the time of the lump sum conversion.   For the surface facility variations, Watson Millican reviewed engineering drawings and specifications to determine if the claimed changes were additions or changes to the defined scope of work or whether they would be considered part of detailed engineering and therefore not out of scope.  Watson Millican also reviewed several land access issues that required the contractor to move their construction spreads around the restrictions.  Watson Millican assessed the reasonableness of the actions taken by the contractor as well as the impact of the spread move arounds. 

Watson Millican technical experts prepared and authored expert reports and provided written rebuttal reports to expert reports submitted by the owner.  Watson Millican provided oral testimony at the arbitration hearing and participated in joint expert sessions for the benefit of the arbitration panel.