About
Carol Reardon is a director at Accuracy with over 20 years of experience providing expert guidance, strategies, and support to clients, primarily related to the construction and utility industries.
Her work includes the investigation and resolution of business disputes, along with project advisory services to support clients in successfully managing complex projects, optimizing project performance, and mitigating risk.
Carol has consulted for Fortune 500 companies and others including project owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors. She has presented analyses and findings in written expert reports and provided testimony for mediation, arbitration, and trial. Through her advisory services, Carol has helped clients proactively address potential risks and enhance project performance.
Carol’s expertise spans a broad range of project types, including airports, roads, casinos and resorts, multi-unit housing complexes, power plants, refineries, sports stadiums, transmission lines, and water treatment plants.
Carol speaks English.
Qualifications
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, USA
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), ACFE
- Certified Fundamental Engineer (CFE), ACFE
- Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), AACE
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI
In-depth expertise
Carol combines technical, analytical and project‑delivery capabilities, supporting clients on complex construction and utility matters through delay assessment, damages quantification, and project performance evaluations. She advises on schedule governance, project controls, cost and productivity analysis, and change management processes to strengthen project execution and mitigate risk. Her sector experience spans transportation infrastructure, commercial and residential developments, energy and power generation, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, and water and wastewater treatment projects.
Disputes
Carol performs both damages and delay analyses, including detailed critical path schedule analyses to determine durations and responsibilities for events delaying complex construction projects. She also analyzes project cost-growth issues, including productivity, acceleration, and disruption.
Project Advisory
Carol supports clients to optimize project delivery by providing strategic guidance related to project delivery methodologies, scheduling methods and procedures, cost tracking, and strategies to monitor and mitigate the impact of project issues. She also provides assistance with change order preparation, preparation and/or review of schedule update submissions, assistance with the development of acceleration plans, and reviews of incurred and forecast project costs to ensure alignment with budgets and contract terms.
Example of engagements
CONSTRUCTION MATTERS:
Project Advisory, Oil and Gas
Worked closely with a company heavily involved in oil and gas construction in the United States to develop project management policies and procedures, project controls tracking and monthly project and portfolio evaluations for all field projects. The new measures were implemented over a three year period, resulting in more accurate forecasting, better customer relationships, and higher profitability.
Project Advisory, Courthouse
Assisted the project team during the construction of a courthouse to monitor progress, prepare delay-related change orders, including preparation of multiple, sequential Time Impact Analyses (TIAs) and follow-on retrospective schedule analyses for certified claims. Findings were presented during mediation, and the matter was ultimately able to be settled.
Delay and Damages Analysis, Senior Living Facility
Performed a damages and delay analysis on behalf of the owner of a senior living facility in Colorado. Analyses included preparation of affirmative delay and damages claims against the contractor, as well as analysis and rebuttal of contractor claims. Issued multiple expert reports, witness statements and testimony during arbitration.
Delay and Damages Analysis, Road Work
Performed multiple analyses on behalf of a city in Minnesota and North Dakota to respond to contractor claims for delay and increased costs on a road development project. In both matters, findings were presented and the matters settled during mediation.
Delay and Damages Analysis, Stadium
Performed an analysis of increased costs due to delay and disruption on behalf of the structural steel contractor during the construction of an NFL football stadium. Analyses included calculation of increased costs due to delay and the resulting acceleration on a date-specific project. Performed an analysis of delays during the construction of a light rail line to aid the contractor in the preparation and negotiation of change orders with the owner. Analyses included review of past and current project schedules, acceleration plans, project documentation and discussions with the project team to determine the total duration of delay in multiple areas and causes of delay.
Claims Analysis, Airport
Assisted the construction manager of a large airport project to review the joint venture’s and its subcontractors’ claims and assist with settlement negotiations. Numerous project documents were reviewed, including project schedules, correspondence, cost documentation, and unapproved change order submissions. Multiple presentations on overall and specific claim issues were prepared and presented.
Claims Analysis, Bridge
Assisted the joint venture on a new bridge project to review and analyze claims by the steel supplier and its fabricator related to alleged changes in the design of the bridge. Analyses included assessment of the supplier’s cost quantification of the changes and a critique of the schedule delay analysis put forward by the supplier. Also assisted the joint venture in analyzing the causation position of the supplier.
Claims Analysis, Oil Refinery
Performed an analysis on behalf of the owner of an oil refinery related to claims by a civil contractor for delay and disruption during the expansion of the refinery. Reviewed and rebutted the contractor’s claims for acceleration, disruption, and delay as part of the preceding of an ICC Arbitration.
UTILITY AND POWER PLANT MATTERS:
Damages Analysis, Nuclear
Assisted numerous utilities with damage claims against the US Department of Energy regarding spent nuclear fuel storage issues. Analyzed least-cost strategies for storage of spent nuclear fuel. Analyzed past and future capital, operation and maintenance, storage and decommissioning costs. Analyzed accounting reports and compiled and analyzed detailed supporting accounting records (including invoices, checks, purchase orders, etc.). Analyzed the labor distribution report on internal labor charges and compared it to claimed work orders. Prepared exhibits and outlines for expert witness trial testimony. Reviewed opposing experts’ workpapers, and prepared deposition questions. Assisted utilities with settlement analyses.
Cost Analysis, Power Plant
Performed an analysis of cost overruns experienced by an electrical contractor on a 150-MW natural gas-powered electrical plant due to design changes and increased scope. Analysis included a review of project documentation and the calculation of productivity loss due to directed acceleration. Assisted in the preparation of an expert report.
Delay and Damages Analysis, Water Treatment Plan
Analyzed a delay and disruption claim submitted by a subcontractor to the general contractor of a water treatment plant. Analysis consisted of a review of the initial claim and supporting documentation, review of the general contractor documentation and additional non-party documentation, along with a time impact critical path analysis to isolate the magnitude of delays caused by each issue and quantification of the resulting economic damage experienced by the general contractor and subcontractor. Findings were presented during mediation.