Experience
Andrew Karic has a wide range of experience as a construction contractor, developer, consultant and expert witness. His past experience includes the "hands-on" ownership and operation of multiple construction firms and development companies. He has built over $750 Million in residential and commercial construction projects. Mr. Karic has worked with several prominent law firms that specialize in construction and real estate litigation. He has provided expert opinions and assistance with case preparation and defense, claims analysis, preparation and response to written discovery, forensic investigation, expert testimony and trial assistance. Andrew Karic is highly valued for his ethical and non-wavering approach to the complex issues involved in construction claims, lawsuits and contract disputes.
Construction Industry Sector Experience:
- Residential
- Multi-Family
- Office
- Entertainment
- Education
- Fuel / Convenience
- Health Care
- Shopping Centers
- Hospitality
- Industrial
- Institutional
- Call Centers
- Retail
- Restaurant
- Historic
- Government
Construction Contract Experience:
- Design / Build Contracts
- Best Value Government
- Hard Bid Contracts
- Guaranteed Maximum Price ("GMP")
Construction Consulting Experience:
- Claims analysis
- Change order claims
- Construction claim disputes
- Construction defect investigation and analysis
- Contract disputes analysis
- Coordination and retention of additional consultants or expert witnesses
- Cost estimating and general conditions analysis
- Cost to complete analysis for renovation and new construction
- Cost reports analysis
- Workmanship claims investigation and analysis
- Building inspection and assessment of building failure
- Assist in preparation and responses of written discovery and deposition
- Damage and repair analysis
- Delay and extended general condition claims preparation and analysis
- Due diligence investigation real estate transactions
- Forensic investigation and services
- General construction costs and analysis
- Initial case analysis to provide preliminary recommendations
- Inspection and assessment of building envelopes and building systems
- Meeting minute tracking and analysis
- Project close out and punch list surveillance
- Property inspection plus condition assessment and reporting
Expert Testimony & Construction Lawsuit Experience:
- Expert testimony in a bench trial dispute regarding change orders
- Forensic investigation and analysis for numerous construction defect cases
- Testified in more than eighteen mediations
- Provided deposition testimony many times
- Testified in numerous bench trials for breach of contract and construction claims
- Testified in jury trial involving contract construction dispute, change orders, schedule delays, general condition claims and breach of contract claims
- Written more than eighty Expert and Rebuttal Reports
- Provide lawyers with deposition questions and support
- Provided pre-construction and during construction consulting and management services for one 20- million-dollar seven story 96 apartment units multi-family 96 development in downtown Tucson and value engineered project budget by 3 million such that the project could be constructed
- Provided pre-construction and during construction consulting and management services for one 60-million dollar historic 372 apartment units multi-family mixed use development known as the Benedictine Monastery Apartments
- Coaching Services at an Executive level for growing Construction firms
- Safety and OSHA construction accidents and death cases
- Provided detail schedule claims analysis
- ROC claims and disputes in both residential and commercial projects
- Bond claims and take over projects
- Workmanship, Standard of Care in both Residential and Commercial
