Henry Spieker

About Henry Spieker

Henry Spieker has 35 years of experience in construction claims and as an expert witness, with the past 30 years in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest market. Henry has provided expert testimony on over 40 occasions on subjects such as scheduling and delay analysis, cost impact and disruption analysis, labor productivity, calculation of damages and wrongful contract termination. Henry also provides project level advice and support to assist clients recognize and resolve potential claim issues, analyze schedule issues and to mitigate and avoid disputes.Henry Spieker has been involved in hundreds of projects of all types, throughout the US and abroad, on various projects including residential, schools and university buildings, hotels and casinos, high-rise, commercial, performing arts venues, highway and bridge, prisons, power plants (solar energy, coal fired, geothermal and hydroelectric), water and wastewater treatment facilities, industrial and heavy civil work. He is also experienced in insurance matters, having handled claims involving CGL, builder\'s risk, property damage, professional liability and construction defect. This work followed his experience in general contracting.Henry Spieker provides construction consulting services to owners, contractors, construction managers, design professionals and attorneys. His experience in preparing and defending construction claims, litigation support, and alternative dispute resolution has involved him in both international and domestic projects. He has also lectured on delay analysis and construction claims, having appeared as a guest panelist for the APWA for reducing conflicts during design and construction, and as a guest lecturer for the University of Washington\'s Masters in Construction Management program, CM 500 Design and Construction Law.

Experience

1. Partner

   HKA

   Apr 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Provide construction consulting services to owners, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, design professionals and attorneys for construction claims and disputes. Services include- Construction Claims - analysis, preparation, delay analysis, damages review and calculations- Claims Mitigation - issue recognition and dispute avoidance for ongoing projects- Expert Testimony - over 35 appearances as an expert witness- Mediation - dozens of mediations as presenter and/or on negotiating team- Schedule - baseline review, analysis of cpm updates, delay analysis and classification of delays- Productivity Analysis - illustrate cause and effect between impacts and productivity losses- Scope of Work - analyze design revisions to determine net changes in work scope- Damages - analysis of change proposals, calculation of cost impacts, productivity analysis- Contract Administration - project controls, project documentation, change management- Strategic Advisement - develop, recommend and implement strategies for claims resolution- Design E&O Analysis- Surety Services- Construction Defect Investigations - Project Cost Review

Education

• Bowling Green State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Construction Management

Skills

• Construction
• Claim Analysis
• Claim Preparation
• Change Management
• Management Consulting
• Analysis
• Construction Disputes
• Contract Negotiation
• Construction Management
• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Change Orders
• Business Strategy
• Procurement
• Strategic Planning
• Claims Resolution
• Schedule Analysis
• Process Scheduler
• Time Extension Requests
• Expert Witness
• Negotiation
• Scheduling
• Contract Management