Mr.James G. Zack

Area Of Expertise : Project Management, Construction
45 Years Of Experience
Training Industry : Multi Industry

Jim is the Senior Advisor, Ankura Construction Forum™. The Forum strives to be the construction industry’s resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Jim was eh founder and Executive Director of the Navigant Construction Forum™.  Formerly he was the Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest EPCM contractors. Mr. Zack was previously Vice President of PinnacleOne and the Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute and a Senior Construction Claims Consultant for CH2M HILL, Inc. Mr. Zack has, for 47 years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the U.S. and in 28 countries abroad. Mr. Zack is a Fellow of AACE International, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and the Guild of Project Controls.  In the construction claims field, he is a recognized and published expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims and disputes.  Mr. Zack is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC) and a Project Management Professional (PMP).  Mr. Zack is an internationally recognized author and speaker in the construction claims and disputes arena.

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Live Webinar

Unlocking the Power of Mediation: Essential Insights for Construction Professionals

Mediation is not new. Mediation was employed in ancient India as well as in the Islamic world.  In more recent times mediation has been widely adopted in the U.S. construction industry as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).  Mediation is often empl ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
  • Nov 14, 2023
On-Demand Webinar

Pacing Delay – The Practical Effect on Projects & Delay Claims

This webinar is focused on pacing delay, a controversial delay issue in the construction industry.  Currently there is little literature on pacing delay and case law is a bit sparse.  Thus, owners and contractors often find themselves at odds with one another ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Time Extension Requests – What Must Be Proven?

Whether a contractor, an owner, a design professional, a construction manager, or a contractor, all construction professionals must learn how to prepare, analyze, and justify time extension requests. Owners and their representatives are tasked with the respons ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Pricing Contractor Jobsite Overhead Delay Costs

Learn about the recoverability of extended field office overhead costs in the event compensable delay arises on a project. General Contractors will gain information on the various accepted methods of calculating this element of delay damages. Owners will b ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Calculating Home Office Overhead – Problems When Using the Eichleay Formula

Since 1960 the Eichleay Formula has been used to price extended and/or unabsorbed home office overhead. Most in the construction industry treat the Eichleay Formula as an accounting mechanism – seldom understanding that the Armed Services Board of Contract App ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Tales from the Construction Claims Crypt - Lessons Learned

Construction industry surveys indicate that one of the most common causes of claims and disputes is inadequate contract administration. The presentation uses a number of “war stories” to illustrate some pitfalls owners and contractors all too often fall into. ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Practical Problems Calculating Delay Damages Using Eichleay

Since 1960 the Eichleay Formula has been used to price extended and/or unabsorbed home office overhead. Most in the construction industry treat the Eichleay Formula as an accounting mechanism – seldom understanding that the Armed Services Board of Contract App ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Impact Damages – Fact or fiction?

Most owners and contractors are aware of different types of claims – change, differing site conditions, suspension of work, acceleration, and termination claims. While most are aware of the direct costs associated with these claims, many are not familiar with ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 90 Mins
Recorded Webinar

Early Completion Schedules – Benefits, Risks & Defenses

A contractor’s right to complete work early was acknowledged by U.S. Courts in the 1960’s.  Delayed early completion claims arose shortly thereafter and became somewhat common in the industry.  It was then, and remains now, a controversial issue in the constru ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Impact & Control of RFIs in Construction

This webinar discusses the genesis of RFIs and their development.  The webinar discusses the impact of RFIs on construction projects, drawing upon data provided by ACONEX and other studies to assess how RFIs and the RFI processes impact both small large scale ...

  • Basic & Intermediate & Advanced
  • 90 Mins