Jerry Crawford

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Jerry Crawford

   

Jerry Crawford, MRICS, PMP, PQS (F), GSC
Principal Director

Professional Profile Overview

Commercial Management & Contract Administration Expertise/Professional Quantity Surveyor/Estimator/Project Manager with over 44 years of accumulated experience in the building and civil construction industry working predominantly in Canada on transportation, energy, commercial, industrial, multi-residential, civil & building infrastructure projects during the procurement, pre-contract, execution, and post contract phases. International experience working in the USA, Bermuda and formally in South Africa. Has attended numerous civic court trials for insurance settlements, liens, and claim disputes.
 
Extensive experience working on claims & disputes with legal counsel, owners, contractors, subcontractors and surety companies. Expert report writing and input on issues regarding: Scope of Work Disputes, Constructability Analysis, Contract Compliance, Liens, Abandonment, Workmanship Defects, Delays & Disruptions. Extensive procurement background and project management site field experience encompassing design development oversite, schedule development & tracking and project controls.
Experience with pre-construction administration assistance, project execution commercial management services, project performance audits, and providing lessons learned follow up debriefings. Over 5 years of direct field experience as a coordinator, schedular and project manager.
Past President of Prairie Chapter Region for the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS), a former CIQS National Board member. Past Board member of the ADR Institute of Alberta. Founder and Principal Director of KGC Consulting Services Ltd. since 2015.

Expert Skill Competencies

 

Expert skills sets include: written & oral presentation public speaking, procurement strategy planning, contract reviews & negotiation, project feasibility analysis, scheduling reviews, budgeting, financing reviews, capital business planning input, design co-ordination reviews, constructability & performance audit reviews, contract administration, change order, drafting written notices, claims, contractual correspondence, risk assessments and scope development, scope management, dispute resolution and litigation support.

Core Expertise

  • Claims Preparation
  • Expert Reports
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Entitlement Quantification
  • Adjudication
  • Contractual Correspondence
  • Contract Administration
  • Final Account Close Out

Project Experience

  • Public Housing Delay Claim & Rework (Calgary)
  • Condo Highrise Delay Claim (Vancouver)
  • Chain Lakes Reservoir Flood Weir (Alberta)
  • Seniors Residence Rebuttal Report (Calgary)
  • Lafarge Exshaw Cement Plant (Alberta)
  • Seniors Residence Rebuttal Report (Saskatoon) 
  • Groat Road Bridge Dispute (Edmonton)

 

IT and Other Skills

  • Microsoft Suite
  • Estimating and Scheduling Software
  • Project Management Software
  • Public Speaking

Professional Designations/Affiliations

  • Fellow Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) (F)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
  • ADRIA & ADRICS (Full Member)
  • Gold Seal Certified (Estimator) (GSC)
  • Society of Construction Law North America