Central Florida's Construction Disputes, Analyzed Locally
Orlando's construction economy runs on deadlines that cannot move: hospitality openings timed to tourist seasons, theme-park expansions, convention-center commitments, and the endless reconstruction of the I-4 corridor. When completion dates slip in Central Florida, the damages compound quickly — lost room-nights, missed openings, liquidated damages — and the schedule becomes the central piece of evidence.
Florida Construction and Scheduling Consultants is headquartered in Central Florida. We have provided CPM scheduling, forensic schedule analysis, and expert witness testimony here since 2012, with theme park, hotel, and hospitality project construction experience that includes Pandora the World of Avatar and Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort.
Expert Witness Services for Orlando Attorneys
We support counsel in the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Orange and Osceola counties), the Middle District of Florida's Orlando Division, and in arbitration and mediation throughout Central Florida:
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Schedule delay claims on hospitality, entertainment, and commercial projects
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Delay damages calculation and rebuttal — extended overhead, escalation, lost revenue damages models
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Construction defect disputes where repair sequencing and delay interact
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Subcontractor default and pass-through claims
Forensic Schedule Analysis Built for the Record
Our analyses start with the native schedule files — Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project — and the contemporaneous project record: daily reports, RFIs, change orders, and pay applications. We apply the methodology in AACE RP 29R-03 that the record supports, and we say plainly when a record will not support the claim being made. Attorneys tell us that realistic, early 80% answers are worth more than bells and whistles later is the game.
CPM Scheduling and Claims Avoidance
For Orlando owners and contractors, we provide baseline schedule development, monthly updates, time impact analyses, and schedule specification drafting. Fast-track hospitality work is where scheduling discipline pays for itself: a well-maintained P6 schedule is simultaneously a management tool and, if the project goes wrong, your best forensic source of evidence.
Why Don Carlow
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Certified General Contractor, Engineer Intern, and AACE PSP and AACE CFCC with 40 years in the industry
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Hundreds of expert matters; written and live testimony in deposition, arbitration, and trial
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Central Florida headquarters — on-site in Orlando in 60 minutes or less
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a measured mile analysis?
It compares productivity during an unimpacted period of the work against the impacted period, using the contractor's own performance as the benchmark. It is the most widely accepted method for quantifying lost productivity — and it requires production records, which is why we ask for them on day one.
How quickly can you produce an expert report?
A preliminary opinion typically follows four to six weeks after we receive the XER schedule files and core project records; a full report depends on case complexity and the discovery calendar. We staff to litigation deadlines, not the other way around.
Do you handle disputes on hospitality and entertainment projects?
Yes — Central Florida hospitality work is core to our practice. These projects combine fast-track schedules, one-of-a-kind theming, frequent owner changes, and hard opening dates, a combination that generates both delay claims and the records needed to prove or disprove them.
Speak With an Orlando Construction Expert
Call (407) 603-6165 or email Info@Florida-Consultants.com to discuss your Orlando construction dispute or scheduling need. Free 15-minute consultation calls can be booked directly online. Every engagement begins with an honest assessment of whether your claim or scheduling issue warrants expert involvement.
