Bethel Tabernacle Church Houston, TX Performed damage assessment and estimate for the Church as a result of damage sustained during Hurricane Ike.

Park Avenue at Boulder Creek Apartments, Houston, Texas. This 160,000 SF, 13-building apartment complex was hit by Hurricane Ike while under construction.

Kirkwood Atrium Office Park, Houston, Texas.  A 12-story high rise sustained significant damage from Hurricane Ike

	Borujerdi Appraisal, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. MacMS served as the appraiser representing Chubb Insurance on this luxury coastal residence. The claim involved flooding of the residence from a plumbing leak after which the owner requested replacement of all marble flooring within the home due to alleged moisture damage.  MacMS’s written appraisal of the damage concluded that the marble flooring could be cleaned and replacement could be avoided.  MacMS’s assessment was upheld by the court assigned umpire that heard the case resulting in a savings of over a half million dollars.
	Barbers Hill Independent School District MacMS was hired to assess the damage to all of their facilities after a dispute arose between the school district and their insurance adjuster about damages caused by Hurricane Ike.  Assessment of property damage due to Hurricane Ike at this Mont Belvieu, TX K-12 school district complex for 31 facilities while occupied took six months. Total estimated damage to the property exceeds $40 million.
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Conducted moisture intrusion assessment and analysis for the contractor on this 12 building, newly constructed student housing facility.	University of South Florida Holly Apartments, Moisture Intrusion Claim. MacMS led an analysis to determine the impact of moisture intrusion associated with a 12 building University student living community design-build project performed by Beers/Skanska. The project was comprised of seven, three and four story apartment buildings containing 732 bedrooms and five community service buildings at the University of South Florida’s main Tampa Campus. The effort led by MacMS culminated by legal action that involved the prime contractor and twenty of its subcontractors attempted to settle an eight year dispute between the university and the prime contractor over various sources of moisture intrusion. MacMS’s and his team identified the defect sources, performed destructive testing to confirm causation, and prepared an estimate to repair the damages. Legacy Key Apartments, Fire Damage Insurance Claim. MacMS led an effort to prepare an analysis of potential fraud on the part of a general contractor against a major insurance company.  The case involved alleged overcharges due to code upgrades on the replacement of a 12-unit three story apartment building located in Atlanta, GA after it was damaged by fire. The analysis included the preparation of a complete restoration estimate, interpretation and application of building code requirements and a detailed comparative analysis to the contractor’s estimates.
Legacy Key Apartment Atlanta, GA	Legacy Key Apartments, Fire Damage Insurance Claim. MacMS led an effort to prepare an analysis of potential fraud on the part of a general contractor against a major insurance company.  The case involved alleged overcharges due to code upgrades on the replacement of a 12-unit three story apartment building located in Atlanta, GA after it was damaged by fire.  The analysis included the preparation of a complete restoration estimate, interpretation and application of building code requirements and a detailed comparative analysis to the contractor’s estimates.
Perkins Rowe Development - Baton Rouge, LA	Perkins Rowe Development, Baton Rouge, LA MacMS was tasked by Hill International to determine the magnitude of damages created by the owner’s construction manager and its subcontractors on this large self-contained community project.  The termination of the contractor turned into a lawsuit among the parties for which the owner was seeking to recover its cost to complete plus damage due to negligent construction. The project involved the determination of cost and schedule damages due the owner.

Jones Residence, Kiln, MS Single family home impacted by a fallen tree from Hurricane Katina’s storm surge 10 miles inland.

Talbot Residence, Bay St. Louis, MS Single family home on the Gulf Coast shore of Mississippi that was struck by a 30’ storm surge from Hurricane Katrina.

Northshore Mall, Slidell, LA Hurricane Katrina causes interior and exterior damage to major shopping mall outside New Orleans.

Houston Office Building Fire Prepared a damage assessment and estimate for the owner of this 53,000 SF office building after a fire gutted the inside of the structure.

Fire Damage Assessments In addition to major hurricane and flood disasters, MacMS has performed damage assessments for fire disasters as well.  These fire damage projects are located throughout the United States.

Ivy Chase Apartments Raleigh, NC 12 unit apartment building consumed by fire

Escambia County School Board, Florida, Hurricane Ivan Insurance Claim.
MacMS performed insurance claim damage assessments and loss estimates for 75 schools totaling $44 million resulting from Hurricane Ivan. The primary focus of MacMS’s effort was the assessment of moisture intrusion and mold remediation. Estimates for mold remediation and reconstruction were prepared for each school that incurred significant damage. MacMS participated in the negotiations between the school board and several insurance companies that provided coverage.

Certain Underwriters v G&G, Port Gibson, Mississippi, Theft Insurance Claim.
Mr. MacGiffet conducted a damage assessment associated with a copper theft and damage case involving mechanical equipment, refrigeration systems and equipment, and electrical circuits and systems at a grocery store in Mississippi.

Pepsi Bottling Plant, Palm Beach, Florida, Tornado Insurance Claim. 
MacMS performed onsite construction management services primarily focused on assessing damage to all electrical systems, process line equipment, HVAC systems and building components. The assignment objective was to enhance productivity to improve schedule performance for business interruption insurance claim resulting from a tornado strike for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. MacMS developed a CPM schedule, developed progress tracking methodologies and monitored and negotiated the cost of the project with the general contractor and various subcontractors.