Francis Anthony McDonough
11950 Goodwood Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Fairfax, VA 22030
Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator, 3rd Party Neutral, self-employed, 2008-present; Chairman of the Board and CEO, McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc., 1989-2008; Executive Vice President, Alpha Corporation, 1978-1989; Chief Engineer, Warren Brothers, Inc. (Expressway Constructors), 1974-1979.
Examples of Mediation Experience. The following examples are provided to illustrate the types of disputes mediated:
1. Design-Build Highway Contract ($12 million dispute):
Parties: Design-Build Joint Venture/Highway Contractor
Issues: right of way acquisition/delayed partial access; differing site conditions; defective work remedial work; assessment of liquidated damages
status: resolved
2. Expansion/Renovation of High School ($8 million dispute):
Parties: Owner School Board/General Contractor/Subcontractors/Architect
Issues: Impacts of Change Orders; design of HVAC systems; production delays
Status: resolved
3. City Water Treatment Plant Construction ($15 million dispute):
Parties: City Water Department/General Mechanical Contractor
Issues: delays; changes; defective work/ loss of value
Status: resolved
4. Military Base Waste Water Treatment Plant Construction ($2 million dispute):
Parties: Federal Agency/General Contractor
Issues: differing site conditions; changes; delays
Status: resolved
1. Design-Build Highway Contract ($12 million dispute):
Parties: Design-Build Joint Venture/Highway Contractor
Issues: right of way acquisition/delayed partial access; differing site conditions; defective work remedial work; assessment of liquidated damages
status: resolved
2. Expansion/Renovation of High School ($8 million dispute):
Parties: Owner School Board/General Contractor/Subcontractors/Architect
Issues: Impacts of Change Orders; design of HVAC systems; production delays
Status: resolved
3. City Water Treatment Plant Construction ($15 million dispute):
Parties: City Water Department/General Mechanical Contractor
Issues: delays; changes; defective work/ loss of value
Status: resolved
4. Military Base Waste Water Treatment Plant Construction ($2 million dispute):
Parties: Federal Agency/General Contractor
Issues: differing site conditions; changes; delays
Status: resolved
Issues have included a broad spectrum of the difficulties arising on construction projects that often lead to disputes. Typically, issues fall into three major categories: Access - delayed or partial release of right of way; Design Changes impacting schedule, procurement and /or performance; and Field Problems including DSC, productivity shortfall, schedule delays, and payment disputes.
Participated in many large US and international mediations as expert witness/advocate. For example:
-Woodrow Wilson Bridge over Potomac River, Washington DC
-South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant and Docking facilities, Wales UK
-Addicks and Barker Dams, TX
-Los Angeles Redline Rail track, CA
-McKeldin Library, University of Maryland
-WMATA Metro rail Prince Georges Station and Line, MD
-Woodrow Wilson Bridge over Potomac River, Washington DC
-South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant and Docking facilities, Wales UK
-Addicks and Barker Dams, TX
-Los Angeles Redline Rail track, CA
-McKeldin Library, University of Maryland
-WMATA Metro rail Prince Georges Station and Line, MD
I value Mediation as an important, relatively simple, and often highly successful means of closing out troubled construction projects which could otherwise have consumed major additional resources and costs in litigation.
It is a confidential facilitated communication among peers, on the potential risks and responsibilities of the parties, and any agreement is controlled by the parties themselves.
The Mediator brings a knowledge of the work: design/construction/commissioning/closeout; an insight into potential solutions to the problems confronting the parties; intelligence, and respect for the parties and the dialog; and at all times a consistently high level of energy focused on getting the parties to stay on course for an effective mediation.
Mediation also affords the parties the opportunity to better understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of both positions: the opponent's and their own.
While the parties are the key movers in a mediation, the skilled and inspired mediator brings drive, energy, patience and attention to the details important to the parties, along with the creativity and hands-on savvy to help the parties structure a package that serves to resolve their disputes.
The parties themselves should, for optimum success, provide: an articulate statement of position with key points/documents; representatives with the chain of authority to approve a mutual settlement; and dedication to giving the session their undivided attention.
It is a confidential facilitated communication among peers, on the potential risks and responsibilities of the parties, and any agreement is controlled by the parties themselves.
The Mediator brings a knowledge of the work: design/construction/commissioning/closeout; an insight into potential solutions to the problems confronting the parties; intelligence, and respect for the parties and the dialog; and at all times a consistently high level of energy focused on getting the parties to stay on course for an effective mediation.
Mediation also affords the parties the opportunity to better understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of both positions: the opponent's and their own.
While the parties are the key movers in a mediation, the skilled and inspired mediator brings drive, energy, patience and attention to the details important to the parties, along with the creativity and hands-on savvy to help the parties structure a package that serves to resolve their disputes.
The parties themselves should, for optimum success, provide: an articulate statement of position with key points/documents; representatives with the chain of authority to approve a mutual settlement; and dedication to giving the session their undivided attention.
Lewis J. (Larry) Baker, Esq., lbaker@wthf.com, 703 749 1000
Thomas Newell, Esq., newelltb@gmail.com, (UK) 01494680873
David Hatem, Esq., dhatem@donovanhatem.com, 617 406 4800
Thomas Newell, Esq., newelltb@gmail.com, (UK) 01494680873
David Hatem, Esq., dhatem@donovanhatem.com, 617 406 4800
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Professional Engineer, Virginia, 1974. Chartered Engineer, United Kingdom, 1969.
American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow); Institution of Civil Engineers, UK (Fellow); National Society of Professional Engineers; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Associate); American Society of Professional Estimators; Disputes Resolution Board Foundation; The Moles.
University of Liverpool, England (BEng, Honours, Civil Engineering-1962).
$350 Per Hour
Italian
United States of America, United Kingdom
Fairfax, VA
The AAA provides mediators to parties on cases administered by the AAA under AAA mediation procedures. Mediations that proceed without AAA administration are not considered AAA mediations, even where parties select a mediator who is a member of an AAA mediation roster.
