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Services
Forensics
WHY VERTEX
VERTEX has responded to dozens of catastrophic events and worked on thousands of construction and design disputes
VERTEX’s seasoned forensics team includes accounting, architectural, construction, engineering, environmental, safety, and contract experts who have responded to natural disasters/catastrophic events and who have worked on thousands of construction, development, and design disputes as well as contract disputes. We offer Forensic Consulting services throughout the globe to a diverse set of clients that include insurance carriers, third party administrators, law firms, sureties, developers, HOAs, owners, property managers and contractors. Our clients hire us to provide experts, often with litigation and deposition experience. Whether to support an insurance or legal claim matter or consult for distressed construction or design disputes, VERTEX has turnkey forensic services.
We also help clients assess and allocate liabilities, and evaluate plaintiff declarations to determine reasonable costs. VERTEX is unique in that we tender our cost of repair reports as formal bids to complete the work. This verifies the legitimacy of our estimates and promotes fair settlements.
FOCUSED SERVICE
Surety Claims Consulting
VERTEX is an industry leader in the surety claims marketplace. We have successfully worked on many of the largest and most complex surety claim assignments throughout the globe.
Construction Claims Consulting
VERTEX's experts help contractors, owners, sureties, and insurance carriers investigate and manage litigated construction claims.
Environmental Claims Consulting
VERTEX manages environmental risk with clients and proactively avoids unplanned costs on projects located throughout the globe.
Forensic Engineering
VERTEX’s forensic engineering services include investigating the cause and extent of damage from weather events and construction defects.
Forensic Cost Engineering
VERTEX’s cost-of-repair experts estimate repair programs and allocate costs to responsible parties. We stand behind our estimates and offer to complete the subject work.
Forensic Architecture
VERTEX’s architectural experts provide a wide range of litigation support services, including opining on the architect’s standard of care & assisting with construction defect matters.
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations
VERTEX provides forensic accounting and fraud investigation services, including pre-litigation strategy, trial support, asset misappropriation, money laundering, and construction project audits, backed by experts with extensive courtroom experience and specialized knowledge in complex construction claims.
Forensic Fire Investigations
VERTEX’s fire services include investigating the origin & cause of damage from fire and explosions.
Insurance Appraisal Consulting
VERTEX provides independent property insurance appraisal services to assess damages and expedite dispute resolution.
Builder’s Risk and Delay in Start Up (DSU) Insurance Consulting
VERTEX offers comprehensive consulting for Builder's Risk and Delay in Start-Up insurance, assessing damages, quantifying financial loss, and evaluating repair plans to minimize delays and impact on construction projects for contractors and owners.
Subcontractor Default Insurance Claims Consulting
VERTEX offers expert consulting for Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) claims, minimizing project time loss with accurate evaluation and timely reports, supported by specialized experts in construction accounting and scheduling.