Brian Barr Consulting Services Ltd.

Synopsis

Adjudication Experience

Over the past two decades, I have acted as Dispute Board Member/Chairman or Sole Member on numerous Dispute Boards preparing more than sixty adjudication decisions across Africa, Europe, and Asia under the FIDIC, Red, Yellow, Silver and Pink Book Conditions of Contract, as well as NEC3. The disputes have covered a wide range of issues including extensions of time, prolongation and cost claims, valuation of Variations, taking-over of Works, defects liability, and delay damages, with individual values ranging from less than €1 million to over €20 million. I have issued numerous formal decisions, opinions and recommendations on complex technical, procedural and contractual matters for major infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings, marine facilities and dams.

Civil Engineering Experience

Prior to my appointments as Adjudicator and Dispute Board Member, I gained over 30 years of extensive experience in civil engineering design, contract administration and project management. I held senior positions including Team Leader, Resident Engineer and Technical Assistant on major infrastructure programmes throughout Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. My work involved the design and supervision of highways, bridges, tunnels, coastal defence works and major building projects under international funding agencies such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Commission and others. This broad technical and managerial background provided a strong foundation for my later work in contract administration, claims analysis and dispute resolution.