Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Structurewood Plant

Heaters, West Virginia

Owner: Weyerhaeuser Company

Client Name: Weyerhaeuser Company

Engagement Scope

Weyerhaeuser engaged us to assist their project management team in the evaluation of a claim, totaling $18,430,338, received from Casey Industrial, Inc. (Casey) relating to the construction of an OSB plant in Heaters, West Virginia.

Project description

The project involved the construction of an OSB plant including earthwork, underground utilities, buildings, equipment and roadways.

Entitlement issues

Increase concrete quantities, site contractor delays, late and conflicting design, differing site conditions, numerous change orders.

Type of impacts

Project acceleration, labor inefficiency, extended overheads for field and home office, project delay, loss of incentive bonus, disruptions caused by numerous RFI and other requests.