ENTEK has been retained by law firms and property and liability carriers to provide litigation support services for cases ranging from twenty thousand to several billion dollars.

Evaluation and Documentation of Conditions

ENTEK investigates and records the condition of facilities and sites to determine the causes of structural or other building system failures. ENTEK documents conditions through visual observation supported by photographs, video and sampling as required. This documentation provides the basis for expert opinion that may be necessary to show original conditions if remediation or renovation occurs prior to trial.

 

Sample Collection and Analysis

ENTEK designs sample collection to document conditions pertinent to the case including air, dust, bulk material, and water and soil samples. ENTEK performs area or personal sampling for asbestos, lead, metal dust, radon, microbial, pesticides and solvents. ENTEK uses full chain-of-custody procedures for sample handling and storage to protect the integrity of samples as evidence.

 

Construction-Related Services

ENTEK provides detailed material take-off and construction estimating services in terms of current or historical costs. ENTEK performs life cycle cost analysis of alternatives to determine the least cost method of remediation. We develop construction schedule and time line information using critical path scheduling techniques. ENTEK provides analysis of construction contracts, as affected by prevailing practice in the construction industry at the time of the contract or by current practice.

 

Document Control

ENTEK provides document cataloging and retrieval services. ENTEK has developed a cataloguing system that sorts documents for building or environmental losses. Categories include claim and supporting documentation, field reports, specifications, cost data and analysis, expert depositions, and applicable regulations and standards.

 

Analysis of Documents

ENTEK reviews and analyzes documents involving a claim. This may include analysis of documents involving historical records, past practices, alternative courses and their costs, regulatory compliance and impact.

 

Cost Auditing Services

ENTEK provides cost auditing services to fully evaluate the costs associated with a claim. These may be past costs already incurred or projections of future costs including: labor cost evaluation, materials used in remediation/reconstruction, evaluation of expediting costs and project management costs.

 

Expert Witness Testimony

ENTEK provides expert witnesses for losses involving building construction, contracts, building failure and environmental issues. ENTEK has extensive experience with deposition and trial testimony in federal and state courts as well as hearings before regulatory bodies and hearing officers.

 

Multi-Media Trial Exhibits

ENTEK prepares high quality trial exhibits, including architectural drawings, renderings, charts, graphs, photographs and models. ENTEK also prepares video animations and multi-media computer presentations.

ENTEK provides photographic and video graphic documentation of conditions, dated, timed, and/or sequentially numbered to preserve their usefulness as evidence. ENTEK uses professional quality field acquisition and post production equipment to produce high quality video documentation.