Chemical Plant Contractor is Sued Following Extensive Cost Overruns

My career spans 45 years as a consulting engineer in design and construction of petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants. I provide front-end engineering and design developing PFDs, P &IDs, solve existing environmental permitting and product quality problems, assist in purchasing major equipment and construction, generate equipment data sheets and engineering drawings, and assist in finding technical people. Much of my work originates at executing process simulators: I have used Simsci’s PROCESS 4.01, ASPENPLUS, and HYSYS. I have been using Winsim’s DESIGNII (Chemshare) for the last 30+ years in petroleum refining (crude oil distillation, reforming, hydrotreating), ethylene (feed preparation, quench, recovery and concentration), fine chemicals (mercaptan, formaldehyde, DME, chlorinated solvents), reforming processes (hydrogen, ammonia), fuel ethanol using azeotropic distillation, gas processing turbo-expander, JT, compression, distillation. I have represented clients with EPA and state regulatory agencies on compliance order and similar matters. I have prepared and certified air emissions inventories and wastewater permit applications. I am familiar with regulations pertaining to processing, storage and transportation of toxic chemicals in the U.S.A. For chemical manufacturing projects under $10 MM, I have managed entire engineering for the job. I have handled project change orders and negotiating overruns. Engineering on one plant was recently completed for producing ethanol in a midwestern state.