FN-5030 MN-5030 LN-5030, Jr.
Consultant - Construction Management; Industrial Property Development and Management
Garrett Park, Maryland
Construction Management Inc. of Virginia - President; Martin Industrial Park Venture LLC - Partner
Consultant - Construction Management; Industrial Property Development and Management
President, Construction Management Inc. of Virginia, 1973-present; Arbitrator and Mediator, 1981-present; President/Vice President/Project Manager/Estimating, George C. Martin, Inc., 1960-82; Adjunct Professor and Co-founder, Construction Management Program, Civil Engineering Department, and School of Architecture, The Catholic University of America, 1976-present.
Has over 35 years' experience as a construction management professional including general contracting, property development, construction management, and construction consultant. Worked on construction projects as a carpenter during school breaks throughout high school and college. Entered general contracting business following receipt of a degree in architecture from The Catholic University of America. Initially involved in estimating tasks; had the opportunity to do design work while also being a construction engineering officer with the West Virginia Air National Guard. Acted as project manager on a wide variety of projects including shopping centers, churches, schools, industrial, multi-family, medical, and other institutional and government facilities. Following a period of greater responsibility for acquiring new work, assumed presidency of general contracting firm and founded a new entity specifically for construction management. While continuing to perform general contracting work, the focus of the business moved towards construction management. Acts as both construction manager and construction consultant for a variety of clients including utility companies (Pepco - 20 years), surety, private owners, and institutions. As both constructor and consultant, was involved in numerous claims recovery, adversarial, and mediation proceedings.
Served as mediator in approximately 25 disputes of which approximately 50% were between general contractor and owner; 35% between general contractor and sub-contractor; 15% between owner and architect. The disputes were primarily commercial/institutional and residential ranging in value from $20,000.00 to $2,000,000.00.
Over 60% of disputes involved "for cause" terminations where both the merits of whether the termination was proper as well as performance issues were important considerations. Almost all cases have had issues of "failure to pay" and/or "failure to correct deficient work" and/or "failure to complete." Approximately 25% of cases have had issues of alleged, "design errors." Several cases involved conducting site visitations to review conditions related to the dispute.
Catholic University of America (B, Architecture-1959)
Former General Contractor: Washington, D.C.; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia
Construction Management Association of America; Associated General Contractors of America (Washington D.C. Chapter, Past member, Past President); International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator.
Contributed to various documents for Associated General Contractors as a member of the AIA-AGC Document Review Committee, 1976-82. Primary focus was on the early draft revisions of the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction.
$400 Per Hour
English
United States of America
Garrett Park, MD
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