VERTEX is an employee-owned AEC firm that delivers integrated Forensic, Engineering, Construction, and Environmental solutions on complex projects that span the globe. VERTEX cares about its clients and employee-owners so we seek to add value and operate with a constant sense of urgency. Our lifetime of learning philosophy keeps us ahead of the curve while we maintain a continual growth focus.
We help our clients with the following value-based, integrated solutions that are delivered with a constant sense of urgency.
Skilled
Forensic & Litigation Solutions
VERTEX offers Forensic consulting services throughout the globe on matters that involve construction claims, construction defects, restoration projects and property damage caused by weather events.
Forensic Consulting & Litigation Services
Vigilant
Engineering Design Solutions
VERTEX provides engineering design services on all types of projects. Our engineering design team has professional licenses in all 50 states and throughout Canada and Mexico.
Engineering Design Services
Real World
Construction Solutions
VERTEX’s construction solutions span the globe and include: owner’s representation/program management, commercial interior/tenant improvement contracting, reconstruction/restoration contracting, and completion contracting.
Construction Contracting & Consulting Services
Diligent
Environmental Solutions
VERTEX provides environmental consulting and remediation services throughout the globe that includes: due diligence, clean-up, loss control, industrial hygiene & building sciences, facility closure, and building water systems consulting.
Environmental Consulting & Remediation Services
HOT FIRM 2018
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BEST FIRMS TO WORK FOR 2018
MULTI-DISCIPLINE
Zweig Group
TOP CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL FIRM 2018
ENR Top Lists
TOP PRIVATELY HELD, FASTEST GROWING US COMPANIES
Business Achievement Awards
CONSTRUCTION DESIGN & ENGINEERING SHOWCASE
Project of the Week in Construction
2018 RISING STARS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Jessica Fox, P.E. & Jeffrey Katz, P.E.
With locations across the globe, VERTEX can efficiently handle complex projects in the most remote of locations.
Since inception, VERTEX has averaged 30% in year-over-year revenue growth, which has advanced us closer to our goal of surpassing $1 billion in revenue by 2030, while exceeding customer expectations on a daily basis.
March 27, 2020
VERTEX’s Jeff Katz and Bill McConnell presented “The Components of a Comprehensive Project Continuity Plan” as part of the Associated General Contractors of America’s eight-part webinar series on the factors that construction companies need to consider as they strive for business continuity during the COVID-19 outbreak. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many feared…
March 17, 2020
CEO UPDATE VERTEX has implemented prudent social separation protocols due to COVID-19, but we are up and running at full capacity and we are here to service our clients through these turbulent times. With 500+ employees in 30 regions, VERTEX can help clients with travel bans to cover in-person meetings or site inspections anywhere in…
February 29, 2020
This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance. Contact VERTEX
February 28, 2020
It was February 1995 when VERTEX’s founders, Jim O’Brien, Bill McConnell, and Jeff Picard, started VERTEX. We started with only a few but now we are many, not only in numbers but also in disciplines. The company has grown to a global AEC firm with solutions in engineering design, construction, environmental, forensics, and IT. We…
January 21, 2020
The Vertex Companies, Inc. (VERTEX) is pleased to announce that Lawrence D. Daniels, P.G., has joined our organization as a Senior Technical Advisor for our Environmental Insurance Division. Mr. Daniels most recently served as Assistant Vice President for the Global Risk Advisors/ESIS division of Chubb. In addition to more than 10 years of environmental consulting…
March 30, 2020
In previous posts on schedule analysis methodologies, we’ve discussed the role of delay analysis methods in calculating the effect of a change on a project’s performance period. One of the most commonly encountered methods is “As-Planned versus As-Built.” In this post, we describe the method and walk through the general procedure for performing an As-Planned…
March 26, 2020
COVID-19 Disrupts Supply Chains Causing Construction Delays From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many feared that the virus would have a powerful impact on supply chains, resulting in construction delays. Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) recently published the results of survey poll questions taken from March 17 – 19, 2020. When asked if…
March 9, 2020
By now most of us are aware of the respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that originated in China and has now spread to over 100 countries, including the United States. The Vertex Companies, Inc. (VERTEX) is releasing this bulletin to our clients as a means to provide a summary of information related…
March 6, 2020
What is the appropriate course of action for an insured and/or their insurance carrier when a third party is responsible for a loss that triggers a claim? In these instances, subrogation provides the opportunity for insurance carriers to pursue a settlement with the responsible party. This practice not only helps the bottom-line of insurance companies…
March 5, 2020
Although there are multiple ways to collect earned funds on government contracts, this post focuses on the methods that the Department of Defense (DoD) and its related agencies, including the Defense Logistics Agency and the service branches, employ to reallocate owed and unearned contract funds from a defaulted contractor to a surety, using the Contract…
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