Abigail NiedertPE
Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation
Abby Niedert is a Director at VERTEX. Abby specializes in investigation and resolution of disputes, primarily related to the construction and utility industries. She also provides support for on-going construction projects such as change order review, project controls, project monitoring and analysis services related to on-going construction projects.
Abby performs schedule delay, acceleration, damages, and productivity analyses, including evaluating issues related to contract disputes, breach of contract, delay claims, terminations, cost overruns, and material and labor escalation. She has experience performing Critical Path Method (CPM) analyses to forensically determine the critical path, magnitude and sources of project delay.
Abby assists owners, general contractors, subcontractors, insurance companies, engineers, architects, and utilities. She performs schedule and cost analyses on several types of projects including retail buildings, residential buildings, hotels, transportation centers, power plants, academic buildings, and more. Abby has assisted in the preparation of expert and rebuttal reports, testimony, exhibits, and demonstratives, and has provided support during mediation, deposition, arbitration, and trial.
Areas of Service
Construction Claims Consulting, Construction Delay Claims, Construction Management, Construction Monitoring, Cost Estimating, Forensic Cost Engineering
Education & Certification
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Engineer License: IL
Associations
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Professional Women in Construction (PWC)
