Pittsburgh, PA - Consulting Expert Witness and Forensics Engineering

Engineering Experts and Forensics Engineering Pittsburgh PA

Standard of Care Engineering, Manufacturing Standard of Care, Construction Defects, and Product Liability are some of Cogent’s main offerings. Pittsburgh is synonymous with business and industry, including some recent projects like the $6 Billion Royal Dutch Shell ethane cracker plant, the $2.7 Billion Monogahela Locks & Dam replacement etc. It’s no surprise on large projects when construction delays or engineering standard of care matters surface due to sheer complexity of the events.

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Pittsburgh, PA Standard of Care Engineering, Manufacturing Standard of Care, Construction Defects, and Product Liability

Cogent Expert’s, LLC has extensive experience in investigating design and engineering of complex projects and manufacturing efforts, as well as construction delay and construction defect matters that may come to light before, during or after a project is complete. In addition, Cogent Experts, LCC can assist in risk management and risk mitigation before, during and after a project effort.

A review of specifications, bid drawings, as-built drawings, contract documents, change orders, proposed change orders, construction communications, project management communications are just a few examples of items that will need to be reviewed as part of a standard of care analysis.

Failure Analysis, Accident Investigations for Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh is one of America’s greatest cities with extensive industrial, utilities, steel, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and commercial facilities and the like. These complex sites and products produced therein require extensive expertise to design, plan, develop, engineer, construct, operate and maintain. Construction delays and defect (legal) claims are fairly typical in and around these efforts due to the overall complexity. The failure to meet standard of care requirements for engineering and/or architecture of a given facility or product will become part of the forensics analysis during an engineering expert’s investigation of a given claim. Cogent Expert’s, LLC has the necessary experience in properly performing and identifying the engineering standard of care and any facility or product defects.

Pittsburgh PA Failure Analysis, Accident Investigations Experts

As in any major city or suburb thereof, there are constantly things failing, breaking and catching on fire. It is imperative to find the the proper expert and/or forensics investigator to determine the true cause of a given failure, accident, fire or other incident.

Not only does a proper investigation provide the potential to aid in the prevention of a similar incident or accident through proper communication and mitigating efforts, the investigation can be very useful during legal proceedings to properly address the design, engineering, supply, manufacture, operation etc. as is relevant to the proceeding. Whether a venue be mediation, arbitration or a courtroom, Cogent Experts, LLC will work to determine the necessary facts of the case.

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