Dakus Gunn has served as a consultant and testifying expert in dispute resolution for nearly 25 years. He provides expert analysis and testimony on delay, quantum and productivity issues with a focus on the construction industry.
Dakus Gunn stands out for his formidable work in financial advisory and quantum valuation cases. Peers describe him as “an extremely strong expert” in the field.”
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Dakus has an outstanding ability to retain and recall information...his reports on complex delay and quantum issues are very structured and easy to follow”
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Throughout his career he has been involved with a wide variety of projects including roads and bridges, airports, power plants (coal, nuclear, wind and hydroelectric), commercial and residential high-rises, large-scale land development, hospitals, entertainment and sports arenas, and light rail projects. These projects have been located throughout the Continental United States, Africa, and Latin America. He has worked primarily on cases involving critical path analyses, contractor terminations, subcontractor disputes, loss of productivity, differing site conditions, change order disputes, and liquidated damages for owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
- Delay and quantum analysis on a 750 MW solar facility and a 240 MW solar facility in Mexico.
- Delay and quantum analysis and testimony before an ICC DAB related to 4 Wind Farms totaling 550 MW in capacity in Mexico.
- Economic Damages analysis and testimony in an ICSID arbitration related to various disputes on a $400 million highway concession in Peru.
- Delay and quantum analysis and testimony on a $200 million, 250 MW Wind Farm under AAA/ICDR arbitration rules in Texas.
- Delay and quantum analysis and testimony on a $2 billion hydroelectric plant in South America.
- Delay, quantum and productivity analysis and testimony on a $300 million, 50 MW, hydroelectric project in Costa Rica in ICC Arbitration.
- Delay, quantum and productivity analysis and testimony on a $300 million, 150 MW coal fired power plant in Chile in ICC Arbitration.
- Productivity and quantum analysis and expert report on a $1 billion expansion of an international airport in the Middle East.
- Delay and quantum analysis and testimony for a $270 million, 114 MW hydroelectric plant in Guatemala under ICC Arbitration.
- Delay, quantum and productivity analysis and expert reports on two $5 billion, +4,750 MW Coal fire power plants in South Africa.
- Delay and quantum analysis and delay testimony on $20 million in claims on Air Force Base project in Guam before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Delay analysis and testimony regarding a $30 million multi-purpose range complex in Hattiesburg, MS project involving +10 million CY’s of earthwork over 5 years before the 19th Judicial District Court.
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
B.S. Economics, 2001
B.S. Brain & Cognitive Sciences, 2001
Honors
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- Thought Leaders Global Elite
- Thought Leaders - Construction Experts
- Thought Leaders - Energy - Experts
- Thought Leader - Construction Expert Witnesses
- Thought Leaders - Firm Management
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- Construction Expert Witness
- Arbitration Expert Witness
- Energy - Experts
- Experts - Construction - Quantum, Delay & Technical
- Experts - Financial Advisory and Valuation - Quantum of Damages
Languages
English, Spanish