Agency Negotiations
As with code evaluation, Amherst provides agency negotiations with regard to repairs. Many times when a contractor is faced with obtaining permits for a repair they are required to perform additional work as a result of code compliance that is not always required by the Uniform Building Code. Each State and/or public agency follows different guidelines requiring different interpretations. Amherst can provide a real-time third party evaluation of the current code and negotiate a reasonable interpretation and/or requirement whereas a contractor may not have an incentive to do so.
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Our Recent Case Studies & Results
Our top priority is to devise customized legal strategies that are tailored to the unique legal needs of our clients, no matter how simple or complicated their situations, might be.
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5 Million Texas Data Center – Uninterrupted power supply cabinet fire
A fire occurred in a small uninterrupted power supply cabinet located within a 14,000 sq. ft. data center that housed over 6,200 pieces of electronic equipment, primarily client data servers. Amherst was retained by the insurance company for an equipment manufacturer that made some electrical equipment located within the cabinet and was thought to be potentially responsible for the fire. The insurance company for the data center brought in a company from the northeast United States to perform electronic res
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8 Hundred Thousand Northern California High Rise Office Building – Water discharge on Floor 18
Amherst was retained by the insurance company for the 18th Floor Tenant. A piece of equipment used by the tenant was the source of the water discharge. Amherst's scope of work was to audit scope of work and costs claimed for repairs of the 18th Floor, the 17th Floor and the building core, mechanical chase and elevator cars, motors, cables and shafts . Amherst was retained to provide expert opinion as to the scope of work and costs that were found to be fair and reasonable.
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6 Hundred Thousand Northwest United States - new equipment sales display rack fire
A fire occurred at a new equipment sales rack within a 34,000 sq. ft. hardware/Feed & saddle store, with an additional 6,000 sq. ft. of upstairs office. The fire occurred at night and therefore discovery and Fire Department response was not immediate. The store was affected with varying degrees of a wet, plastic based smoke andsoot residue. Amherst was retained by the insurer for the equipment manufacturer that owned the rack where the fire originated. ?
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3.2 Million Hawaii high-rise residential building – fire in one unit
A fire occurred in a residential building in Honolulu destroying the interior of one unit and distributing varying amounts of smoke throughout the remainder of the building. The owner of the building retained the services of Public Adjuster (PA). The PA filed the repair claim on behalf of the owner/insured. The claim included repairs and cleanup but also included numerous code upgrades, the largest of which was replacement of all windows. The PA submitted a letter detailing that, as part of the fire repairs
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8 Million New York City high-rise condominium building and retail plaza – Superstorm Sandy
The high-rise condominium office building and retail plaza experienced partial flooding in its subterranean parking garage. Located within the floor of the garage were two below grade electrical utility vaults, approximately 7 feet in depth, where multiple horizontal 480-volt power supply feeder cables were spliced together. At the time of the occurrence, this distribution system was de-energized. The vaults were manually pumped out and the distribution system was inspected and re-energized. The distributio
