Title: President and Principal
Company: Demand Construction Services Inc.
Location: Castle Pines, Colorado, United States
Robert H. Pratt, FCPE, president and principal at Demand Construction Services Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in consulting.
With nearly five and a half decades of experience to his credit, Mr. Pratt has established a successful career in construction, specializing in consulting services, expert witness work in construction litigation, and addressing construction delays and damages. He has excelled as president and principal at Demand Construction Services Inc. since 1987 and as an instructor of the supervisory training program with the Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the leading professional association for the state’s commercial building industry, representing over 600 firms, since 1971. Demand Construction Services Inc. specializes in construction claims, expert testimony, Critical Path Method scheduling, and cost estimating. In these roles, he provides testimony on whether a party has violated statutes or laws and evaluates situations where contractual responsibilities have been breached, determining the value of those violations. His experience also includes serving as an authorized instructor in construction estimating at Richardson Engineering Services International School from 1986 to 1987, as a senior engineer at Kellogg Corporation from 1980 to 1984, as a project manager at Kellogg Midwest Corporation from 1981 to 1983, and as a project manager at Weaver Construction Company from 1971 to 1979.
Mr. Pratt is a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators, the Colorado Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, the American Subcontractors Association, and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. He also serves as chair of the Contract Content Advisory Council, which is responsible for reviewing and updating the library of contract documents to ensure they reflect current industry best practices, and is an associate member of the American Bar Association. Laying a solid educational foundation, he earned a Bachelor of Science in architectural engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1971 and holds the Fellow Certified Professional Estimator designation. Reflecting on his path, He takes great pride in his role as an expert witness in construction litigation, having been involved in over 650 cases. He is especially proud of the legacy documents he began in 2014, which started with an outline for his book he presented to several gentlemen on the governing committee of the forum on construction law. The committee approved the outline, leading to a five-year journey of gathering contributions from various authors, experts, and attorneys for each chapter. This culminated in his book “The Effective Use of Forensic Experts in Construction Litigation,” published by the American Bar Association in 2019.
Mr. Pratt attributes his success to his faith and various church affiliations, which have been the foundation upon which he has withstood challenges. He looks forward to new challenges with confidence and is energized by his career, finding joy and hope in his work, and does not see the need to retire. In his church, he is involved in developing property and designing new church facilities, leveraging his industry relationships for this purpose. When advising aspiring professionals, he stresses the importance of integrity, noting that maintaining integrity has been crucial to his professional growth and success.
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