Ground Improvement Implementation Errors and Dispute
Jul 5, 2025
Geotechnical Engineering
4 min read min read
Sample Expert Assignment Scenario – Ground Improvement Implementation Errors and Dispute
🎯 Assignment Overview:
Technical evaluation of a dispute between the employer and contractor regarding alleged non-compliance, incomplete implementation, and contractual violations in a ground improvement project, and preparation of an impartial resolution report.
👥 Involved Parties:
Employer: A Dubai-based luxury hotel chain
Service Provider: An Italy-based ground improvement and foundation engineering company
🏗️ Project Summary:
As part of a 25-story luxury hotel project in Dubai, ground improvement works beneath the foundation were awarded via the Tenderely platform to an engineering firm based in Italy.
According to the contract, the designated ground improvement method was jet grouting. Details such as implementation depth, column diameter, layout plan, injection pressure, and flow rate were specified in the technical specifications.
⚠️ Subject of Dispute:
Toward the end of the construction phase, third-party inspections and load tests led the employer to file the following complaints:
- Jet grout column diameters fell below 40 cm in some areas (minimum defined: 60 cm)
- Some columns in the plan were not implemented
- Actual depths ranged 6.0–7.0 m, vs. reported 15 m
- Pressure and flow records were missing or inconsistent
The service provider responded:
- Variations due to heterogeneous soil
- Field supervisor optimized column locations
- Some paper records were not digitized
- Load test results were within safety margins
🤖 AI-Assisted Workflow:
Tenderely’s AI assistant collects both parties’ statements, documents, logs, and test data. This allows the expert to begin immediate technical evaluation.
🧑⚖️ Expert Responsibilities:
- Evaluate jet grouting compliance with specifications
- Analyze implementation vs. plan
- Assess impact of missing/incomplete data
- Review core samples and load test results
- Determine whether deviations are tolerable
- Recommend retests or remediation if needed
- Deliver impartial report with justifications
📄 Expert Report Must Include:
- Project and dispute summary
- Evaluation of methods and deviations
- Load-bearing safety assessment
- Recommendations for remediation
- Responsibility allocation (design vs. execution)
⏱️ Duration:
10 business days via the platform.
💰 Payment:
Full payment upon approval of expert report.
🔒 Confidentiality & Impartiality:
Expert identity remains confidential. No direct contact with parties. Process is NDA-covered and fully AI-assisted.
🎯 Assignment Overview:
Technical evaluation of a dispute between the employer and contractor regarding alleged non-compliance, incomplete implementation, and contractual violations in a ground improvement project, and preparation of an impartial resolution report.
👥 Involved Parties:
Employer: A Dubai-based luxury hotel chain
Service Provider: An Italy-based ground improvement and foundation engineering company
🏗️ Project Summary:
As part of a 25-story luxury hotel project in Dubai, ground improvement works beneath the foundation were awarded via the Tenderely platform to an engineering firm based in Italy.
According to the contract, the designated ground improvement method was jet grouting. Details such as implementation depth, column diameter, layout plan, injection pressure, and flow rate were specified in the technical specifications.
⚠️ Subject of Dispute:
Toward the end of the construction phase, third-party inspections and load tests led the employer to file the following complaints:
- Jet grout column diameters fell below 40 cm in some areas (minimum defined: 60 cm)
- Some columns in the plan were not implemented
- Actual depths ranged 6.0–7.0 m, vs. reported 15 m
- Pressure and flow records were missing or inconsistent
The service provider responded:
- Variations due to heterogeneous soil
- Field supervisor optimized column locations
- Some paper records were not digitized
- Load test results were within safety margins
🤖 AI-Assisted Workflow:
Tenderely’s AI assistant collects both parties’ statements, documents, logs, and test data. This allows the expert to begin immediate technical evaluation.
🧑⚖️ Expert Responsibilities:
- Evaluate jet grouting compliance with specifications
- Analyze implementation vs. plan
- Assess impact of missing/incomplete data
- Review core samples and load test results
- Determine whether deviations are tolerable
- Recommend retests or remediation if needed
- Deliver impartial report with justifications
📄 Expert Report Must Include:
- Project and dispute summary
- Evaluation of methods and deviations
- Load-bearing safety assessment
- Recommendations for remediation
- Responsibility allocation (design vs. execution)
⏱️ Duration:
10 business days via the platform.
💰 Payment:
Full payment upon approval of expert report.
🔒 Confidentiality & Impartiality:
Expert identity remains confidential. No direct contact with parties. Process is NDA-covered and fully AI-assisted.