The challenges faced by Construction and Capital Projects demand a growing need for controls, risk evaluation and diverse stakeholders’ knowledge, in a complex, multifaceted economy and intricate global business environment.

Entreprises face multiple challenges in the areas of negligence, fraud, litigation, delays and regulation. RKA Worldwide provides global financial and fraud investigation, engineering and technical failure forensics, schedule delay and claim analysis, combining engineering, project management, data analytics, forensic accounting and legal principles to investigate what went wrong when a construction project suffers a failure or is out of budget or schedule.

Our services also include the maintaining of high levels of compliance and corporate integrity, the preparation of strong defenses against litigation and regulatory inquiries and the mitigation of the risks involved, making it possible for you to grow your business globally while navigating the risks of unfamiliar locations and business partners.

According to a McKinsey 2015 Report (productivity in construction) 98% of megaprojects suffer cost overruns exceeding 30%, and 77% are delayed by at least 40%, and EY’s The Spotlight on Oil and Gas Megaprojects (2014) report analyzed 365 megaprojects where 64% exceeded budget and 73% missed deadlines, with estimated completion costs averaging 59% above the initial estimate, pointing to approximately US$ 500 billion in cost overruns.

Global spending on construction wasexpected to reach approximately US$15.7 trillion in 2025, according to S&P Global, cited in a compilation by Autodesk.Contract-related share (Arcadis), points to failure to properly manage contracts as the most common cause of disputes for several consecutive years. These are linked to contract administration, incomplete documents, poorly drafted claims, and failures in managing addenda and deadlines.

”When these projects suffer budget overruns, structural failures, multi-year delays, or corporate fraud”, says Ariel Ramirez, President & CEO of RKA Worldwide, ˜RKA forensics investigators and internal auditors will be called upon to investigate and reconstruct exactly what happened and help assign responsibility and assist in resolving legal disputes, or even to help a client or law enforcement agency prosecute the offender civilly or criminally˜.

RKA Worldwide luminaries have decades of experience working with the Big Four and other top-tier management consulting firms, Fortune 30, multi-national companies, and foreign governments. We have conducted investigations, compliance, project management, litigations support and risk advisory engagements in:

North America | Latin America | Asia Pacific | Middle East, Africa & Europe /

Our experience includes:

-Investigating alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters and complex financial frauds and related “in-country” and corporate office remediation.

-Developing compliance and anti-fraud programs.

-Providing dispute resolution and litigation support to in-house and outside legal counsel.

-Working with clients—including boards, audit committees, executive management, and counsel to investigate and resolve allegations of negligence, fraud, compliance, cost overruns and other misconduct, recommend appropriate remediation, and evaluate and implement anti-fraud programs and control solutions.