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When a Construction Problem Becomes an Investigation

Sometimes finding the defect is only the beginning.


The larger questions may involve who performed the work, who hired or supervised them, what was represented, what was billed, what records exist, who caused the damage, and whether the explanations being given are actually supported by the evidence.


That is when construction forensics becomes investigation.

The investigation may need to determine:

  • Who actually performed the work?
  • Who owned, controlled, hired, or supervised the companies involved?
  • Were contractors or subcontractors properly qualified or registered?
  • What was promised, specified, or represented?
  • What work was actually completed?
  • Were products or materials substituted?
  • Do invoices and payments correspond with the work performed?
  • Were required permits and inspections obtained?
  • Who caused the property damage?
  • Do photographs, records, and communications support what the parties are saying?
  • Are companies or individuals shifting responsibility?
  • Are business or public records relevant to what happened?

The objective is to determine what happened, who was involved, and what the evidence supports.

WHAT CFG INVESTIGATES

CFG investigates the people, companies, records, representations, payments, and events behind construction and property disputes.

Contractors & Subcontractors

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

The companies and individuals involved, their project roles, qualifications, licensing or registration, supervision, business relationships, and responsibility for specific work.

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

Suspected false representations, concealed conditions, undisclosed substitutions, work claimed but not performed, questionable documentation, and other potentially deceptive conduct.

Billing, Payments & Project Money

Fraud, Misrepresentation & Concealment

Billing, Payments & Project Money

Invoices, estimates, change orders, allowances, payments, subcontractor charges, unexplained costs, and whether the money corresponds with the work actually performed.

Insurance & Property Damage

Business, Public & Project Records

Billing, Payments & Project Money

Contractor-caused damage, disputed causes of loss, conflicting accounts, improper repairs, remediation issues, insurance-related construction matters, and responsibility for property damage.

Business, Public & Project Records

Business, Public & Project Records

Business, Public & Project Records

Corporate and business records, licensing, permits, inspections, property records, liens, litigation, disciplinary matters, complaints, contracts, correspondence, and other relevant documentation.

Evidence & Fact Development

Business, Public & Project Records

Business, Public & Project Records

Photographs, communications, timelines, conflicting statements, missing records, physical evidence, information from involved parties, and development of an organized factual record.

Construction investigations go beyond the defect. They examine the people, decisions, money, records, representations, and evidence surrounding what happened.

Follow the Trail

Construction investigations rarely unfold in a straight line.


An invoice may identify a subcontractor. A business record may identify who owns the company. A permit may show who was supposed to perform the work. Photographs may show something different. An email may contradict what someone later claims happened.


One fact leads to another.


CFG may follow information through:


  • Contractors, subcontractors, owners, principals, and related businesses
  • Licensing, registration, corporate, permit, and inspection records
  • Contracts, scopes of work, estimates, invoices, and change orders
  • Payments and other project financial records
  • Emails, texts, photographs, video, and correspondence
  • Repair histories, warranty records, and insurance-related documentation
  • Property, lien, litigation, complaint, and disciplinary records
  • Statements and information from people with knowledge of the project
  • Physical conditions at the property
  • The chronology of events


The investigation is the process of connecting those pieces and determining what the complete record actually shows.

How We Develop the Facts

A useful investigation does more than collect information. It tests that information against other records, statements, and physical evidence.trA useful investigation does more than collect information. It tests that information against other records, statements, and physical evidence.

IDENTIFY

CORROBORATE

IDENTIFY

Determine the people, companies, relationships, transactions, work, and events relevant to the matter.

RESEARCH

CORROBORATE

IDENTIFY

Gather and verify project records, business information, public records, permits, inspections, communications, financial documentation, photographs, and other available evidence.

CORROBORATE

CORROBORATE

CORROBORATE

Compare statements and representations against documents, physical conditions, photographs, chronology, project history, payments, and information from other sources.

DOCUMENT

CORROBORATE

CORROBORATE

Organize the findings into a clear factual record showing what can be established, where information conflicts, what remains unanswered, and what the evidence supports.

What happened? Who was involved? What does the evidence support?


Construction knowledge matters because records do not interpret themselves. CFG understands the work behind the paperwork.

Something Doesn’t Add Up? Start With the Facts.

If the explanations, records, billing, repairs, property damage, or people involved do not make sense, tell us what happened.


CFG can help determine what needs to be investigated, what evidence may exist, who may be involved, and where to begin.


Investigate → Document → Resolve


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