Nicole Gust

Projects

• Northwest Winter Storm - 2024

  Handled $5M of freeze, fire, and tree fall damage throughout the Portland area to residential, multifamily, religious, and government facilities.

• Maui, HI - 2023

  Led RMC Group response to catastrophic wildfire event, coordinating manpower and resources to assess and provide estimates for 400+ separate assignments totaling nearly $400 million.

• Los Angeles, CA - 2023

  Handled damage and delay claim for weather damages to historical theatre renovation, including separation of damages between new and existing materials. Conducted delay analysis to identify concurrent delays and determine applicable impacts to schedule and extended project costs. Settled claim at $3.5 million.

• Portland, OR - 2023

  Collapse of existing brick wall during major renovation to historic warehouse building. Handled review of impacted trades, evaluated project delay and soft cost impacts totaling $800k.

• Bloomington, MN - 2022

  High-rise hotel under partial conversion to apartments sustained $625k in water damage, impacting construction zone and remaining occupied hotel spaces below. Identified scope delineation between renovation project and active hotel, and separation of existing versus new construction materials within project area.

• Anchorage, AK 2022

  Handled $400k water damage to hotel after repair work set off fire suppression system, damaging finishes in event and common areas. Scope included major abatement of asbestos and containment to keep the hotel operational during abatement and repairs.

• Walnut Ridge, AR - 2022

  Led team of consultants to inspect, scope, and prepare estimates for hail damage to 60-building university campus. Negotiated agreed repair cost with contractor and insured, totaling $4.1M.