Ts Ahmad Fikri
Delay Expert
BIOGRAPHY
Ahmad Fikri Sulaiman is a Delay Expert and forensic planning consultant with over 10 years of experience advising clients on project planning, delay analysis and construction claims across the infrastructure, energy, industrial and building sectors. His background combines practical project delivery experience with specialist expertise in forensic delay analysis, enabling him to provide clear, evidence-based assessments of project delays and entitlement issues.
Throughout his career, Fikri has specialised in Extension of Time (EOT) claims, programme reviews, delay analysis and expert report preparation for arbitration and dispute resolution proceedings. His experience spans a diverse range of projects, including power plants, railways, ports, industrial facilities, water infrastructure, solar developments and high-rise buildings across Malaysia, Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
As a forensic planning consultant, Fikri has acted as a Party-Appointed Delay Expert and Lead Assistant to Delay Experts on complex disputes involving delay entitlement, programme performance, critical path impacts and time-related claims. He is experienced in applying both prospective and retrospective delay analysis methodologies to assess the causes and effects of delay and to develop robust, independent opinions for use in formal dispute resolution proceedings.
Beyond his expert appointments, Fikri serves as a Senior Forensic Planning Consultant at Plus Three Consultants, where he supports clients on delay-related disputes, claims management and project controls matters. Known for his analytical approach and practical mindset, he helps project teams and legal advisors navigate complex scheduling and entitlement issues with clarity and confidence.
QUALIFICATION, MEMBERSHIPS & ACCREDIATIONS
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree (Hons.) in Civil Engineering
Professional Memberships & Accreditations
- Professional Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT)
- Associate Member, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (AMIArb)
- Member, Society of Construction Law Malaysia (SCL Malaysia)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Delay Expert Services
- Forensic delay analysis
- Extension of Time (EOT) claims
- Delay entitlement assessments
- Prospective and retrospective delay analysis
- Critical path analysis
- Programme planning and scheduling
- Independent delay assessment reports
- Expert reports and witness statements
- Programme review and audit services
Claims & Dispute Resolution Support
- Arbitration support
- Litigation support
- Expert witness support
- Delay claim preparation and evaluation
- Contractual entitlement assessments
- Baseline programme reviews and compliance assessments
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Fikri has acted as Delay Expert or Expert Assistant on a broad range of construction and infrastructure matters, including:
- Party-Appointed Delay Expert on the addition and alteration of an existing hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
- Lead Assistant to the Party-Appointed Delay Expert for a shopping mall expansion project in Selangor.
- Lead Assistant to the Party-Appointed Delay Expert on a condominium development dispute in Selangor.
- Delay analysis support for a hydropower project in Australia.
- Delay assessments relating to power generation projects and solar developments in Malaysia.
- Extension of Time and delay claim assessments for a container port development in Sabah.
- Delay and entitlement assessments for flood management infrastructure in the Philippines.
- Delay claims associated with railway, water infrastructure and light rail projects in Malaysia and Australia.
FORUMS
Fikri has experience supporting matters before:
- Arbitration proceedings
- Litigation and dispute resolution proceedings
- Expert witness appointments relating to delay and scheduling matters
- Contractual claims and entitlement assessments
His work regularly includes the preparation of delay expert reports, witness statements and independent forensic analyses used in formal dispute resolution processes.
NOTABLE SECTORS AND PROJECT TYPES
Infrastructure & Transport
- Railway and rail transit projects
- Light rail infrastructure
- Container ports and marine facilities
- Roadworks and transport infrastructure
- Flood management systems
Energy & Utilities
- Power generation facilities
- Hydropower projects
- Solar power developments
- Water reticulation systems
Industrial & Manufacturing
- Industrial plants
- Factory developments
- Warehouse facilities
- Hi-tech manufacturing facilities
Buildings & Property
- Hospitality developments
- Shopping malls and retail developments
- Residential and condominium developments
- Commercial buildings
