Matt Mortazavi has 35 years of hands-on experience in general contracting, construction and project management and, in particularly in construction risk management, forensic construction/engineering investigation, procurement and claim analysis, negotiation, delay claim preparation and rebuttal, contract preparation and construction dispute resolutions by way of mediation, referee, construction adjudication (English and Canadian Construction Adjudication Act) and arbitration.
He is a licensed professional civil engineer in the Province of Alberta, British Colombia and Ontario. His practice and company, Mortazavi Construction Consulting Inc. are registered in both provinces and with their engineering regulatory bodies to practice engineering. The firm is holder of Permit to Practice with APEGA as well as holder of Certificate of Authorization with PEO.
Matt is a Certified Adjudicator and Fellow by invitation of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is member of the Dispute Resolution Board (DRB) Foundation in United States of America. Matt is a Fellow and an Accredited Construction Adjudicator at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London, UK and its Canada Branch and he is on the committee of Construction Adjudication Program. He received his Construction Adjudication training in London and was awarded a post graduate diploma. In April 2019, he was elected as member of the board of directors at CIArb – Canada Branch. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Construction Claims Practitioner (FICCP) and he is on the Registered Panel of Claims Practitioner of the Institute. Matt is on the approved list of Expert Mediators with the Government of Canada and he is a Chartered Arbitrator with the ADR Institute of Canada. Matt is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators in the City of London, England.
On June 26, 2023, Matt was invited as an expert panelist to speak at the United Nations in Geneva at the AI – Global Forum on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and the UN – SDGs goals.
Matt has successfully completed at least 80 construction mediation on contract change orders. These mediations dealt with disputes related to contract interpretation of infrastructure, architectural, structural, electrical, and mechanical matters for which an evaluation and assessment of disputed change orders were implemented. Matt has conducted at least 35 binding arbitrations, construction adjudication and referees in the last three (3) years. The disputes were of contract interpretation nature related to residential (low and high-rise), underground infrastructures, architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural. He has provided numerous “Expert Opinion” reports and letters on construction and contract interpretation matters related to residential, ICI and heavy construction projects.
