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Peter is very thorough and detailed in his review and understanding of construction contracts and entitlements. We engaged his services to determine our contractual entitlement on several events that occurred on our projects. With a great depth of knowledge and understanding, he gave us professional guidance on how best to come to a satisfactory agreement on these events.

Mr John O’ Connor, Regional Director

John Sisk & Son Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter’s in-depth knowledge of construction, expertise in quantity surveying and construction contracts brings an efficient approach to dealing with construction disputes. We found Peter’s commitment to be first class and his objectivity very helpful in getting to the core of the issues and would highly recommend his services.

Mr John Killen, Contracts Manager

Jons Civil Engineering Company Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter’s problem-solving attributes, attention to detail and professional approach have greatly benefited Vision Contracting. Along with his vast experience, approachable manner and insight into construction contracts, we found Peter excellent to deal with. We highly recommend Peter and Conlex Consulting to any organisation seeking specialist contractual advice and support.

Mr NiallO’ Meara, Managing Director

Vision Contracting Ltd

Sectors: Building,Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter assisted ADCO in training and development of our commercial team and provided a great insight into the risks for Quantity Surveying and in Construction Law. Our team benefited from his experience and his insight into not only how something is done but the why it is done which our team found helpful ingrowing. Peter used excellent examples from his own experience to help the team better understand these principles. All of which benefited the company.

Mr MichaelPender, Commercial Manager

ADCO Contracting & Civil Engineering Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter’s ability to navigate his way around contracts and to translate contractual issues in a manner that’s professional, prompt and to a very high standard has been of great benefit to us. The services Conlex provides supports our business aims and have helped us successfully achieve our commercial objectives.

Mr Peter Marron, Managing Director

ClearSphere Ltd

Sectors: Building and Energy

Peter’s dual expertise in quantity surveying and construction law, coupled with his vast experience in the construction industry, allows him to translate even the most complex contractual issues. This expertise, along with his professionalism and prompt advice, has been of great support to us. We very much recommend the services he provides.

Mr Gerry McIntyre, Managing Director

M&P Building & Civil Contractors Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

At Broomfield, we found Peter’s expertise invaluable, and he greatly supported us when dealing with contractual issues on our construction projects. His advice and professionalism greatly helped us navigate the issues, allowing us to successfully achieve our objectives.

Mr Colm O’ Reilly, Commercial Director

Broomfield Construction Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter has a unique insight into the contractual aspect of construction projects and has the ability to offer solutions that benefits our companies objectives. His advice has helped us to better understand the issues and consider what options are available to us to achieve our goals. We found him very professional to deal with and would highly recommend engaging his services.

Mr Sean O’ Callaghan, Finance Director

Cygnum Ltd

Sectors: Building

I have worked with Peter for over 18 years. Throughout this time, we have found his knowledge and expertise to be invaluable. Peter’s unique ability to get to the root of the problem and translate complex contractual issues could always be relied upon. He gave us a clear understanding of the issues and proposed solutions, which allowed us to make the right decisions.

Mr Fintan McGinty, Managing Director

McGinty & O’Shea Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

We found Peter’s expertise to be very insightful and of a high standard. His advice was of great support to us as it allowed us to make the correct decisions to achieve our business objectives.

Mr John Foley, Managing Director

Foltech Engineering Ltd

Sectors: Energy and Infrastructure

Peter has a wealth of experience in the commercial aspects of construction projects. With his wide-ranging experience, he brought with him the ability to successfully offer a solution that benefited our objectives. We found Peter to be excellent to deal with, very professional in his manner and had a prompt turnaround in dealing with the situation as it unfolded. We would highly recommend engaging his services.

Mr Aidan Mc Sweeney, Managing Director

McSweeney Bros. Contracts Ltd

Sectors: Infrastructure and Transportation

I have known Peter for over 17 years. Throughout this time, I have found him to have a unique insight into the commercial aspects of construction projects. As a quantity surveyor with expertise in construction law, Peter has the ability to understand and resolve even the most complex of issues.

Mr Eoghan O’Shea, Managing Director

Engage Construction Ltd

Sectors: Building, Infrastructure, Transportation and Energy

Peter provided valuable insights and practical examples during the delivery of training that enabled our members to gain a deeper understanding of the topics, and his approachable demeanour made it easy for members to engage with the content. Peter's flexibility in meeting the specific learning needs and preferences of our members was evident throughout, contributing to a high-quality training course. I am happy to recommend Peter McCarthy and Conlex Consulting to any organisation seeking professional training services.

Mr James Lonergan, Director of Education & CPD

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI)

Sectors: Building & Construction

We engaged Peter on several projects. We found his dual expertise in Quantity Surveying and Construction Law very helpful as it allowed us to better understand the issues from both a construction and legal perspective. This advice allowed us to put a strategy in place that greatly benefited our business.

Mr Aidan Lombard, Managing Director

Japanese Knotweed Ireland Ltd

Sectors: Infrastructure and Transportation

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At Broomfield, we found Peter’s expertise invaluable, and he greatly supported us when dealing with contractual issues on our construction projects. His advice and professionalism greatly helped us navigate the issues, allowing us to successfully achieve our objectives.

We found Peter’s expertise to be very insightful and of a high standard. His advice was of great support to us as it allowed us to make the correct decisions to achieve our business objectives.

I have known Peter for over 17 years. Throughout this time, I have found him to have a unique insight into the commercial aspects of construction projects. As a quantity surveyor with expertise in construction law, Peter has the ability to understand and resolve even the most complex of issues.

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