General description

The firm was founded in 1932 and continues under the name of its founder, the late Nicholas O'Dwyer. In 1970 the firm commenced practising internationally and since then projects have been undertaken in Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. The firm engages in development works covering hydraulics and irrigation, highways and bridges, water supply, water pollution control, irrigation and urban and regional development. Multi-disciplinary feasibility studies involving agricultural and horticultural development are also undertaken. The firm provides project management from feasibility study to implementation stage, right through to training and initial project operation. The firm is registered with the majority of the International Funding Agencies and has been entrusted with projects funded by the World Bank, the European Development Fund, United Nations Development Programme, the African Development Bank, the Development Bank for Southern Africa and the Arab Bank for Development in Africa. Work has also been carried out for USAID and under the Irish, Dutch, German and Japanese Governments' bilateral aid programmes.

Key personnel

•  P McDermott, BE CEng MIEI EurIng
•  F J Lynham, BE CEng MIEI
•  R Crowe, BE MEngSc CEng MIEI
•  J Cronin, BE CEng MIEI MIWEM EurIng
•  J Power, BE MEngSc CEng MIEI
•  R Kennedy, BE CEng MIEI
•  M Doran, MSc CEng MIEI

Resources

Total 159: - ENGINEERS: Civil 46, Geotechnical 4, Structural 12, Transportation 6, OTHER SPECIALISTS: Architects 4, Economists 2, Quantity surveyors 4, SUPPORT: Administrative and support 33, Assistant engineers 48

International experience

Albania; Benin; Bosnia & Herzegov; Botswana; Czech Republic; Dominica; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gambia, The; Grenada; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Hungary; India; Ireland; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Papua New Guinea; Poland; Russian Fed; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Somalia; Tanzania; Timor-Leste; Trinidad & Tobago; UK; Uganda; Yemen, Republic; Zambia; Zimbabwe

International offices

Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi

JamaicaOcho Rios
Nicholas O'Dwyer & Company LtdOcho Rios, Jamaica

KenyaNairobi
Nicholas O'Dwyer & Company LtdNairobi, Kenya

TanzaniaDar Es Salaam
Nicholas O'Dwyer & Company LtdDar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Services

DESIGN - Engineering design, estimating, preparation of contract documents and bid evaluation
PLANNING - Environmental studies, Resource surveys, Technical feasibility studies, Traffic studies
EARTH SCIENCES - Hydrological surveys, Soils surveys, Topography
IMPLEMENTATION - Cartography, Computer services, Construction management, and supervision, Project management, Dispute resolution, Arbitration and Litigation services

Typical Projects

IRELAND - North East Kildare Regional Water Supply 40 000Ml/day treatment storage distribution - Navan Town Sewerage scheme 40 000 PE wastewater collection and treatment - 50 000m³ pre-stressed concrete reservoir, 1000m³ Watertower and site works, Limerick – Kilcock – Kinnegad Motorway (Toll Road) (35km of Dual Carriageway Motorway)
ALBANIA - Saranda Water Supply and Sanitation Phare Infrastructure Programme
BENIN - Urban Dual Carriageway (13km) Construction
CZECH REPUBLIC – Bĕlotín Bypass: R48 Expressway (2.1km) with 600 metre dual viaduct
ESTONIA – E20 Tallinn – Narva Road, Reconstruction of Maardu-Valgejoe Section (62.7km)
ETHIOPIA - Community Based Water Supply and Sanitation TA
FIJI - Submarine Outfall Pipeline from Kinoya Sewage Treatment Works.
HUNGARY - Rehabilitation of Trunk Roads 3 & 35 (139km)
JAMAICA - Design & Supervision - Upgrading 118km of Northern Coastal Highway
KENYA - Northern Corridor Transport Improvement Project (NCTIP) Contract for Design Review and Works Supervision of the Sultan Hamud -Machakos Turnoff - JKIA Junction (A109/A104) Road (86km)
MOZAMBIQUE – Alto Molocue-Rio Ligonha Road (Lot 3) Reconstruction (106km)
NAMIBIA - Trans Caprivi highway reconstruction supervision, (100km)
NIGER – Ayorou – Yassane Road (41km) reconstruction of existing two lane national highway
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Ramu Highway upgrading supervision (102km)
POLAND - Upgrading Torun Water Treatment Plant
SENEGAL - Sokone - Karang Road Upgrading Supervision (43km)
TANZANIA - Rusomo-Isaka road rehabilitation design (240km) - Supervision the upgrading of Mbeya-Chunya-Makongolosi Road (115km) Project from gravel to bitumen standard
TIMOR LESTE – 5 major bridges design and supervision along the Viqueque-Lospalos National Road
TRINIDAD - Port of Spain to San Fernando highway rehabilitation 80km of dual carraigeway design and tender documents
UGANDA - Atiak-Moyo Road (81km) Feasibility study, design and tender documents
UNITED KINGDOM - Northern Ireland provincial bridge assessment programme. 140 No bridge inspections reports and recommendations
ZAMBIA - District rural roads rehabilitation. 1000km construction management