Mr. Tony O'Neill served as the National Road Authority's Site Representative for the 41 km M7/M8 motorway project from 2007 to 2011. He led a team of up to twelve people and displayed excellent management and liaison skills that were vital to the project's success in opening four months ahead of schedule. Mr. O'Neill also helped negotiate financial issues relating to the 27-year operations and maintenance phase and wrote a comprehensive handover report. The author has no hesitation in recommending Mr. O'Neill to any employer.

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NR~An tOdaras um B6ithre Naisiunta
National Roads Authority
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Data 1 Date 30th September 2011 Ar dTag. IOur Ref. Bhur dTag. 1Your Ref.
Re:- REFERENCE I RECOMMENDATION FOR MR TONY O'NEILL
I wish to confirm that Mr. Tony 0' Neill, an Associate Director with Arup Consulting Engineers, was
appointed as the National Road Authority's Site Representative back in early November 2007 on the
wishbone-shaped 41 km M7/M8 PPP Motorway Project. The overall construction cost of the scheme
(including exchequer and state funding) was €491 million and the scheme constituted the last link in
the Major Interurban Route (MIU) from Dublin to the country's second city, Cork, and the last but one
link in another MIU from Dublin to Limerick.
Leading a Site Team of up to twelve people, Mr 0' Neill displayed excellent management and liaison
skills which, together with his ability to deal with the complex construction and contractual difficulties,
and the emphasis he attributed to safety on site, was vital to the success of the Project which opened
some four months ahead of Schedule on the 281
h May 2010. He was retained by the National Roads
Authority until the end of August 2011 to deploy these skills in negotiating with the Concessionaire to
resolve certain financial issues relating to the 27 year Operations and Maintenance (0 & M) phase and
to write up a comprehensive Handover Report which it is envisaged will become the template for future
PPP Schemes.
I therefore have no hesitation in recommending him to any employer.
~A2AL·H J RITCHIE MA, BAI, CEng, Eur Ing, MICE, MIEI, MCIHT
Project Manager
Network Operations
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