Happy New Year! I hope 2025 is off to a strong start for you.
Earlier this month, several members of the Beacon Consulting Group team had the privilege of attending the 2025 Midwinter Meeting of the ABA's Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (FSLC) in Austin, Texas (held January 15-17). As always, the FSLC Midwinter Meeting was an exceptional event filled with valuable insights from industry leaders, great presentations, panel discussions, and plenty of opportunities to connect with our clients, friends, and partners. Beacon was proud to co-sponsor a couple of fantastic events during the conference, including our now-famous Irish Lunch on the final day...
Securing a construction site is critical to ensuring the safety of personnel, protecting valuable assets, and maintaining project timelines. Construction sites are often vulnerable to theft, vandalism, and unauthorized access due to their temporary nature and the presence of expensive equipment and materials. As construction consultants, we recognize that a comprehensive security strategy is an important part of a successful project management plan...
Patrick Nolan joined Beacon Consulting Group's New York City office in November 2024 as a Project Engineer. Originally from Ireland, Patrick has a strong background in mechanical engineering and a passion for problem-solving. We recently caught up with Patrick to learn more about him. Please click below to see Patrick's full staff profile...
From everyone here at Beacon Consulting Group, Inc.
Happy Holidays!
Best Wishes for the Holiday Season,
Dennis O'Neill &
The Beacon Consulting Team
Construction projects can become "distressed" for a wide range of issues. Regardless of the root cause, the stakes are high for all parties involved. Surety companies, in particular, must often step in to ensure the project is completed as required under the terms of a surety bond. Successfully turning around a distressed construction project requires expertise, clear communication, and a structured approach. In this article, Beacon's John Yeung shares ten key tips for assessing and managing the turnaround of a troubled construction project...
John Richmond joined Beacon eight years ago and is currently based in Beacon's Medford, MA office. John has extensive experience providing a wide range of services to Beacon's clients, including cost-to-complete assessments, review of payment requisitions, review of change orders, analysis of schedule delay claims, construction defects assessments, and managing/monitoring operations on construction sites. We caught up with John recently to learn more about him. Read on for John's full staff profile...
Happy Independence Day! On behalf of everyone here at Beacon Consulting Group, I hope you have a fun and relaxing 4th of July weekend!...
Dennis O'Neill, Beacon's President & Founder, and Sr. Project Manager Elizabeth Paquet presented at this year's Intact Surety Claims Conference. The event was held in Chicago (May 15-16, 2024) and was attended by leadership and staff members from Intact Surety's U.S. and Canada offices, as well as invited guests and consulting partners. Beacon's presentation was focused mainly on construction technology, but also provided an interesting and informative overview of current statistics and trends in the construction industry...
Guido Morfesi joined Beacon's Construction Consulting team in the fall of 2022. Since that time, Guido has been providing project management and construction consulting services for Beacon's clients at multiple projects around the country. Although he is based in Florida, Guido also played a lead role on an important Beacon project located in Ohio through 2023. We caught up with Guido this week to learn more about his background.
Question: When did you start working as a Consultant with Beacon?
Guido: It will be 2 years in the Fall. The first project I worked on was located in Cinncinnati, OH...
Happy Memorial Day! It's a great weekend to take a breather and spend time with family and friends. We also want to honor and remember all the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives while serving our country. Their service and sacrifice should never be forgotten. On behalf of everyone here at Beacon Consulting Group, I hope you have a fun and relaxing holiday weekend...
