Olympic Construction

12 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 integration and this sets us apart,” he reflects. “I have over the years invested profits into multiple new businesses that service logistic and supply chain operations and this has allowed us to not only service our own material and supply chain needs, but to also resell and enter an entirely new retail and wholesale building materials market, often selling bulk building materials to our construction competitors. “We have nurtured international partners in the material supply chain and progressed to owning our cargo vessels that now operate between three countries; The Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, and the Bahamas,” he continued. When it comes to collaborative efforts, Olympic Construction values every one that it has worked with over the years, amassing a huge list of professional service providers, lawyers, engineers, architects, accountants, MEP as well as subcontractors and materials, and equipment suppliers from around the world. “Key standouts for us include Engineering Design Services. Peter Kerrigan has worked on many of our projects and we trust his company to undertake the critical engineering work to the highest standards.” “Legal and contractual matters are also important to us. As such, we have valued our long-term relationship with Misick & Stanbrook, the TCI’s leading law firm,” Dickenson states. With business in full gear and projects taking flight, Dickenson takes time to reflect on the effects of the global pandemic on his company’s operations. “COVID created many new and unforeseen challenges- especially in material availability, cost increases, supply chain lag time, and workforce availability,” Dickenson summarizes. “However, as a company, we have always prided ourselves in our ability to consistently adapt to new challenges. We came out of the OLYMP I C CONSTRUCT ION