Quantity surveying · Construction management · Kenya and East Africa
Know what it will cost before you build. Pay only for work that is done.
I am Edwin, a quantity surveyor and construction project manager with 10 years on projects in Kenya, registered with the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK). I price your project from the drawings, run the tender, check every payment against the work on site and close the final account, so the budget you agreed is the budget you finish on.
Fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts. Reply within two working days.
- 10 yearsOn private builds and government contracts
- IQSK registeredInstitute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya
- Kenya and East AfricaSite work in Kenya, drawings from anywhere in the region
- Fixed feesScoped and agreed before work starts
Who this is for
Three kinds of client, three different problems
Developers and home builders
"What will this really cost me?"
A cost plan before you commit, a bill of quantities contractors must price line by line, and someone on your side at every payment.
- Budget you can take to the bank
- Like-for-like tender comparison
- No payment ahead of progress
Contractors
"I need to be paid for what I built."
Tender pricing that holds its margin, payment applications that stand up to checking, variations and claims recorded when they happen.
- BoQ pricing and rate build-ups
- Interim applications and variations
- Final account and claims support
Counties and public bodies
"Will this file pass audit?"
Contract administration that follows the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015, with a record behind every certificate.
- Engineer's estimates and tender documents
- Contract implementation team support
- Valuations, variations, completion records
Services
Every stage where money can go wrong
Take the whole service or only the stage you need.
Feasibility and cost planning
Preliminary estimates, cost per square metre checks and options costed side by side, so the design fits the money and not the other way round.
Bills of quantities
Measured from your architectural and structural drawings, priced or unpriced. Material schedules for owner-managed builds.
Tender documents and evaluation
Tender documents, pricing checks, tender evaluation reports and contract preparation under the standard Kenyan building contract forms and FIDIC.
Valuations and payment certificates
Site measurement of work done, interim valuations, retention and advance recovery, and a clear recommendation for each payment.
Variations and cost control
Every change priced before it is built. Monthly cost reports showing where the project will finish against budget.
Final accounts and claims
Final account agreed and closed, extension-of-time and loss-and-expense claims prepared or assessed, retention released on record.
Construction and project management
Programme, site meetings, progress reports, coordination of consultants and contractor, and quality checks, from site handover to practical completion.
Independent reviews
A second opinion on a quotation, a BoQ or a contractor's claim before you sign or pay. Cost audits of stalled and disputed projects.
How it works
From drawings to a fee you can plan around
Send what you have
Drawings, a sketch, a contractor's quote or a stalled file. Use the form below.
Scope and fixed fee
You get a written scope, a fee and a delivery date within two working days. No obligation.
The work
Measured, priced and checked. You see the working, not only the total.
Stay on for the build
If you want it: valuations, cost reports and site management through to the final account.
About
A quantity surveyor who also builds the record system
I have spent 10 years on construction projects in Kenya: measuring work, certifying payments, sitting in site meetings and closing accounts on private builds and government contracts. I am registered with the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK).
Most cost disputes I have seen come from the same place. Somebody could not find the paper: the variation nobody priced, the certificate nobody can trace, the instruction given by phone. So I also founded Exo AI and built ContractManager, a system that reads a project's documents and answers from the page they came from.
For a client that means one thing: your project file is in order from the first day, and every figure I give you points back to a drawing, a measurement or a signed document.
- 62
- projects kept on the register by the system we built
- 1,054
- contract documents indexed and read
- 15,233
- pages behind those documents
- 10
- years in practice
Figures from the live ContractManager register, counted 17 September 2026.
Questions clients ask
Before you get in touch
Do I need a quantity surveyor for a house?
If you are spending millions of shillings, yes. A bill of quantities lets you compare contractors on the same basis and gives you a yardstick for every payment. The fee is usually a small fraction of what one unchecked overpayment or under-priced tender costs.
How much does a bill of quantities cost?
It depends on the size and complexity of the building and how complete the drawings are. You get a fixed fee in writing after I have seen the drawings, before any work starts.
What do I need to send?
Architectural drawings at minimum. Structural drawings make the estimate much more accurate. If you only have a sketch or a plot and an idea, I can prepare a preliminary estimate to test the budget.
My project is already under way. Is it too late?
No. I can value the work done so far, check what has been paid against it, and take over cost control from that point. Stalled and disputed projects are a normal starting point.
Where do you work?
Across Kenya and the wider East Africa region. Estimates and bills of quantities are prepared from drawings, so the site can be anywhere. Site visits, valuations and project management are arranged per project.
Can you act for a contractor?
Yes: tender pricing, payment applications, variations and final accounts. I do not act for both sides on the same contract.
Get a quote
Tell me about the project
Fill this in and your email app opens with the details ready to send. Attach your drawings to that email.
- Written scope and fixed fee within two working days
- No charge and no obligation for the quote
- Your drawings are not shared with anyone
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