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Construction project management in Kenya
Someone has to hold the programme, the budget and the people together from the day the site is handed over to the day you get the keys. I do that as your representative, and I report to you.
By Edwin, quantity surveyor, registered with IQSK. 10 years in practice. Fixed fee agreed in writing.
What a project manager does
- Agrees the programme with the contractor and tracks progress against it
- Chairs site meetings and issues the minutes, with actions and names
- Coordinates the architect, engineers and contractor so that information reaches site before it is needed
- Checks that approvals are in place: county approval of the plans, registration of the project with the National Construction Authority, and environmental approval where it applies
- Inspects the work with the design team at the stages that matter: setting out, foundations, each slab before concrete is poured, roofing, services before they are covered
- Controls cost: valuations, variations and the monthly cost report
- Manages completion: snagging, handover, as-built records and the defects period
What you receive
A progress report at an interval we agree, normally every two weeks or monthly. It shows work done against programme, dated photographs, money certified against budget, decisions needed from you, and risks with what is being done about each. If you are not in the country, this report is how you see your site.
Why combine it with quantity surveying
On most projects time and money go wrong together. A delay becomes a claim; a change becomes a delay. When one person holds both the programme and the cost, a problem in one shows up in the other straight away, and you get one report instead of two that disagree.
Public projects
On public contracts I work with the contract implementation team: site meeting minutes, progress reports, inspection and acceptance records and the payment file, kept in the form an auditor will ask for. Ten years of government contract work has taught me that the record is as much the deliverable as the building.
What it does not replace
A project manager does not replace your architect or engineer, who remain responsible for the design, or the contractor's own site supervision. The role is to make sure each of them does their part on time and that you know the truth about progress.
Questions clients ask
Do I need a project manager for a house?
If you can visit the site every week and know what to look for, perhaps not. If you are abroad, busy or building for the first time, it is the service that prevents the expensive mistakes.
How often will you be on site?
It is agreed per project and written into the scope: normally weekly at the least, and always at the inspection stages before work is covered.
Can you take over a project that is already running?
Yes. I start with a status report: progress against programme, money paid against work done, and open problems.
Get a fixed-fee quote
Send your drawings for construction and project management. You get a written scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date within two working days. No charge and no obligation for the quote.