Construction Cost Consultancy was established in 1994 and provides quantity surveying and project management services.
It has successfully provided such services for the following development categories
for both the public and private sector:
• Residential
• Industrial i.e. factories / warehouses / mills
• Primary, secondary and tertiary education facilities
• Banks
• Hospitality and Leisure facilities
• Retail / shopping malls
• Office complexes
Full Scope of Services
Construction Cost Consultancy provides the following services:
•   Quantity surveying including providing estimates of construction cost, financial
design criteria advice, comparative analysis, procurement documentation, price negotiation, tender evaluation, cost management and payment certificate
•   Valuation and final accounts
•   Dispute resolution
•   Forensic audits
•   Project management
Besides Kenya, Construction Cost Consultancy has associated offices South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania and West Africa.
The consultancy maintans a competitive edge over other firms through the use of latest technology, equipment and software to provide efficient, accurate and timely professional services.
Completed Projects
Among the numerous projects the firm has been involved with include:
- Sarit Centre Phase II Shopping Mall Complex Westlands, Nairobi
- Baraka Housing Estate, Embakasi, Nairobi.
- Headquarters for National Council of Churches in Kenya ( NCCK), Nairobi
- Cancer Care Centre at M.P Shah Hospital, Nairobi
- Staff housing and lecture theatres for Baringo Teachers Training College
- British America Tobacco (Kenya) Limited (BAT) factory extensions, Nairobi and Export Leaf Processing facility, also in Nairobi
- Bata Shoe factory, Limuru
- Branch roll-out for Ecobank Kenya Ltd. in Malindi, Kisumu, Kisii, Kitale and Mombasa
- Wheat Mill in Thika for MC Neel Millers Limited
- Shop fitout for Woolworths International in various shopping malls in Nairobi
- Office block for Kenindia Assurance Co Limited in Eldoret
- Office block for Geminia Insurance Co Limited in Nairobi
Management and Staff
The consultancy is headed by Mr Dan Kimoro, who holds a BA (Building Economics) Hons degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and a MSc (Construction Management) degree from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.
Mr Kimoro is a member of the Architectural Association of Kenya (Quantity Surveyors Chapter), a registered quantity surveyor with the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (BORAQS) and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (United Kingdom). He is a past Chairman of the Quantity Surveyors Chapter of the Architectural Association of Kenya and has also been at the helm of the Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors.
Other members of staff include three Quantity Surveyors and two graduate Quantity Surveyors. All the above staff have a first degree in Building Economics or Quantity Surveying. Two are undertaking a post graduate degree in Construction Management.
Industry
According to Mr Kimoro, the construction industry in Kenya is facing major challenges. These include infiltration by quacks who oversee projects that ultimately endanger lives as a result of substandard work; lack of capacity in construction firms, a situation that results in failure by some contractors to meet deadlines; and an acute shortage of qualified and trained professionals. Another problem is lack of capacity in monitoring the performance and compliance of contractors by the relevant bodies. The firm feels that some of these problems could be addressed by:
- Strengthening and empowering the professional bodies and boards in monitoring sites
- Empowerment of contractors in project and financial management refresher courses
- Enforcing minimum training and qualifications for persons engaging in construction and requirements to have trained personnel working in construction firms
