Insights on construction cost and verification
Method, not marketing: how quantities are measured, how claims are tested, and how a project in Nigeria can be controlled from abroad.
Practical notes on construction cost and verification
Written for owners, developers and diaspora clients building in Nigeria. No sales pitch, just method.
How to Check a Contractor's Progress Claim Before You Pay
A practical five-step method for testing a Nigerian contractor's progress claim: measured quantities, materials counted twice, omissions, rates and specification.
ReadWhat a Bill of Quantities Should Contain (and What to Refuse)
The sections, descriptions and measurement basis a usable bill of quantities must have, the common shortcuts, and how to tell a real BOQ from a priced material list.
ReadBuilding a House in Nigeria From Abroad: A Control System
How diaspora clients can control a Nigerian building project from London, Houston or Toronto: documents before work, verification at key stages, and payment tied to measurement.
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