VALUE ENGINEERING: How to Improve Function and Quality While Reducing Costs of Construction Projects in Nigeria (Part 2)
Wednesday, 05 April 2017
In the first part of this series, we introduced what value engineering is and why it is beneficial for clients to have it integrated into their construction projects. This is the concluding article and we will be discussing about how value engineering improves function, quality and reduce the cost of construction projects. How Value Engineering
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VALUE ENGINEERING: How to Improve Function and Quality While Reducing Costs of Construction Projects in Nigeria
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Perhaps the most overused words in the field of construction are time, quality and cost. A further analysis will reveal why this is so; every client wants a quality construction project, delivered on schedule and within budget. In other words, the top concern of construction clients revolves around these three metrics; time, costs and quality.
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Deriving Value from Capital Expenditures on Construction Projects
Monday, 27 February 2017
Every business today has capital expenditures budgeted for their capital projects. Capital expenditures are funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment. It is often used to undertake new projects or investments by the firm. Although, large capital projects are often not delivered at the
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CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL: 3 Reasons Why Quality Control is Important for a Successful Construction Project
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
What is your view about quality when it comes to constructing or maintaining your building? Construction projects are always expected to create a balance between cost, time and quality. High quality is not always the primary objective for most clients; however, it is extremely important to a successful project. Any project with a good construction
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ROAD DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE: 4 Long-term Benefits of Maintaining Road Drainages in Nigeria
Friday, 13 January 2017
This is the second article of the critical functions of road maintenance. In a previous article, we talked about the first critical function of road maintenance – surface maintenance and the reasons why regular road surface maintenance is important. In this post, we will be discussing about the second critical function of road maintenance –
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ROAD SURFACE MAINTENANCE: 5 Reasons Why Nigerian Road Surfaces Must Be Regularly Maintained
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
As we continue our series on Road Maintenance, we’ve discussed the 4 critical functions of road maintenance and 4 categories of maintaining Nigerian roads in previous articles. In this article, we want to discuss about one of the critical functions of road maintenance: surface maintenance. What is Surface Maintenance? Sun, heat and vehicle loads can
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ROAD MAINTENANCE: 4 Categories of Maintaining Nigerian Roads
Thursday, 24 November 2016
In our previous article on road maintenance, we discussed about what road maintenance is, why it is important and the 4 critical functions of maintaining Nigerian roads. In this article, we want to go further in discussing about the 4 categories of road maintenance. 4 Categories of Maintaining Nigerian Roads Road maintenance is very important.
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#TheSapientIMPACT: Total Jobs Created Per Project by Sapient Vendors in 2016
Tuesday, 08 November 2016
#TheSapientIMPACT is our company’s contribution to the society in terms of job creation and value creation. And this year, we have been able to create a total number of 395 jobs (job creation) and 13 projects (value creation). Total Jobs Created Per Project in 2016 Below are jobs created per project in 2016: First Quarter
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ROAD MAINTENANCE: 4 Critical Functions of Road Maintenance in Nigeria
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Most Nigerian roads across the country are in bad shape. Their deterioration often begins with the origin of cracks or pot holes on the road pavements either at the edges or along the drive way. And the problem of bad roads in the country has become an embarrassing stigma. Causing several havoc such as fatal
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Construction Management: 7 Essential Responsibilities of a Building Contractor
Wednesday, 05 October 2016
In a previous post, we discussed about pre-construction mistakes often made by building contractors. The truth is that, no building construction project takes place without the presence of a building contractor. Why? Because a building contractor has a wide range of duties when it comes to building construction projects. And his job consists of hard
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