@kishindo (ibra),its malicious 2imply govern projcts costs r inflated without evidence!,on the fee issue,% fee scale is outdated and does not reward the consultant comunsarte with the effort put into a project,eg a small one room with gold and diamond finishings wil charge more than a larger low cost yet work involded is more.i encourage time based fees,in developed countries fee scales are history n i also know some leading consultants who charge on time and resources involved.Cap 525 also mentions this

@ Ubuntu we all know that Govt. projects are always inflated to oil the wheels of development na uwache kuni-expose...wat is the oppsite of lol? weka hapo..

less is more for Architects only!!

I agree with some ideas raised here~in. I had the same question on the 'moral hazard' of a %. If the consultants know that he can make more money when bulding cost is 25,000/sq M; then what would be the incentive of helping you with ideas so that you scale down cost to 15,000/Sq. M?

On that note,just for comparison sake,what would an architecturalplan be for a 5 floor flat [2 bedrooms] on a 50*100 in Roysambu,Ruaka or Thika/Ruiru area?

Also,consider time-wise for other services.

Thank you.

@osa,

As a developer,the firstt step you take is conceptualizing the project.

The moment you pick out the project you want to do,you can engage a Qs to do a very quick development budget which,if you constructing houses for sale can quickly indicate whether the project is worth it or not. This they would use the cost per sm to achieve the construction costs.

Once a client finds a project which is viable the Architect can then begin to design based on a budget limit already set. It would take a silly consultant to do a proposal which will kill the project!

By the time a project goes to tender so many cost checks and controls are done to ensure that the project does not exceed the budget.

For family houses,the architect will work on either the specifications given by the client or a budget limit. In the first options the arch will assume that the client is not short of cash and can design using the highest standards of finishes he can think of.- i know of a residential house that cost over 100m! and not the VPs.

2nd option the arch will design based on the budget limit set. the QS in this case will ensure that the finishes specified do not increase the cost of the building.

In all these the consultants will act in good faith to advise the clients.

I reiterate that no good consultant in their right mind would want to increase the cost of a project to inflate their fees.

hey

@ stark,makao is the only such set up i know of.
Faulu kenya tried sometime back but was largely tailored for low-income settlements. However due to its popularity,more players are likely to adopt the model.

less is more for Architects only!!