Alvine Designs

Commercially focused Quantity Surveyor with practical experience in construction measurement, cost control, tendering, interim payment applications, subcontractor payment certification, budget monitoring and project reporting. Currently working across affordable housing, Technical and Vocational College (TVC) and public-sector projects, with direct commercial involvement on projects ranging from KES 138 million to KES 1.21 billion and a current portfolio exceeding KES 23.42 billion. Strong hands-on capability in drawing take-offs, remeasurement, production-cost analysis, procurement support, value engineering and consultant/government coordination.

Graduate

Member of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK) and pursuing BORAQS registration.

Quantity Surveyor at Ellys Engineering Works Ltd & Lavasa Construction Ltd (2025-05 – Present)

Role progression: Assistant Quantity Surveyor, May–December 2025; Quantity Surveyor, January 2026–Present. Working across affordable housing, TVC and public-sector projects with consultants, contractors, suppliers and government clients.

• Carry out detailed quantity take-offs and remeasurement from architectural and structural drawings, site records and progress measurements; prepare BOQs, estimates and tender submissions.
• Prepare interim payment applications, valuations, master budgets, periodic cost reports, forecasts and budget-tracking records to support financial control.
• Certify and prepare subcontractor labour payment schedules and monitor labour, material, supplier and equipment commitments against approved budgets.
• Attend monthly project meetings with consultants, contractors and government/client representatives, providing measurement, cost and payment information.
• Analyse actual production costs for reinforced concrete, walling and plaster works and recommend practical cost-control and value-engineering measures.
• Reduced the assessed walling rate from approximately KES 1,800/m² to KES 1,300/m² through analysis and support for in-house concrete-block production — a 27.8% unit-cost reduction.
• Reduced reinforced-concrete production cost from approximately KES 10,800 to KES 10,200 per m³ through quantity and cost analysis — a 5.6% unit-cost reduction, subject to technical/project controls.
• Reduced cement consumption from approximately 8 bags/m³ to 7 bags/m³ where technically appropriate and compliant with project requirements — a 12.5% consumption reduction.
• Source competitively priced plant, equipment and project inputs; prepare and monitor supplier/equipment payment records to improve procurement value and cash-flow control.
• Prepare commercial correspondence on unforeseen excavation/site-depth conditions at Sotik TVC, access requirements, variations and other cost-related project matters.
• Provide commercial support in evaluating alternative construction methods and materials and monitoring project progress and expenditure.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Building Scope Ltd (2024-12 – 2025-04)

• Prepared and checked Bills of Quantities, estimates, tender documentation and measurement records for building and infrastructure projects.
• Supported budget tracking, procurement analysis, contract documentation, interim valuations and final-account work.
• Contributed to cost-planning and final-account assignments including the Maringo Affordable Housing Project preliminary estimate, Infinity Apartments final account and Karen Townhouses estimate.

Quantity Surveyor at Davemark Solutions (2024-08 – 2024-11)

• Prepared Bills of Quantities, cost estimates and tender documents for active projects.
• Assisted with contract administration, interim valuations, final accounts, procurement support, site visits and progress reporting.

Quantity Surveying Attachee at Cementers Limited (2022-01 – 2023-12)

Annual industrial attachments, 2022 – 2023

• Assisted with site measurement, quantity take-offs, daily material and labour records, quality-control observations and measurement of completed work.
• Prepared BOQs, cost estimates and tender documentation; supported procurement analysis, budget tracking, payment certificates and final-account compilation.

Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (2021-01 – 2024-12)

KCSE – Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) (2017-01 – 2020-12)