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Value Engineering and Buildability Reviews for Construction Projects

Tight budgets and rising material prices across African markets force clients to ask whether a design delivers the best value for the money spent. Value engineering strips unnecessary cost from a project without cutting the function the client needs. This course shows delivery teams how to run structured value and buildability reviews, challenge design assumptions and capture savings before construction locks the cost in.

What you will be able to do

  • Distinguish value engineering from simple cost cutting.
  • Run a structured value review using function analysis.
  • Identify buildability problems before they reach site.
  • Generate and evaluate alternative design and material options.
  • Quantify life cycle cost implications of proposed changes.
  • Present value proposals and secure client and designer buy in.

Course outline

  1. 01Value engineering principles and timing
  2. 02Function analysis and worth versus cost
  3. 03Buildability and constructability reviews
  4. 04Generating alternatives and idea workshops
  5. 05Life cycle costing of options
  6. 06Risk and quality impact assessment
  7. 07Presenting and approving value proposals
  8. 08Capturing savings in the contract

Who should attend

Quantity surveyors, project managers, design managers, contractors and client representatives on building and civil projects.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 26 Aug 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026Online3US$900
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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