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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.

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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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register

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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