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DO YOU KNOW WHY MOST ENGINEERS (ESPECIALLY CONTRACTORS) DRINK AND SMOKE HEAVILY?
Whenever I tell someone that I have never consumed alcohol or smoked cigarettes, or weed, they give me a curious look and insist it’s not true. It is very rare […] More
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A Hired Excavator Gets Stuck in Muddy Stream.
PROJECT PARTICULARS Project: construction of a brige Location: kitwe, Zambia A contractor constructing a bridge across a muddy stream hired an excavator to help with excavation. It ended up getting stuck in […] More
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MY STORY – THE TALES OF A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR PT 2: How it all started
In part 1 of this 12 series about My Story, I talked about the importance of Image to success of a business. This should have come in after part 2. […] More
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THOUGHTS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
Since yesterday, several people have asked me about my take on the presidential directive for the involvement of the Military in the construction sector. I have helped the Malawi military […] More
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WHEN WE TOOK MONEY OF THE CONMAN
My friend, Apollo Buregyeya, recently posted a story about a conman that reminded me of the numerous conmen phone calls we always get in the field of construction. Some years […] More
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WHY A COMPANY SHOULD BUILD THEIR OWN OFFICE
Every year, hundreds of Construction and infrastructure consultancy firms are established in Uganda— yet within five years, over 95% of them shut down. A major cause of this high failure […] More
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WHY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FAIL
Why Projects Fail Every failed construction project can usually be traced to one or more of four causes: Poor understanding of scope Poor pricing Poor planning Poor execution Most contractors […] More
