Different Types of Concrete Mixing Machines Explained
Concrete consists of cement, water and aggregates that have been mixed together in proper proportions and allowed to cure and gain strength. There are two types of concrete mixing operations; transit mixed which involves the concrete being batched in a central plant and transported to…
What is Bluebeam Revu? Intuitive Award-winning PDF Solution for Construction, Architecture & Manufacturing
What is Bluebeam Revu®? Bluebeam Revu is a software application that allows users to mark-up, take-off, organize and collaborate with PDF files. It is mostly used by people in the Construction, Architecture, Engineering and Manufacturing industries. Bluebeam Revu is built on the powerful foundation of…
Historical Background of the Procurement of Building and Associated Civil Engineering Works in Kenya
Public procurement is “the process of acquisition, normally through contractual arrangements, of goods, works and services by the public service” (Kuloba, 2015). He further added that procurement covers issues of procurement strategy, storage, distributions, contract monitoring and supplier management. Procurement entities are required to promote…
The Construction Project as a System
The Project Management Institute defines a project as “an endeavour with a definite beginning and a definite end undertaken to create a unique product or service”. A construction project falls in this definition, as it involves a temporary endeavour which is the putting up of…
Historical Evolution of Quantity Surveying
According to Kirkham (2015), the Quantity Surveying profession can date its roots back to the rebuilding of London after the great fire in 1666. Prior to that, Seeley (1996) says that masons, carpenters and other craftsmen used to be paid per day, i.e. there was…
Change Orders and Variations in Construction Contracts: An Introduction
In the course of reading this article on contract variations and other subsequent articles that will be posted as a follow up to this, you will encounter the following terms: The scope of works – this is the definition, statement and description of exactly and…