KILLE & DANNHAUSER Claimed

About Us
Kille & Dannhauser (K&D) is a firm of Chartered Quantity Surveyors established in 1968 by Alan Kille, who pioneered the QS profession in Botswana. It was the only QS firm resident in the country until 1975. K&D has carried out Quantity Surveying Services on a wide range of Government and private building and civil engineering projects with a total value in excess of P 5 billion since inception. We also carried out Project Management services in excess of P 150 million. We employ Qualified Quantity Surveyors whose expertise and advice have satisfied and often exceeded the expectations of clients in Botswana.

Our Financial and legal status
K&D operated as a Partnership until 2000 when in, order to involve citizens in the ownership of the firm commenced operations as a limited liability (Proprietary) company. In line with Government, Citizen Empowerment policies K&D’s shares were fully transferred to Our Citizen Director Paul Bante in 2015 and now K&D is a 100% Citizen Owned Firm.

Our Core Services
The company was established to provide expert and specific advice and services to Clients in the capital projects and property markets. A key philosophy of the company is to limit the number of projects at any given time to ensure that each receives the personal attention it demands.

We list below the main services offered by K&D;-

QUANTITY SURVEYING SERVICES
Feasibility & Viability studies, Cost planning & Estimating, Value Engineering, Procurement advice, Tender Documentation & Bills of Quantities, Evaluation of Tender, Contract documentation, Post Contract management, Cash flow forecast, Valuation & Certification, Project Cost Management, Cost Reporting Variation Management, Whole Project Payment Management, Final Account, Project Audits

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Confirmation of project brief, Appointment of consultants, Establishment of Project Risk Register, Project Implementation Programme, Design Development Concept, Document control and Coordination, Procurement schedules, Contractors appointments, Contract monitoring and management, Quality Control of All Construction stages, Time Management of Project period Variation Control, Contract Completion Stages, Project defects monitoring, Project closer and handover.

ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED SERVICES

• Project Financial Auditing and Investigation of Project cost overruns and expenditure
• Project Monitoring on behalf of financial institutions to ensure cost control and to sign Project payments
• Providing advice on contract disputes and recommending alternative solutions.
• Acting as an Adjudicator or DAB for dispute resolutions.
• The drawing up of construction specifications and the drafting of standards etc.