Approach and philosophy"The concept of professionalism is based on excellence - excellence of service firmly founded on up-to-date knowledge and state-of-the-art techniques. Fundamental ingredients of that excellence are the relevance of the service, its levels of performance, its methods and systems of delivery…" It is with the foregoing in mind, and as a response to market pressures on the nature, scope and delivery of quality services, that we, at Mokheledi & Associates have found it necessary to look into Information Technology for solutions and make it our cornerstone. This approach, we believe, will enable us to offer our clientele accurate results at short periods of time, and allow us more time to concentrate on managerial-orientated, value-added services in order to meet the ever increasing challenges and responses demanded of a modern Quantity Surveying practice.In line with the changing requirements and demands of the client, we believe that we need not advocate any single procurement method but provide independent procurement advice on alternative methods together with the co-ordination and management of the procurement process.Our vast knowledge of construction combined with site experience in addition to our cost awareness and expertise, gives us the edge when it comes to anticipating problems and assessing their impact in the context of project value, management and cost control.Due to the particular importance that many clients place on the separation of financial management and advice from design and construction, we have over the years built a valuable and solid reputation for integrity and a commitment to client’s objectives.Management and staffing

The founding member and managing surveyor of Mokheledi & Associates, Mr. I. Mokheledi worked for Kille & Dannhauser for almost ten years after joining them in 1986 as a trainee surveyor, five years of which were spent on study in the United Kingdom where he attained his Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Quantity Surveying. As part of his studies whilst in the U.K., he worked for two years with Widnell Chartered Quantity Surveyors on a variety of projects gaining vast site and procurement experience. He later returned to Botswana where he continued working for Kille & Dannhauser for a further three years. When he resigned from Kille & Dannhauser in March 1996, he was managing their Francistown office. He then joined Carlos Builders (Pty) Ltd. for a brief period before establishing Mokheledi & Associates.

Mr. A. Chiwila, an associate member of Mokheledi & Associates joined the practice in January 1997 after successfully running and managing a contracts management consultancy firm in Botswana for over five years. He attained his Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying in Zambia and has worked for large construction firms before coming to Botswana. His construction experience is very much valuable to the practice.The practice is in the process of recruiting two additional qualified Quantity Surveyors in order to have a strong team which can take on any size of project. Scope of services providedThe practice provides full ‘traditional’ Quantity Surveying and Construction Cost Consultancy services for all concerns of the Construction industry as follows;Pre-contract stage

Preparation of feasibility, viability and cost-in-use studies for various development project options. Preparation of preliminary estimates based on sketch plans. Preparation of detailed elemental estimates and cost plans, providing the client with a detailed budget. Constant monitoring and cost-checking of elemental design costs during the detailed design stage in order to retain costs within overall budget. Working in collaboration with other consultants in the design team and advising on cost effects of various design solutions and methods of construction being considered. Advice on procurement procedures or methods and management of the procurement process. Advice on contractual matters and the choice of the most appropriate form of contract. Preparation of firm, approximate, locational or provisional Bills of Quantities based on working drawings. Preparation of material schedules and labour-only tender documents.

Checking and reporting on received tenders and advising on the selection of contractors.