Waheen rebuild promise rests on landowner plans
On 22 October 2022 Goobjoog News reported a national committee would fund 45% of Waheen market rebuild costs after landowner plans are completed.
Cost control
91 articles on cost control in Somaliland and Puntland, newest first, from Somali Construction Review.
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Somaliland Opens Serene SARAVOR Hotel in Hargeisa
Somaliland's president opened the Serene SARAVOR PREMIER hotel in Hargeisa on 25 August 2025, Somaliland Standard reported. No cost or funder is disclosed.
Infrastructure and ServicesNews
Bosaso Port Dispute Reignites as Traders Accuse DP World
Wardheer News reports traders say DP World failed to honor the Bosaso port fee agreement, reviving concerns over trade and supply chains.
Customs revenue drop reported at UN General Assembly
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told the UN that customs revenue fell about 40% amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions, but gave no period or figures.
How to price a construction tender
Price a construction tender from a measured bill, rates and risk: check the build-up, set contingency, stress the cash flow, then review it.
Business and CostsProjectBorama
Lawya-Addo to Borama road: first 30 km goes to Tianjin Tainer, ADCON Somaliland
Somaliland signs construction agreement for 30 km Lawya-Addo to Saylac phase with AfDB support; joint execution by Tianjin Tainer and ADCON Somaliland.
What is a BOQ (bill of quantities)?
A BOQ lists each item of work with its quantity, unit and rate, so progress payments and changes can be measured and agreed.
Business and CostsHargeisa
Who can prepare final account records in Hargeisa?
Final account records experience gaps in Hargeisa leave project costs open. Check who measures, records and reconciles variations before signing.
Business and CostsBurao
Who checks final account records skills in Burao?
Attendance at final account records training in Burao does not prove a person can reconcile measured work, variations and payment certificates.
Business and CostsBurao
Who tracks defect correction costs on Burao builds?
Defect cost tracking experience gaps in Burao leave correction budgets understated at bid stage, and the money only appears when defects surface.
Business and CostsGabiley
How do you close defect cost tracking training gaps in Gabiley?
Attendance certificates do not prove a supervisor can price a defect. Ask for a sample cost sheet and test the method on a live Gabiley site.
Business and CostsBosaso
How do you check delay records training in Bosaso?
Attendance sheets show someone sat through delay records training in Bosaso. They do not show they can log a stoppage with dates and causes.
Business and CostsGabiley
Why do delay records gaps put Gabiley builds at risk?
Thin delay records experience in Gabiley lets lost time go unexplained. Ask for dated site records before signing, and inspect the diary on site.
Business and CostsBosaso
How do completion forecasting gaps affect Bosaso builds?
Completion forecasting experience gaps in Bosaso delay the first honest finish date and the first honest cost figure, so clients learn about overruns too late.
Business and CostsHargeisa
How do completion forecasting training gaps show up in Hargeisa?
Attendance at a completion forecasting course in Hargeisa does not prove a planner can read the site. Check the method and the site evidence.
Business and CostsBurao
How do cost coding training gaps affect Burao builds?
Attendance sheets do not prove a coder can read a Burao site. Test real coding tasks and package totals before trusting a training certificate.
Business and CostsHargeisa
How do cost coding gaps put Hargeisa builds at risk?
Cost coding gaps in Hargeisa hide overruns inside work packages. Here is how clients and quantity surveyors can spot the mismatch before signing.
Business and CostsGabiley
Do supplier credit control training gaps affect Gabiley builds?
A supplier credit control certificate records attendance, not skill. Practical assessment gaps can stall material deliveries on a Gabiley site.
Business and CostsBurao
How do supplier credit control gaps affect Burao builds?
A credit control gap shows up when the site office cannot track what suppliers are owed, so deliveries stop before anyone on the Burao site sees it coming.
Business and CostsBosaso
How do labor payment planning training gaps show up in Bosaso?
Attendance sheets prove nobody learned. Labor payment planning training gaps in Bosaso surface when pay slips and crews walk.
Business and CostsGabiley
How do labor payment planning gaps affect Gabiley projects?
Limited labor payment planning experience can stall crews in Gabiley. Check cashflow, payment records and retention terms before work starts.
Business and CostsBosaso
What do cash flow forecast experience gaps do to a Bosaso build?
A weak cash flow forecast can leave a Bosaso project with unfunded work periods, so trace each month back to the programme before signing.
Business and CostsBurao
Who checks payment valuations on a Burao build?
A certificate of attendance does not prove a valuer can measure work. Ask for the site record behind the number before you pay.
Business and CostsHargeisa
Who checks payment valuations on Hargeisa builds?
A weak payment valuation lets cash leave before work is built. Here is how clients and supervisors in Hargeisa spot and close that gap.