179 articles on due diligence in Somaliland and Puntland, newest first, from Somali Construction Review.
Business and CostsAnalysisHargeisa
Hiiraan Online reported on 17 September 2025 that reporters could not find the International Maharat Investment Company in Dubai business registries.
Business and CostsBorama
Unanswered design queries stall Borama builds. Check who resolves them, what evidence backs the answer, and close the gap before work proceeds.
Business and CostsBorama
Ask for the evidence trail behind a team's test records, not a claim of competence. Unverified test record control in Borama leaves gaps at handover.
Business and CostsQardho
Bid program reviews in Qardho often accept unverified claims of competency. Ask for dated records, named staff and checkable sites before you score a bid.
Business and CostsBerbera
Weak supervision lets the wrong specialist onto a Berbera site. Check method statements, test records and past work before work starts.
Business and CostsBorama
Testing allowances in a Borama bid prove nothing on their own. Ask for the lab, the samples, the records and the person who reads the results.
Business and CostsGarowe
Supplier credit control in Garowe rests on claims, not evidence. Ask for dated delivery records and supplier statements before you accept a bid.
Business and CostsBosaso
Mismatched technical capability starts at selection. Check method statements, test records and past sites before you award specialist work in Bosaso.
Business and CostsQardho
A low specialist bid in Qardho can mean scope, not skill, was priced. Check the method, the equipment and the records before you compare totals.
Business and CostsGarowe
Ask for retaining wall evidence in Garowe: signed design with lateral loads, test records, and a walk of a recent wall, not a claim of experience.
Engineering and MethodsBerbera
Check temporary electrics competency in Berbera by asking for test records, sample boards and references, not claims, before energising site power.
Business and CostsGarowe
Ask for site records, not references, when checking whether a Garowe contractor has the staff and supervisors to run your job.
Business and CostsBerbera
A material substitution in Berbera cannot rest on a claim. Ask for batch certificates, test records, a retained sample and written approval before installation.
Business and CostsGarowe
A transport allowance in a Garowe bid is only as good as the evidence behind it. Ask for vehicle records, fuel logs and delivery notes before you trust it.
Business and CostsBorama
A supervisor stretched across too many Borama sites visits less and signs more. Check the workload before work starts.
Business and CostsQardho
Site numeracy competency risks in Qardho are evidence gaps: check setting-out sheets, mix ratios and bar bending schedules against the drawing.
Engineering and MethodsQardho
Cantilever competency in Qardho is proven by records and a sample pour, not by claims. Ask for deflection readings, mix records and steel fixing evidence.
Business and CostsGarowe
Verify drawing revisions competency in Garowe by asking for the register, the superseded sheets and one traced change before you accept the claim.
Business and CostsBerbera
Check a Berbera bidder's live commitments against the tender programme before you award, or the low price may buy a stretched team.
Business and CostsQardho
Ask for the payroll plan, the cash source and the site register, not the claim. A crew that walks off is the real cost.
Business and CostsGarowe
Sample approvals prove a contractor can finish one piece of work well. Check records, methods and a recent Garowe site before trusting the claim.
Business and CostsHargeisa
Workload assessment gaps in Hargeisa let one crew take on more sites than it can supervise, which is how overcommitted project teams allow defects to pass.
Business and CostsQardho
Ask for machine papers, output records and a site visit. Unsourced equipment capacity claims in Qardho leave your programme resting on nothing.
Engineering and MethodsGarowe
A slump test is only evidence if it is done to the method, witnessed and recorded. In Garowe, ask for the records before you trust the claim.
