ORA EGBUNIKE & ASSOCIATES
The vision for a development is rarely the problem. The execution is. Wrong contractor selection, inadequate contract terms, poor cost monitoring and a team without clear accountability lines -- these are the real reasons projects overrun, overspend and underdeliver.
OEA's project management service addresses all of them. We bring structured professional discipline to your development from inception to handover -- managing the interfaces between owner, consultants, contractors and funders that, without coordination, become the fault lines where projects fail.
Our principal's mandate experience includes RICS-grade development monitoring for institutional funders, procurement oversight on government infrastructure, and end-to-end project management on commercial and residential schemes across Nigeria. We are not a construction company. We are the owner's representative -- your interests, protected throughout.
From acquisition feasibility through design, procurement, construction and handover -- one team, one accountability
FIDIC, NEC and Nigerian standard form contracts administered by qualified surveyors
Independent progress and cost monitoring for funders and institutional investors
Principal holds RICS fellowship -- international standard for project and development management
Every stage of your development, managed with the same rigour we bring to Nigeria's most complex mandates.
Translating your vision into a clear project brief, programme and budget -- establishing the baseline from which all progress will be measured and all deviations identified early.
Inception StageIdentifying the optimal procurement route (traditional, design-and-build, management contracting), preparing tender documents and conducting rigorous contractor pre-qualification and selection.
Pre-ConstructionAdministering the construction contract impartially -- certifying interim payments, assessing variations, managing claims and issuing instructions with the authority and documentation that protects the owner.
FIDIC · NEC · NIA FormsIndependent third-party monitoring for funders, banks and institutional investors -- progress reports, cost-to-complete assessments and drawdown certification against construction milestones.
Funder AdvisoryPre-contract cost planning, post-contract cost control, cash flow forecasting and value engineering reviews that keep the scheme within budget without compromising the owner's objectives.
Cost ControlSnagging inspections, practical completion certification, defects liability management, final account agreement and project close-out documentation ensuring clean title transfer and asset registration.
Project Close-OutBrief confirmed, project objectives defined, programme established, team structure agreed, risk register opened. The foundation everything else is built on.
Design management, consultant appointments, planning, procurement strategy, tender process, contractor selection and contract execution.
Contract administration, site visits, progress reporting, cost control, variation assessment, funder drawdown certifications and stakeholder communications.
Snagging, practical completion, defects management, final account settlement, documentation compilation and asset handover.
The AATC mandate -- one of Sub-Saharan Africa's most significant commercial real estate developments -- demonstrates OEA's capacity to work at institutional scale on Africa's most complex assets. Our principal's engagement on mandates of this complexity is the standard we bring to every development management appointment, regardless of scale.
Why bring in an independent project manager rather than leave it to the main contractor?
The main contractor's interest is profit maximisation, not owner satisfaction. OEA sits between you and the contractor -- certifying only what has been properly completed, assessing variations independently, and ensuring the contract terms you paid to have drafted are actually enforced.
OEA is appointed by the owner or funder, not the contractor. Our development monitoring reports represent what is actually happening on site and what the cost-to-complete genuinely is -- not what the contractor is claiming. That independence is what institutional funders require.
Contract administration is dispute prevention. Properly documented instructions, formally assessed variations and timely decisions mean most disputes never become claims. When they do, OEA's records provide the audit trail that resolves them.
Yes. OEA has the team depth to manage concurrent mandates across locations. Our principal maintains direct oversight of all project management engagements -- you are not handed to a junior team once the appointment letter is signed.
Tell us about your development and we will schedule a project briefing meeting within 5 working days. All development information shared is treated in strict confidence.
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Ora Egbunike & Associates