UJENZIBORA

Design and Build Contractor.

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Affordable Housing Solutions for First Time Home Owners.

Ujenzibora Seeks to provide a series of bespoke housing solutions that are highly customizable, affordable and technologically sound for first time home owners. We offer our clients a one stop hustle free Lab where they can come and find lasting solutions and achieve their goals. We have already designed and built some of the concept houses for example The Firstep House, The Minima, The Open Place et Cetera. We are available to build more.

Our Design and Build package offer our clients a one-stop-shop, peace of mind and affordable solutions in home ownership.

We like challenges and there is no limit as to what projects we can undertake in the built environment. We look forward to working on a variety of challenges and build magnificent houses.

We undertake:

  • Residential Projects,
  • Interior Design and Remodeling,
  • Commercial Projects like office blocks and
  • Eco-Tourism Developments.

  • Proposed Hotel Development Design & Built by Ujenzibora

    Proposed Hotel Development Design & Built by Ujenzibora

  • Customized Container Housing for Office, Residential or Commercial Use.
Interior of The Loft House.

Interior of The Loft House.

We are available to work on projects all over the republic. We believe we have the right team and housing solutions for our clients. – Qs.David Nahinga

 

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5 Options to Building or Owning A House in Kenya

When it comes to building a house, the solutions are not as straight forward as one would presume. I have known this for a fact by the kind of questions i receive from attending to issues raised on this website.

Here is a pointer to 5 Options that private individuals have for owning a house:

1. Design and Build (Consortium): You can hire a team of consultants who will both design and build your house. They usually consist of an integrated service usually in a Joint Venture or Consortium including both the Design Team (Architect, Engineers, Planners, Quantity Surveyors) and the Construction Team (Contractor, Landscapers, and sub-contractors). At Ujenzibora, we apply this method as it affords the greatest savings in cost and time.

The Consultants jointly sign an agreement to deliver on the project goals. Each consultant may work independently or collaborate in one working space but the primary objective is to deliver on the Project Brief.

English: Architect-led design-build, architect...

Design-build, architect as primary partner in IPD joint venture (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Back View- Rongai House, Designed and Built by Ujenzibora.

Back View- Rongai House, Designed and Built by Ujenzibora.

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Inside, Rongai House ( Designed & Built by Ujenzibora)

2. Tenant Purchase Scheme: This is where one pays a deposit usually to a state corporation or scheme that builds houses e.g. the National Housing Corporation(NHC) or National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU) or a Private Developer. They enter a financial arrangement whereby the rent offsets the cost of owning the house.

3. Labour Contracting: In this case, the client has a strong knowledge of the construction industry and only employs the Building Contractor and Consultants to undertake the design and actual building of the house except the purchase of materials. The materials are procured directly by the Client. The contractor usually signs a Labour-Only contract calculated as a percentage of Total Cost for the building project.

4. Co-operative Housing Schemes: This is a slight variation of the tenant purchase scheme with the distinctive difference being the self-organizing of would-be home owners pulling their funds or labour together to undertake building projects.

5. Direct Purchase: This are houses bought off-plan before, during or after their construction directly from the property market e.g. in a Gated Community.

 

Qs. Nahinga David

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