Kenyan quantity surveyor Qs. Victor Odongo has been elected President of the Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors (AAQS), the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK) has announced.
In its congratulatory message, IQSK wished him success as he takes up leadership of the continental professional body.
Odongo has more than 36 years of experience in the construction and infrastructure sector. He is Principal Partner of Buildcost Associates and Managing Director of Buildcost Project Management Ltd. His work spans quantity surveying, project management and technical advisory services. He has also held leadership roles in Uganda’s quantity surveying and construction sectors. Odongo is registered to practise in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, according to his professional biography.
Established in 1999, the AAQS is a continental body uniting national quantity surveying institutes, associations and societies. Its objective is to strengthen cooperation and professional ties among African member organisations. The association promotes professional and ethical standards, advances quantity surveying education and training, encourages research and technical innovation in the built environment, and supports recognition of the quantity surveyor’s role in society. It facilitates knowledge-sharing through conferences, seminars, joint programmes and the development of model documentation and guidance for use across African markets. Its institution membership includes IQSK and other national bodies across the continent.
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