Nigeria is blessed with many untapped natural and mineral resources that can be used in the production of construction materials. The use of locally … - Olubola Babalola

I attended Sacred Heart Convent School and Jericho High School, both in Ibadan for my primary and secondary school education respectively.

It started in 1987 when I gained admission to study quantity surveying at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. As a young undergraduate, I never knew it would turn out great like this. I made sure I attended all lectures, did all assignments and tests and studied hard for all examinations. After my graduation in 1992 and Youth Service, I was employed in the Department as a Graduate Assistant and I moved through the ranks to becoming a Professor backdated to 2012 after acquiring the necessary qualifications.

The impact of the profession has not been fully realized most especially in the areas of getting value for money invested on construction projects and in the prevention of project abandonment. We can work with the architects, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers to produce cost-effective designs affordable by clients (public and private) by carrying out cost planning as well as cost control during execution to ensure that the estimated cost is not exceeded beyond what our clients can afford. These services will prevent project abandonment because all the designers would design to affordable cost based on our professional advise on removal of unnecessary cost. We can also prepare Schedule of Materials and Labor with cost to guide non-corporate clients at the grassroots in the execution of their building projects thereby providing cost saving measures.