Lobocon is a construction management platform built for property developers and infrastructure firms across Africa. It brings BOQ management, planned vs actual tracking, cash flow forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, and labor tracking into one platform.

What does Lobocon do?

Lobocon helps construction teams track project profitability in real time. You can manage your BOQ, monitor planned vs actual progress, forecast cash flow, track labor, and run earned value analysis — all from one platform.

Who is Lobocon built for?

Lobocon is built for property developers, infrastructure firms, and engineering firms running large or multiple concurrent construction projects across Kenya and Africa.

How much does Lobocon cost?

Lobocon is priced at KES 6,500 per user per month. Early customers get 50% off their first month.

Is Lobocon an alternative to Procore?

Yes. Lobocon is an affordable Procore alternative built specifically for the African construction market. It covers BOQ management, scheduling, cash flow, earned value, and labor tracking at a fraction of the cost.

Does Lobocon work with MS Project and Excel?

Yes. Lobocon supports importing schedules from MS Project and BOQ data from Excel, so you can migrate your existing project data in minutes.

Where is Lobocon available?

Lobocon is currently available in Kenya and expanding across Africa. It is a web-based platform accessible from any device.

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Company

The connected construction platform

Construction intelligence for complete project control.

Know if your project is profitable before it is too late. One platform for tracking your BOQ, planned vs actual, schedule, and cash flow.

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Portfolio Margin

P&L:14.6%

Spend:8.3%

Phase Progress

56%

BELOW TARGET

Revenue Growth

KES 245,345

Financial Analytics · Q2 Forecast

The connected construction platform

Construction intelligence for complete project control.

Know if your project is profitable before it is too late. One platform for tracking your BOQ, planned vs actual, schedule, and cash flow.

Book a working session Contact Sales

Portfolio Margin

P&L:14.6%

Spend:8.3%

Phase Progress

56%

BELOW TARGET

Revenue Growth

KES 245,345

Financial Analytics · Q2

The connected construction platform

Construction intelligence
for complete project control.

Know if your project is profitable before it is too late. One platform for tracking your BOQ, planned vs actual, schedule, and cash flow.

Book a working session Contact Sales

Portfolio Margin

P&L:14.6%

Active Spend

Project:8.3%

Phase Progress

56%BELOW TARGET

Revenue Growth

KES 245,345

Financial Analytics · Q2 Forecast

Trusted by leading construction firms

STANBUILD

Buildscape

SkylineKenya

OptimaCivil Works

rimpa.

KensetsuLtd

VERTEX

MaishaConstruct

Meridian

PROTEK

HarbourageEA

TRIDENT

Platform

One platform.
Every project phase.

Commercial

Your bill of quantities, live.

Import, map, and track every line item against actual site progress. BOQ updates as work happens — no more end-of-month surprises.

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Element 1 — SubstructuresB-SUBALL PROVISIONAL

52 items · column bases, basement slab, waterproofing, reinforcement

CodeDescriptionQtyUnit

1.1.1Excavate to reduce levels; not exceeding 1.5m deep300m³

1.1.2Ditto; exceeding 1.5m but not exceeding 3.0m deep350m³

1.5.1Vibrated reinforced insitu concrete class 25MPa — Column bases14,000m³

1.8.1T8 high tension ribbed steel bars reinforcement to BS 444926,991Kg

1.4.1Allow for keeping the whole excavation free from all water1Item

Section TotalKES 48,230,000

Customer StoryHow Skyline Kenya cut BOQ reconciliation from 3 weeks to 2 days ↗

Commercial

Know your CPI before it's too late.

Real-time CPI and SPI from live BOQ progress. Catch overruns at work-package level — not the end-of-month meeting.

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Performance Detail

Cost Performance

Cost Variance (CV) EV – AC

+KES 675K

CPI

Earning KES 1.16 per KES spent

1.16

VAC Variance at Completion

+KES 1.72M

TCPI Efficiency to meet BAC

0.89

Actual Progress

39.0%

Based on BOQ earned value ÷ BAC

Schedule Performance

SPI

Needs scheduling data

Schedule Variance (SV)

EV – PV

PV (Planned Value)

Set when schedule added

% Planned Complete

Planned completion

Schedule metrics unlock with the Scheduling module.

Customer StoryHow Kensetsu caught a KES 4M overrun before it became KES 12M ↗

Commercial

Never get caught short on site.

Forecast inflows, outflows, and working capital across every active project. See your cash position 90 days forward.

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Snapshot13 Feb 2026Period1 Feb – 28 Feb 2026

Healthy

Cash In

Total Cash In (Cumulative)KES 18,500,000

Cash In This PeriodKES 3,200,000

Work BilledKES 20,600,000

Work Earned (EV)KES 19,200,000

Outstanding

Outstanding InvoicesKES 2,100,000

Overdue InvoicesKES 850,000

Cash Out

Total Cash Out (Cumulative)KES 14,300,000

Cash Out This PeriodKES 1,400,000

Burn Rate (Daily)KES 89,286

Cash Position

Opening BalanceKES 2,400,000

Closing BalanceKES 4,200,000

Projected BalanceKES 6,300,000

Customer StoryHow Maisha Construct avoided a KES 6M cash gap with 90-day forecasting ↗

Execution

Your baseline. Your critical path.

Import from MS Project or build in Lobocon. CPM auto-calculates float and critical path. Set baselines, track slippage, keep every trade on schedule.

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CriticalBaselineSummaryMilestone

26 Jan–1 Feb

2 Feb–8 Feb

9 Feb–15 Feb

16 Feb–22 Feb

1.1 Site Clearance

→1.2 Setting Out

1.2 Setting Out

1.9 Deshuttering

1.9 Deshuttering and Curing

2.1 Substructure

3.0 Milestone

Week 18 of 52 · On track

Customer StoryHow Harbourage EA kept a 14-storey project on schedule despite a 3-week weather delay ↗

Execution

Daily variance. No surprises.

Compare daily progress against your baseline at work-package level. Surface slippage before it compounds.

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Planned vs Actual — Week 18

Project Alpha · Block A Superstructure

Concrete pours-8% behind

Planned

80%

Actual

72%

Block laying-15% behind

Planned

60%

Actual

45%

Steel fixing+4% ahead

Planned

55%

Actual

59%

Customer StoryHow Vertex Build reduced daily reporting time from 2 hours to 15 minutes ↗

Execution

Every worker. Every hour.

Track daily headcount, allocation per trade, and overtime against your project labor plan. Know your labor cost in real time — not at month-end.

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Labor Dashboard

Today · Site A, Project Alpha

-6 workers

On Site

Planned

Variance

-6

Concreters

24/24

Steel fixers

12/16

Masons

18/30

Electricians

8/8

Customer StoryHow Stanbuild reduced labour overspend by 22% with daily tracking ↗

Reporting

Your budget, locked and live.

Set your cost baseline, configure contingency, and see your total project budget build in real time. One source of truth for your finance team.

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Cost Baseline

Auto-sync baseline from BOQ

Updates automatically whenever bills change.

Current baselineKES 859,673,313

Auto-sync on · Last synced: just now

Contingency Allowance

• No contingency in BOQ. Add global % or per bill.

Add contingency

Standard range 5–15%

Global %

all 16 bills

Contingency

KES 85,967,331

Live Budget Preview

Contract Sum · Raw BOQ · 16 bills

859,673,313

Contingency · 10% global

+ 85,967,331

Cost Plan / Baseline

945,640,644

Management Reserve · 5%

+ 47,282,032

Total Project Budget

+ 10% contingency, + 5% reserve

992,922,676 KES

Customer StoryHow Buildscape ran a KES 1.2B project with full financial transparency for their client ↗

Reporting

Everyone sees the same numbers.

Role-based access for your whole team — QS, PM, site foreman, finance, and client. One source of truth, always current.

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Team Access — Project Alpha

Role-based permissions · 4 members

James Kariuki

Project Manager

Full Access

Amina Osei

Quantity Surveyor

BOQ + Cost

Samuel Mwita

Site Foreman

Progress only

Client View

Read-only dashboard

View only

Customer StoryHow Buildscape eliminated weekly status meetings by giving clients live access ↗

Reporting

Equipment and materials, tracked.

Track utilisation, delivery status, and resource allocation across all active sites. Know what's idle before it costs you.

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Equipment Utilisation

All sites · 3 active projects

Tower Crane #1Active — Site A

92% utilised184 / 200 hrs

Concrete PumpShared — Sites A/B

78% utilised156 / 200 hrs

Excavator JCB-3Idle ⚠

Unallocated — cost accruing at KES 12,000/day

Customer StoryHow Optima Civil saved KES 800K/month by eliminating idle equipment costs ↗

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Know exactly where
your money is going.

Track your BOQ, cash flow, schedule, and labor in one place. Know what is happening on every project before it costs you.

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Commercial

Execution

Reporting

Integrations

Lobocon works with the tools
your team already uses.

Import your MS Project schedules, sync your Excel BOQs, and connect your accounting software without re-entering data.

MS Project

MS Excel

Google Sheets

QuickBooks

MS Project

MS Excel

Google Sheets

QuickBooks

Inside Lobocon

Insights
& Resources

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How to Import Your Schedule from MS Project into Lobocon

TutorialScheduling

How to Track Variation Orders and Protect Your Margin

BlogCommercial

Migrating Your BOQ from Excel to Lobocon in Under an Hour

TutorialBOQ

Earned Value Management for Construction PMs — A Practical Guide

BlogEVM

Webinar: How to Give Clients Live Project Access Without Losing Control

WebinarReporting

Why Cash Flow Forecasting Is the Most Overlooked Tool in Construction

BlogFinance

Stop Hoping Your Projects
Make Money.
Know.

Lobocon is the missing piece that will help you know your CPI, cash position, and schedule variance in real time, not when it's too late to act.

Book a session

Construction intelligence for complete project control.

Construction intelligence for complete project control.

Construction intelligencefor complete project control.

Trusted by leading construction firms

One platform.Every project phase.

Your bill of quantities, live.

Know your CPI before it's too late.

Never get caught short on site.

Your baseline. Your critical path.

Daily variance. No surprises.

Every worker. Every hour.

Your budget, locked and live.

Everyone sees the same numbers.

Equipment and materials, tracked.

Know exactly whereyour money is going.

Lobocon works with the toolsyour team already uses.

Insights& Resources

How to Import Your Schedule from MS Project into Lobocon

How to Track Variation Orders and Protect Your Margin

Migrating Your BOQ from Excel to Lobocon in Under an Hour

Earned Value Management for Construction PMs — A Practical Guide

Webinar: How to Give Clients Live Project Access Without Losing Control

Why Cash Flow Forecasting Is the Most Overlooked Tool in Construction

Stop Hoping Your ProjectsMake Money.Know.

Construction intelligence
for complete project control.

One platform.
Every project phase.

Know exactly where
your money is going.

Lobocon works with the tools
your team already uses.

Insights
& Resources

Stop Hoping Your Projects
Make Money.
Know.