Where we are
Tuluá is a municipality in the centre of the Valle del Cauca, roughly 100 km from Cali. From here, the plots, houses and fincas of the central Valle can be visited without long trips, which matters when a project needs frequent, well-timed checks: the foundations, the reinforcement before a concrete pour, the installations before the walls are closed.
Experience on the ground
John is an Industrial Engineer with more than ten years of experience managing infrastructure, energy and construction projects. His earlier work included oversight and control of civil and electrical works and supervision of medium and low voltage electrical networks. Today he coordinates a portfolio of 50 contracts with 43 contractors in a municipal public entity, in Palmira, Pradera and Tuluá.
That public-sector experience is not the same as a private client engagement. What transfers to private projects is the method: contract control, cost control, schedule verification and technical compliance. Read more on the track record and about pages.
Property types
- Urban lots and houses in the municipality.
- Fincas and rural properties around Tuluá, where access, water, waste water and electricity need careful checks.
- Houses under construction, which benefit most from independent oversight.
- Existing houses you are thinking of buying, where a technical inspection helps you negotiate with facts.
What each project involves
- Before you buy. Property inspection and property due diligence, with the title study done by a licensed attorney.
- When you build. Construction oversight and, if you need the project to be run for you, construction project management.
- Budgets and contracts. A construction cost audit of the budget and its unit prices.
Local rules
The local land-use plan and the municipal planning office define what can be built on each plot. Environmental authorisations, when needed, come from the regional authority. Your engineer identifies which apply at the start of the project. See building permits in Colombia.
Remote clients
Most of our clients do not live here. The work is organised so that you do not need to be in Tuluá: regular visits, photo and video documentation, written reports with the budget in COP, USD and EUR, and calls when you need to decide something.
To see the whole region, visit the Valle del Cauca page.