Establishment of impediments to small and medium local contractors’ performance in construction projects in local government authorities in Tanzania
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Date
2009
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University of Dar es Salaam
Abstract
In this research, the main focus was the establishment of impediments to small and medium local contractor’s performance to construction projects in Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania. The primary objective was the identification of factors caused by contractors and LGAs towards poor performance of construction projects in LGAs, the extent of effects of critical factors on the overall performance of construction projects and suggesting measures for their mitigation. Various general causes of poor contractors’ performance were obtained from literature review. Poor performance of construction projects in LGAs in Tanzania performed by small and medium local contractors were obtained from interview and questionnaire filled in by 79 LGAs engineers and 60 contractors. Opinion on the mitigation measures were as well obtained from interviews and questionnaires. In this research, a number of factors of poor performance of construction projects in LGAs caused by contractors and LGAs have been identified. These included inadequate experience and management skills of technical personnel for both contractors and LGAs staff, lack of working capital to contractors inadequate equipment’s and plants to most of contractors, delay of payments to contractors from LGAs, corruption, political interference and community contribution not made on time. Most of these factors were attributed to lack of proper application of project management principles, unfavorable academic environment and bureaucratic decision making process in LGAs. The contributing effect of each factor was ranked in terms of a contributory percentage. One of the key measures for mitigation of poor performance of construction projects in LGAs identified in this study was to improve project management skill to technical personnel for both contractors’ side and LGAs staff.
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Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HD9715.T34M76)
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Small business, Local constructors, Construction industry
Citation
Msomba, F (2009) Establishment of impediments to small and medium local contractors’ performance in construction projects in local government authorities in Tanzania, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam