Adoption of best procurement practices for a successful construction project delivery in Ghana
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November, 2019
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Construction is the foundation of development and no nation can experience growth without an efficient and effective construction sector, and it has complexity in its nature because it contains large number of parties as clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, shareholders and regulators. This research report evaluated the role of adopting best procurement practices on the successful delivery of construction projects in Ghana. The objectives that guided this study were: to identify the best procurement practices that can result in successful construction project delivery, to determine the current procurement practices and their effect on construction project delivery and to investigate the barriers to the adoption of the best procurement practices in the construction project delivery in Ghana. Literature review was done based on the objectives of the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. Descriptive survey research design based on questionnaire was used because the study objectives were descriptive in nature and required taking care of multiple realities likely to be found in the construction project sector. Purposive sampling was used to select 25 respondent who have good and practical knowledge on construction projects planning, execution, management and evaluation of construction project outcomes. Data from the responses was organized; coded and analyzed. The analysis was done using descriptive statistics, tables, frequencies, RII and percentages. It was recommended that all stakeholders in construction projects must adopt best procurement practices right from construction project planning, implementation, management and evaluation of all construction projects to ensuring greater value and best value for monies invested in construction projects. The study also revealed that cost/budget overruns, late delivery of supplies and materials, poor specifications/ill-defined scope of work, unanticipated Price Hikes and Poor Project integration are among the main factors of construction project failure. The study further revealed the most adopted best procurement practices to ensuring successful delivery of construction projects in Ghana. The main barriers to adopting and implementing best procurement practices include delayed payments due to high bureaucracy, unavailability of funds to honour payments, interference from management and stakeholders in the procurement process and poor contract management.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Management and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award degree of Master of Science in Project Management
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Adoption, procurement practices, successful construction, project delivery, Ghana