Improving sustainable procurement practices in road projects in Accra Metropolis
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2021-07-07
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While sustainable procurement practices within the road sector are common in many developed
countries, its awareness and implementation is still comparatively low in most developing
countries of which Ghana is not an exception. Recognising the important role that sustainable
procurement activities can play to support sustainable development, this project aims to examine
ways of improving sustainable procurement practices in the road sector of Ghana. To achieve this,
questionnaires were administered to professionals from three (3) agencies of the Ministry of Roads
and Highways i.e. Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), Department of Urban Roads (DUR) and
Department of Feeder Roads (DFR) in the Accra Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region. These
professionals included Quantity Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Construction Engineers, Procurement
and Administrative officers of these agencies. The questionnaires were carefully designed to
extract information from the professionals in meeting the objectives of the research which includes
identifying the current sustainable procurement practices in road projects, identifying factors
influencing the introduction of sustainable procurement practices in roads projects as well as
identifying ways of improving lapses in sustainable procurement practices within the sector. The
data collected from these professionals was then analysed using the Statistical Package for Social
Scientist (SPSS) Version 21 software. The findings indicated that inadequate funding, logistical
limitations, limited knowledge and deficient staff strength are some of the major challenges to the
attainment of sustainability within the road sector. Recommendations provided for the
advancement of sustainable construction to include training on sustainability issues, the need to
emphasise sustainability at all stages throughout the procurement process and a proposed
framework for implementing, monitoring and evaluating sustainable construction along the
procurement route
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award Degree of Master of Science in Procurement Management.
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Sustainable, Procurement, Practices, Road Projects, Accra Metropolis