Impact of land rights on cost of Government projects: The case of karpowership project in Sekondi – Western Region.
| dc.contributor.author | Donkor, Peter | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-22T14:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-19T03:44:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-22T14:03:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-19T03:44:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-06-22 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award Degree of Master of Science in Project Management. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at assessing the impact of land rights on project cost overruns in the delivery of governmental projects in Sekondi - Takoradi focusing on the Karpowership project. With this aim, two (2) objectives were set which were to identify the contribution of property rights to construction cost overruns and delays of the Karpowership project located at Sekondi and to identify the factors that leads to poor property rights management in construction at Karpoweship project located at Sekondi. The study adopted the mixed research approach in collecting data. The data was collected with the aid of a structured interview and structured questionnaire. In all, thirty-nine (39) respondents were targeted however, thirty-three (33) respondents were available to respond to the questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using content analysis and mean score ranking. From the analysis, it was realized that, the delays in projects are caused by court injunctions on the Land. These injunctions are normally secured by the owners of the land against the contractor and its assigns from carrying out their work. Also, it was realized that, the payment of compensation is a major cause of increase in cost of a project. In accordance with the 1962 State Lands Act (Act 125), Compensation is due and payable if there is no controversy in the claim lodged and the amount claimed is considered reasonable or if the claimant has negotiated successfully with the government on entitlements based on equivalence of loss sustained. Also, it was realized that, inadequate time allowed for reengagement, resistance from documented right owners and opportunity offered to undocumented rights are the major factors affecting property rights management. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, Institutions responsible for community engagements must endeavour to cover all rights. Property Rights Computations for compensation purposes must have the long-term view by setting aside a percentage of the compensable sum aside to address undocumented property rights that have the potential of igniting a court suit. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14068 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Land rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | cost overruns | en_US |
| dc.title | Impact of land rights on cost of Government projects: The case of karpowership project in Sekondi – Western Region. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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