Implementation of e-procurement in mitigating corrupt practices in construction project delivery in River State
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2024-04
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Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Abstract
This research focused on implementation of e-procurement in mitigating corrupt practices in construction project delivery in Rivers State. Specifically, the study examined the factors precipitating corrupt practices in construction project delivery, identify eprocurement tools and techniques used in mitigating corrupt practices in the delivery of construction projects, and as well as measures used in mitigating corrupt practices in construction project delivery. The study is guided by Transaction Cost Theory, eTechnology Perspective Theory, Institutional Theory. The research design method adopted for the study is a survey study. The instrument for data collection and measurement were well structured standardized questionnaire modeled in Likert five point scales were used in eliciting responses from various professionals in both private and public sectors in the construction industry in Rivers State and the sample size for this study is 156. Factor analysis, mean item score(MIS), and relative importance index were used in analyzing the major issues in the study with the aid of statistical tools in SPSS version 25.0 and Microsoft excel programmed software. The findings from this study shows that there are factors precipitating corrupt practices in construction project delivery such as close relationship, absent of project anti-corruption system, monopoly, inappropriate political interference, personal greed, subjecting workers to job insecurity, inadequate sanction etc. The findings of the study further revealed that there are Eprocurement tools and techniques used in mitigating corrupt practices in the delivery of construction projects such as internet based tools, enterprise resource planning, e-sourcing tools, e-awarding tools, e-tendering tool etc. and also the result show that there are measures used in mitigating corrupt practices in construction project delivery. The study recommend that government as a matter of policy, should be organizing periodic awareness and reorientation workshops and seminars via professional associations platforms through a web based portals, for both public and private sectors and enlightened them of the danger of factors precipitating corrupt practices in construction project delivery. Furthermore, there is the need to implement all the e-procurement tools and techniques in both public and private companies to ensure transparency, accountability and competitive tendering process electronically during procurement processes which in turn hamper corruption.
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This thesis is for the award of Master of Science (MSc.) in Project Management Technology
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E-procurement, procurement, e-procurement implementation, corruption, construction projects, public procurement, Department of Project Management Technology
Citation
Godson, K. (2024). Implementation of e-procurement in mitigating corrupt practices in construction project delivery in River State (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria