Examination of the influence of procurement management strategies on effective construction project delivery in Rivers State.
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2024-06
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Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Abstract
This research aims at examining the influence of procurement management strategies on effective construction project delivery in Rivers state, Nigeria. Additionally, this study seeks to identify and categorize the procurement management strategies currently in use in the effective delivery of construction projects, determine the influence of procurement management strategies on effective construction project delivery, analyses and correlate the difference between the traditional procurement management strategies and non-traditional procurement management strategies on construction project delivery in Rivers State. The study was guided by the transaction cost economics, principal-agent, resource-based view, stakeholder and institutional theories. The study used an exploratory and descriptive research design methods of investigation, and a census sampling technique was used to select a sample size from 84 population of the practitioners in Rivers state. The study employed a well-structured standardized questionnaire designed in Likert five-point scales, in addition to personal observations to elicit responses from construction firms and projects situated in Rivers State, Nigeria. The questionnaires underwent pre-testing and validation to ensure their reliability. The study utilized various statistical tools such as tables and descriptive statistics to present the demographic data. Additionally, the Factor. Analysis technique, Multiple Regression and Correlation analysis were employed to analyses the major issues in the study. The statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics version 19.0. The study's results show That out of the twelve (12) procurement management strategies (variables) tested for factor analysis, the findings revealed six clusters named in other of significance as DBPS, DLPS, DBBPS, LCPS, CMPS and CRCPS. The multiple regression analysis results revealed that Design and build procurement system, Design bid build procurement system, lump-sum contract procurement system, direct labour procurement strategy, and construction management procurement system influenced effective construction procurement. management strategies in Rivers state. The study suggests that project executioners in Rivers State should adopt modern procurement strategies, such as the integrated project delivery (IPD) method, to improve the efficiency and reliability of construction projects. It also suggests separating design and construction teams to ensure due diligence in the handling of works. Nontraditional procurement methods, such as DBB, are expected to address industry challenges like project delays and cost overruns. The study suggests that more attention should be given to nontraditional procurement systems to change the narrative in the Nigerian construction industry, aiming to deliver projects on schedule, cost, quality, and value for money.
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Master’s thesis on "influence of procurement management strategies on effective construction project delivery". It contains diagrams. tables and graphs.
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Construction projects, correlation analysis, factor analysis, Rivers State, multiple regression, Nigeria, procurement management strategies, department of project management technology
Citation
Fubara, J. I. (2024). Examination of the influence of procurement management strategies on effective construction project delivery in Rivers State {Unpublished Master’s Thesis}, Federal University of Technology, Owerri