A dissertation submitted in Partial/Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award
of Masters of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management Degree of
Mzumbe University
This report intended to investigate hindrances to effective Works procurement contracts
management in public organizations in where DUCE was used as the case for this
study. The reason led to this study was the history of other organizations within the
public sector in Tanzania. Many o\public organizations have received inferior quality
works hence unequal value for money particularly to works procurement contracts
management thus caused loss to their firms and public in general. Different theoretical
and empirical literatures show that despite effective procurement works contracts
management works still representing area which suffers a lot in terms of deliverables
and funds.
The purpose of this study was to investigate on hindrances to effective works
procurement contracts management in public organization
This study was conducted on case study where DUCE was taken as the case. This
studied sample had 74 staff. The sample elements were selected randomly and
purposely so as to achieve the concept of reliability and validity of data. This study used
both primary and secondary data, collection methods included; observations,
questionnaire, review of reports, text books and periodicals.
The research findings were presented in tabular forms and graphs. Data were
analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively e.g. the use of percentages and explanations
with the support of reviewed literatures along the given specific objectives and their
corresponding questions provided in the questionnaire. This assisted in ascertaining the
reality of findings, which also concluded basing on generalization context.
Finally this report gives conclusion on analyzed findings is given based on
majority of findings from which 75% of responses concluded that effective works
procurement contracts management is affected by different factors which pose as
hindrances where recommendations on measures to overcome these hindrances.
The researcher really hopes that output from this study shall be of practical use
to DUCE.