Contract management and its impact in public building projects: A case of Dodoma municipality

Omary, Omary Simba

dc.creator	Omary, Omary Simba
dc.date	2019-09-03T07:34:37Z
dc.date	2019-09-03T07:34:37Z
dc.date	2017
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:39:51Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:39:51Z
dc.identifier	Omary, O. S. (2017). Contract management and its impact in public building projects: A case of Dodoma municipality. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1473
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1473
dc.description	Dissertation (Master of Business Administration) Repetition, this item is already archived in the IR.
dc.description	The study, has aimed to assess contract management and its impact in public buildings projects. The study specifically has focused on determining the extent to which stake holders perceive contract management in relation to public building projects. In additional the study determines the impact of management of quality, time and cost effectiveness, the study also determines causes for poor contract management. A cross sectional research design was adopted; sample sizes of 40 respondents were obtained through random and non- random sampling techniques. The study has used both quantitative and qualitative methods approaches. Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel (Ms Excel) were used to analyse data. Data revealed that, more than 80% of the respondents strongly agreed, that quality had an influence on the effectiveness of contract management. Regarding to the major barriers in attainment of project quality include lack of effective supervision (96%), lack of effective communication (89%), lack of proper equipment for execution of the contract (98%) and the lack of management’s commitment to the quality assurance (98%).Furthermore, the study has found out that, the main causes of poor contract management related to the execution on the project, poor contract management and bureaucracy as well political influences as the most preferred factors as causing delays on construction projects. In General, the construction industry in Dodoma Municipal is effective in adhering in contract management. The management should find out mistakes and discrepancies in contract document and fluctuations in prices of building materials. The factors above could be observed and could be a clue to the prevention of poor quality, delays and cost management
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Contract management
dc.subject	Public buildings projects
dc.subject	Building projects
dc.subject	Cost effectiveness
dc.subject	Quality management
dc.subject	Building materials price
dc.subject	Dodoma
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Contract management and its impact in public building projects: A case of Dodoma municipality
dc.type	Dissertation