The aim of this study was to assess the influence of client support on performance of contractors within the road construction industry in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and correlation research design. The target population was 156 selected from road contractors, engineers working in road authorities, technical auditors and consultants in the road sector. Stratified and proportionate sampling techniques were employed in coming up with a sample size of 62 respondents drawn from a target population of 156. From the simple linear regression conducted, the findings revealed that client support influences the performance of contractors in the road construction sector. Thus, we recommend that client support is highly needed to avoid issues such as delayed payment that would adversely affect performance of contractors in the road construction industry. This will subsequently lead to timely completion of roads, achieving cost effective and quality road projects.
Stakeholder involvement in the project planning process should include a variety of actors with different roles and responsibilities at the planning phase of the project life cycle. Failure to adequately plan greatly reduces the project's chances of successfully accomplishing its goals. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of stakeholder participation in project planning on the completion of urban road transport-infrastructure projects in Kenya. Pragmatic research paradigm was utilized for this study to facilitate mixed research methods. The study adopted descriptive survey and correlational research design. The target population was 1593. A sample size of 309 respondents was drawn utilizing purposive and simple random sampling procedures. A five point Likert type scale questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data while interview guides were used to collect qualitative data. The study found that stakeholder participation in project planning had a positive and significant influence on the completion of urban road transport infrastructure projects in Kenya (r = 0.838, R 2 = 0.703, F (4, 209) = 123.43, p < 0.001 < 0.05). R 2 = 0.703 indicating that stakeholder participation in project planning explains 70.3% of the variations in the completion of urban road transport infrastructure projects in Kenya. The study concluded that stakeholder participation in project planning significantly influences completion of urban road transport-infrastructure projects in Kenya. The study recommends the need to increase training and awareness on participation in project planning. The study also recommends the need to develop a guiding policy document detailing the importance of stakeholder participation in road construction life cycle in order to curb any future misgivings in implementation of these important socioeconomic projects.
This study sought to establish the determinants of effective monitoring and evaluation of County government funded infrastructural projects. The term effective is used to mean whether the project monitoring and evaluation has or can achieve its objectives. The study identified three independent variables which included staff technical skills, budgetary allocation and stakeholder participation. Not only does best practise require that projects are monitored for control but also project stakeholders require transparency, accountability for resource use and impact, good project performance and to benefit future projects. Therefore, the study shed insight on the aforementioned benefits. The study was carried out using descriptive survey research design. The study location was Nakuru East constituency in Nakuru County and as such a beneficiary of county funds for infrastructure projects; the elected Members of County Assembly (MCA), resident engineer and the residents of this formed the target population. There are 157167 residents, one resident engineer and five elected members of county assembly from this a random sample of 387 residents was sought for the study out of which 341 respondents participated. Also, a census was conducted for technical comprising of the resident engineer and the MCAs resulting to a total of six. The study employed questionnaire interview format as its primary data collection method. There were two kinds of questionnaires; one for the technical team which include the MCAs and resident engineers and the other for the stakeholders. Two research assistants were identified and trained on research tools and procedures. The primary data collected was edited, coded and organised into manageable summaries whereby both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques were used using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Quantitative data collected was analyzed, presented and interpreted using both descriptive statistics while thematic analysis techniques was used to analyze qualitative data collected in the open-ended questions. Linear regression analysis was used to establish the relation between independent variables and dependent variables; the regression equation was Y= 1.311+0.349X1 + 0.405X2 + 0.69X3. The regression equation indicated that taking all the three variables at zero, effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation was1.311. According to the findings it was concluded that all the three variables were significant (p<0.05). The study is intended to inform both the county and national government of effectiveness of monitoring and evaluations of infrastructure projects funded by county and play a vital role in strategic planning for county infrastructure development.
A number of studies conducted in Kenya and internationally indicated that most of the construction firms and contractors do not seem to strictly observe safety administration in construction industry, hence compromised performance at implementation stage of projects and even later in the post implementation or post-delivery stage. The study aimed to examine the influence of contractors' safety record on road performance. This is to create better understanding of how the safety record of contractors could either positively or negatively influence performance of roads during post-delivery stage. The study used both descriptive survey research design and correlation design based on a pragmatic mixed method approach. Through stratified sampling and proportionate sampling, a sample of 210 was drawn from a population of 460 comprising of registered contractors and Public Service Vehicles (PSV) drivers within Nairobi County in Kenya. Questionnaires were distributed using simple random sampling. The questionnaires returned were 153 in total representing 72.8% of all questionnaires distributed to the respondents. Data was descriptively analyzed using percentages, frequencies, means and standard deviations for measuring central tendency and variability. Inferential analysis was done by use of correlation and regression. The descriptive analysis revealed that safety policy management system, insurance policy, and adequacy of standards in addressing safety outcome are to some extent practiced and adhered to. However, compliance behavior to safety procedures is still weak and requires improvement. The null hypothesis was tested and the results obtained from a simple linear regression indicated that, R = 0.657, R 2 = 0.431, B = 0.359, t = 10.703, F (1,151) = 114.558, p = 0.000 < 0.05. This means that contractors' safety record has a strong positive and significant relationship with road performance and that 43.
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