A Principle Framework for Determining Timely Completion of Building Projects in Public Tertiary Institutions in Bauchi and Gombe State, Nigeria

Abstract

Building projects embarked upon in most public tertiary institutions in Nigeria were reported to have experienced delay in completion. The issue of poor completion of building projects is alarmingly global. Thus, this study aims at developing a principle framework for determining timely completion of building projects in public tertiary institutions in Bauchi and Gombe State, Nigeria. A total of 170 sample questionnaires were randomly distributed to four public tertiary institutions in Bauchi and Gombe state, Nigeria. Construction professionals with working affiliation with the clients, consultants and contractors were the respondents of the study. SPSS software was used to carry out both descriptive and inferential analysis in form of frequencies, percentages, mean scores, standard deviations, regression and one sample t-test. Findings revealed that communication and teamwork, monitoring and evaluation, planning, due process in award of contract, involvement of stakeholders, due availability of finance, and suitable construction method were the most relevant factors of timely completion. Furthermore, effective management, effective public procurement procedures and stakeholders' engagement inputs with P-values 0.000<0.05 are the principle determinants of timely completion of building projects in public tertiary institutions in Bauchi and Gombe State, Nigeria with 21.8% increased cause-effects. In conclusion, timely completion is an essential success indicator of building projects in public tertiary institutions. Hence, there is need for a managerial synergy approach and adherence with all the laid down public procurement procedures and engaging stakeholders in order to enhance project completion on schedule.

The Impacts of Quality Management Success Factors on the Quality Performance of Construction Projects in the Lake Chad Basin

“…Further findings revealed that, the success factors with the high impact are: project manager's previous work experience and supervision skills, with a mean score 'MS' 3.90 and standard deviation 'SD' 0.84; Project manager's technical competence and good leadership skills, with Mean Score 'MS' 3.75/ Standard Deviation 'SD' 0.84; taking appropriate security measures on project site, with 'MS' 3.73/ 'SD'1.14; project planning, monitoring and evaluation, with 'MS' 3.68/ 'SD' 1.04; project team technical capabilities, with MS 3.59 and SD 0.98. while the success factors with the least 'moderate impacts' on quality performance are: application of latest techniques and innovations for project operation, with MS 3.15/ SD 1.16, and conformance to codes, standards and regulations, with MS 3.14/ SD 1.32 respectively. These findings agreed with results from most recent studies reviewed, for instance [1], [11], [19]. 8 presents result of the relative severity index of quality management success factors.…”

“…Due to the peculiarities of the study location, 80 samples of questionnaires were distributed using the convenience and snowball sampling technique approaches to the accessible construction experts in the study area, particularly in the towns of Damaturu the state capital, as well as in major towns such as Nguru, Gashua all in Yobe state. The respondents successfully returned 59 questionnaires in total, which is a response rate of 73.75%, this rate is higher than previous studies in the region, for instance, [1], [19], and [22] respectively.…”

“…A 5-point Likert scale was used, with "1" representing -Very low, "2" Low, "3" Moderate, "4" High and "5" representing-Very high respectively was used. According to [19], and [1], the Likert scale is the scale that is most frequently used in survey research. For this study, twenty-three "quality management success factors", as well as ten "quality performance measures" which are relevant to the study area and the research objectives was used as compiled in table 3 and 4 respectively.…”

Sustainable Practices Influencing Timely Delivery of Building Construction Project

“…According to Shehu (2021), time management is one of many steps that must be taken to successfully complete a project. Due to persistently subpar performance, stakeholders have set the crucial aim of timely completion of buildings within predicted budget and agreedupon quality requirements (Shehu & Shehu, 2022). The procedures needed to complete the project on time are included in project time management processes (PMI, 2013).…”

“…The project's performance and workflow will surely improve significantly when more skilled people are assigned (Othman et al 2012). According to be concerned with completing projects on time (Shehu & Shehu, 2022;Shehu et al, 2020).…”