Assessment of Quantity Surveying Firms' Process and Product Innovation Drive in Nigeria

Peter, Onyeagam Onyealilam; Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere; Anthony, Adegboyega Adesoji

doi:10.33215/sjom.v2i2.111

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“…In both the developed and developing economies of the world, the construction industry plays an appreciable and recognisable role in stimulating the growth and development of nations. The construction sector proved to be useful to the national development and economic growth of countries, and the most obvious impacts are in the provision of housing and infrastructure, wealth creation, employment creation and contribution to the income of nations [1,2]. However, construction projects are known to overrun their budgets and schedules, poor quality of works, wastages, loss of value [1], and experiences increase in financial frauds.…”

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Construction audit-an essential project control function

2022

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Construction projects are known to overrun their budgets and schedules, poor quality of works, wastages, loss of value and experiences increase in financial frauds. Construction audit is a critical tool for the control and monitoring of frauds and other corrupt practices. The failure of construction organisations to recognise how critical auditing and its practices are in the management of construction projects have been blamed for the poor project performance outcome. The purpose of this study is to assess the benefits of construction audits to establish that it is a useful tool in controlling projects. Data were gathered from experts in consulting and contracting organizations using the wellstructured questionnaire and purposive sampling technique in Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria. With reliability of above 0.90, the collected data were analysed using frequency, percentage, mean score, and Mann-Whitney U test. It was found that the eve of use of auditing is high and it is recognised as a significant project control tool. The main benefits of audit application in construction are; to reduce cost overrun, financial probity and accountability, aid in the recovery of cost to promote cost savings, to protect the clients from avoidable and unnecessary claims from contractors, and ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with the project contract provision. Auditing should be encouraged in the delivery of private and public projects to ensure that value for money is achieved and losses reduced.

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2022

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“…The construction industry drives the delivery of construction projects such as buildings and civil engineering projects of different dimensions and complexities. These projects act as good propellers of socio-economic development and growth accelerators of nations, as they provide shelter, and employment opportunities and contribute to the GDP of nations, as well as impacting activities of non-construction-based sectors (Eze et al, 2019;Onyeagam et al, 2019;Onyejeakor et al, 2020). Despite these benefits of the construction sector, building and civil engineering projects have been adjudged to be ill-performed and delivered as they suffer from time and cost overruns, poor productivity, poor quality and high accidents rates, excessive claims and disputes and overall dissatisfaction of the stakeholders (Chan & Chan, 2011;Odeyinka and Yusuf, 2011;Okereke et al, 2021;Shehu, 2021).…”

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Impact of Traditional Procurement System on Construction Project Delivery

Okereke

Ihekweme²,

Adegboyega³

2022

JPMP

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Poor project performance issues have been a problem in the construction industry. A large number of projects have failed to meet their goal as a result of the choice of procurement adopted. The traditional method is the commonly used procurement method in the construction industries of the world, and its sequential and linear nature has serious implications on project time, cost and quality baseline performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the traditional procurement system on construction project delivery. The specific objectives of this study were; to assess the influence of the traditional procurement system on construction project parameters, and to determine the factors responsible for the poor bottom lines of traditionally procure construction projects. This study was achieved using a structured questionnaire administered to construction experts using a purposive sampling method. With a reliability index of over 0.800, the data gathered were analysed using appropriate descriptive tools. It was found that projects delivered through the traditional procurement system have the greatest impact on project time parameters, more on cost and quality parameters. Also, poor time, cost and quality performance are caused by major factors such as rework, poor original planning/unrealistic scheduling, poor communication among project participants, lack of competent staff and inadequate proper training of available staff, and design and documentation issues. Project clients and consultants should be careful in project procurement selection to ensure that maximum value and goals are met

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“…According to [1], "the construction sector is the economic prime mover and the bedrock of survival of nations". The provision of buildings, roads, bridges, among other structures, job creation, contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and national income; are all evidence of the contributions to economic growth and development of the economics of the world [2,3]. Despite the economic contribution and being an agent that drives economic development [4], construction projects executed in the sector is known to be characterised by not meeting project baselines targets.…”

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Assessment of the major contractors’ selection criteria and their impacts in civil engineering construction projects

Okereke¹,

Pepple²,

Ihekweme³

2022

ITEGAM

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Construction projects in especially developing countries are characterised by failure to meet project baselines (time, cost, quality). This is worsened by the inefficiencies in the application of contractors' selection criteria during the bidding processes of both civil and building construction projects. The application of contactor section criteria and their benefits in civil engineering projects is an area that is underexplored in construction management literature in the Nigerian context. This study aims to assess the major criteria influencing the selection of contractors on civil engineering construction projects and to determine the impacts of the contractor selection criteria. A well-structured quantitative research questionnaire was purposively administered to experienced construction experts in both clients and consultants organisations to gather data. The gathered data were analysed using frequency, percentage, relative Importance index (RII), Severity index (RI) and Mann-Whitney Test. It was found that the major criteria that are considered during contractors' selection in civil engineering construction projects are; managerial capability and competent supervisory staff, technical ability, financial soundness, competitive tender/bid price, and health and safety policy/performance. Also, the major benefits of contractors selection criteria in civil engineering construction projects are; enable the client or project owner to select contractors who are performers for the project, facilitate the achievement of project success and the objectives within the scheduled time and cost, to minimise project risks, maximize overall value to the project owner or client, and selection of contractor with sound financial management capabilities. The study recommended that clients and consultants should adopt the major criteria in the selection of suitable contractors for civil engineering construction projects.

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Assessment of Quantity Surveying Firms' Process and Product Innovation Drive in Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Construction audit-an essential project control function

Construction audit-an essential project control function

Impact of Traditional Procurement System on Construction Project Delivery

Assessment of the major contractors’ selection criteria and their impacts in civil engineering construction projects

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