Abstract:
Construction industry is highly competitive and a job creator for a large number of
parties such as clients, consultants, contractors and other stakeholders. Lack of the
identifying the factor affecting the performance of the construction project is one of the
problems of the projects delay in the developing country like Ethiopia. The aim of this
research is to assess the effects of factors determining the performance of public
building construction project in Assosa Zone.
The research design was quantitative, where the data was collected from 9 clients,
11consultants, and 13 contractors using questionnaires and interviews. The
questionnaire had a list of causes of performance problems of which the respondents
were asked to rank each according to the five-point Likert scale. The research data
obtained were analyzed by using Relative Important Index and Micro soft excel, and
ranked by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).
The results of this research identified 74 factors influencing the performance of public
building construction project. From among factors escalation of material prices,
unavailability of resources as planned through project duration, sequencing of work
according to schedule, differentiation of currency prices, leadership skills of project
manager, social environment, material and equipment cost, employee attitudes in
projects, project location and quality of equipment and raw materials are the top ten
significant factors in Assosa zone. The time overrun, cost overrun, and degradation of
quality standard enhancement were determined as the impacts of performance factors
on public building construction project in Assosa zone.
To accomplish the public building construction project without delay the clients should
hire a specialized engineer and the consultant should give training for the project
organization. The contractors should be using the qualified employees with good
experience to avoid any problems during construction of the project.
