Study on performance factors of public building construction project in Assosa zone

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.