Abstract:
There is a growing concern with the quality of construction projects in the public sector
in Ghana. The study explored the determinants of quality of construction projects in the
public sub-sector of the construction industry in Ghana within the context of
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Ashanti region. The
study was both quantitative and qualitative in nature. A total of 207 respondents out of
the sampled 210 respondents took part in the study. The study identified quality
performance, cost performance, time performance and beneficiaries’ satisfaction were
the common approaches the various Assemblies adopted in ensuring and measuring the
quality performance of construction projects. In addition, most MMDAs adopted the
stakeholder role model, beneficiaries’ satisfaction as some of the strategies for
measuring quality of construction projects. Internal determinants of construction
project quality included design, contract, materials, labour and equipment determinants.
External determinants of construction project quality included economic environment,
social environment, technological environment, procurement process and the physical
environment. The study identified lack of competitive bidding process, weak capacities
of project management teams, bribery and corruption in the construction industry
among others as the key constraints to enhancing the quality performance of
construction projects. The study recommended capacity building on project
management for key staff of MMDAs, strict adherence to procurement best practices,
ensuring participatory project planning and implementation, leveraging on the internal
determinants to minimize the effects of external determinants, utilization of realistic
designs and budgets and sustaining an Effective Monitoring and Evaluation Systems as
measures for enhancing the quality of construction projects within the public sub sector.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of construction and wood Technology
Education, Faculty of Technical Education, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Philosophy (Construction Technology)
MAY, 2020
