AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGER STATE
Mamman .E. Juliet and Omozokpia .E. Ruth
Department of Quantity Surveying
The Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State, Nigeria.
E-mail:ekemenajuliet@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The construction industry is multifaceted in nature because it encompasses large numbers of parties as owners or clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders and regulators. Construction projects in Niger state suffer from many problems and complicated issues in performance such as cost, time and quality. The study aims to identify and evaluate the main factors affecting the performance of construction projects in Niger state. The objectives are to evaluate the most significant key performance indicators of construction projects and to formulate recommendations to improve performance of construction projects. In the study, factors affecting the performance of construction projects were identified from a literature search and subjected to the views and opinions of respondents using a structured questionnaire. Fifty seven (57) questionnaire representing 64% were received and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The results indicated that the most important factors agreed by the owners, consultants, and contractors as the main factors affecting the performance of construction projects in Niger State were: availability of personnel with a high experience and qualifications, quality of equipment and raw materials in project, conformance to specification, planned time for project construction, availability of resources as planned through project duration, average delay in payment from owner to contractor, information coordination between client and project parties. It was recommended that client should facilitate payment to contractors. All professional should participate in sensitive and vital decision-making. Continuous coordination and relationship between project participants are required for solving problems and developing project performance.