INFLUENCE OF PROCUREMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES ON PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

Mark Kipkorir Rono, Dr. Nelson Lambaino

Abstract


The general objective of the study is to examine the influence of procurement consultancy services on performance of government funded construction projects in Nairobi County, Kenya. The specific objectives of this study were: to determine the influence of client-consultant interaction on performance of government funded construction projects in Nairobi County, Kenya and to assess the influence of total quality management on performance of government funded construction projects in Nairobi County, Kenya. This study is anchored on Transaction Cost Theory, Demings’ theory. Conceptual framework as a concise description of the phenomenon under study accompanied by a graphical or visual depiction of the major variables of the study is developed. The framework addresses the four main independent variables that are important in this study. This study adopted a descriptive survey. The target population of the study will be 123 procurement managers of the infrastructure projects. A pilot study was conducted to pretest and validate the questionnaire. Quantitative data to be collected was analyzed by the use of descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage and presented through frequency tables. The information was presented through use of bar charts, graphs and pie charts and in prose-form. Content analysis was used to test data that is qualitative in nature or aspect of the data collected from the open ended questions. In addition, the study conducted a multiple regression analysis at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that client-consultant interaction has a positive and significant influence on the performance of government funded construction projects in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study established that total quality management has a positive and significant influence on the performance of government funded construction projects in Nairobi County, Kenya. From the findings,

 

Key Words: Procurement Consultancy Services, Client-Consultant Interaction And Total Quality Management


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