Quantity Surveying

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    A Comparative Analysis of Methods of Procuring Plant and Equipment in execution of Construction Projects
    (Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2015) Alumbugu, Polycarp Olaku , Saidu, Ibrahim, Wasiu Adeniran Ola-awo, Abdulmumin Abdulazeez Adedeji Nike Shakira
    Contractors encounter a lot of problems in decision making on how to acquire plant and equipment to execute project to attain cost effectiveness to either purchase or to hire. The paper examined the relationship between procurement method preference and some selected variables (value of contract, contract size, contract type and contract period) A total of 75 questionnaires were administered to different indigenous construction companies in Abuja using the random sampling method. The data were analysed using simple spearman correlation, simple percentage and Relative importance index. It was concluded that it is more economical to hire plants that are not frequently put to use (specialized plants). High cost of equipment was the major reason contractors preferred to hire than purchase plant. It was recommended that government should make efforts to reduce hire rate and a national Centre for manufacturing of construction equipment be established partnering with stakeholders in the construction industry.
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    Factors Responsible for Slow Adoption of Partnering on Construction Projects in Nigeria
    (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, 2018-01-30) Adeniran Wasiu Ola-awo, Roslan Bin Amirudin, Alumbugu Polycarp Olaku & Mukaila El-Hussain Abdulrahman
    Partnering procurement method attracted general acceptance due to potential benefits attached globally. Partnering arrangement was embraced in Nigeria, but the level of implementation is low, the stakeholders hold on to the traditional procurement in spite of its harbored problems. A study that investigated the factors responsible for the slow adoption of partnering in construction in Nigeria is rare. This paper examined factors responsible for the slow adoption of partnering in construction projects execution in Nigeria. This study was conducted using quantitative approach via selfadministered questionnaires on construction practitioners (clients, contractors, and consultants) that have handled partnering projects before. The analysis was conducted using descriptive statistic, Kruskal-Walis, and factor analysis. The analysis reveals that there is an agreement in the ranking of twenty-five out of the twenty-nine factors identified. The study discovered that attitudinal and behaviors factor; lack of technical know-how; external, economic, and institutional related factor, procurement related factor, ineffective communication; unethical related issues, and lack of commitment are responsible for low level of implementation of partnering in Nigeria. The study findings would assist the practitioners and decision makers on how to achieve best results from their partnering projects. It would also lead to performance improvement which would subsequently lead to the reaping of benefits. The understanding of these factors would assist the decision maker to plan to tackle it