Evaluation of the Implementation of Procurement Planning in the Award of Building Contracts in Federal Universities in North-Central Nigeria.

Abstract

This study evaluated the implementation of procurement planning in the award of building contracts in Federal Universities in North Central, Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 71 respondents which consisted of 17 Bureau of public Procurement staff and 54 procuring entities in Federal Universities in North Central. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.82 using Cronbach Alpha formula. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering research questions and t-test for testing the null hypothesis at 0.5 level of significance. Findings revealed that some procurement planning processes as provided in PPA were not implemented. it was revealed that the procurement planning committee did not have a representative of technical personnel of the university with expertise in the subject matter as a member amongst others. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that since timely delivery of building contract can be ensured through identification of procurement needs of the university at an opportune-time, adequate procurement planning such as early identification of Contract financial implication, financial threshold, approval process and timescale schedule was carried out so as to curtail political bottlenecks that impeded PPA implementation.