Performance Evaluation of Consortia on Building Construction Projects in Lagos

Abstract

Construction industry is one of the key industries in every nation, being a key contributor to country’s economy that supports economic growth and is an instrument to achieve economic goals. One of the main objectives of embarking on a building construction projects by any building owner is to get satisfaction at the completion of the project. This has resulted to the emergent of professional consortia in building construction to offer a joint professionalism. In Lagos the satisfaction level of client on building construction is still far to attain it goal. The gap between the need to improve client satisfaction on building projects is yet to be filled. Data were collected through questionnaire survey and analysed using descriptive analysis. Results shows that completing the project within the projected estimated cost, Client assessment on quality of materials and Employers involvement during construction phase are the most effective strategies that improve client satisfaction on building construction projects. The study concluded that using the listed strategies by the consortia for a building project will improve client satisfaction. Recommended that the established strategies should be applied on building construction in order to improve client satisfaction.