Derivation of Some Qaulity Control Measures in Achieving Standard in Building Construction Industry in Minna Metropolis.

Abstract

The purpose for the study is to investigate the factors required for quality control measures in order to achieve standard in building construction industry. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of survey research design. It was carried out in Niger State, Minna Metropolis. The population of the study was 57 made up of 25 building site engineers and 32 contactors in 32 building construction industries in Minna Metropolis. There was no sampling due the small size of the population. The instrument used for data collection was 25-item questionnaire which was validated by three experts. Cronbatch alpha reliability method was adopted to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items and a coefficient of 0.83 was obtained. Fifty seven copies of the instrument were administered; all were successfully retrieved and analyzed using weighted mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. It was found out that all the 25-item questionnaire identified as factors for quality measures for achieving standard in building construction firms were required. It was also discovered from the hypotheses that there is no significant difference in the mean rating of building site engineers and contractors in the 25 questionnaire items. The study therefore, recommended that building construction industries should embrace adequate planning right from the design of a structure to execution level in order to achieve required quality standard of work in building construction project.