Assessment on Project Quality Management Practices: The Case of Edo – Serofta – Warka Road Construction Project
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2024-11
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Addis Ababa University
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Ethiopia's construction industry particularly the road sector is predicted to flourish even more in the upcoming years after undergoing a significant evolution over the past few decades. It is one of the economic sectors that supports the expansion and modernization of the nation and employs a large number of people. One of the most crucial and significant elements of every road construction project, anywhere in the globe, is quality. Despite having a long history in Ethiopia, the road construction industry has faced and continues to face a number of quality-related challenges and issues. This research project work aims to assess the project quality management practices used in the Edo – Serofta – Warka road construction project work. A questionnaire was used as a data gathering instrument and a total of eighty-six people were chosen to take part in the study using the purposive sampling technique. The study identified that significant number of road project construction practitioners lack quality management related training, and construction firms are not also committed in providing the necessary inductions and training on quality management-related topics as expected. Hence, in order to maintain road construction project’s quality, the research suggests that future projects of a similar nature should have to define and formulate quality policies, procedures, and quality management processes (quality planning, assurance and control) clearly and communicate it with all project practitioners. Additionally, the study also recommends for raw material quality enhancement, advanced technology integration, involvement of quality management specialist, careful selection of subcontractors in future similar construction projects, and construction companies should also offer quality management tools, methodologies, and trainings to enhance the skills of their project team members and increase the success of road construction projects in terms of quality.
Key words: Quality, Construction Project Quality, Quality Management, Construction Project Quality Management.