The Effect Of Procurement Method In The Construction Sector: A Case Of Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
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2017-05
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Addis Ababa University
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One of the features of the construction industry over the last three decades or so, has been the use of various procurement methods for project such as management contracting, project management, and design and building. With the development of applying these methods several researchers have conducted various research to examine the criteria for their selection and their performance in terms of time, cost, and quality. The aim of this study is to investigate the process and effect of procurement related factors such as procurement selection criteria, and to suggesting methods and variation orders on project performance. The researcher collected data by using mixed approach, which mainly consists of both qualitative and quantitative (quail-quanti) approaches. The research design adopted to conduct this study is that of a Case Study approach. To conduct the research, the researcher relied up on non-probability sampling methods. Of this type of sampling, a purposive sampling technique was used to select the specific center. The target groups in this study are the Consultants, Contractors, Procurement experts, Architects, and employees related to the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel construction project. The research employs gathering of both primary and secondary data to address the research questions. Based on the study the researcher was able to conclude that there weren’t that much of a difference between the consultants and the contractors regarding the effects especially on the factor related to clients affect the procurement method of the Radisson Blu Plaza construction project greatly. More than half of the respondents agreed that factors related to clients had a higher effect on procurement method and the performance of the project. Based on the findings the researcher recommended that all parties should familiarize themselves with various types of procurement methods to assist them to make a well-informed decision on procurement and try to mix some of them to fill in some gaps. The clients should also have a clear understanding of what they want and hire a professional and relay on their expert judgments
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Procurement Method, Construction, Project performance