The Effect of Tender Evaluation Delay on Projects under Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA)
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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For efficient and timely delivery of cost effective road projects it is necessary to have fair and transparent procurement that affords an equal opportunity for all suppliers to compete. This study aimed to examine the effect of tender evaluation delay on projects under Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA). In addition, this study addressed four specific objectives, the status of bid evaluation delay on projects, by using descriptive analysis, and carried out investigation the influence of key determinants of tender evaluation delay under the study area. The target population for this study was 452 individuals stratified based on the surveyed project employees and working departments where a sample of 212 respondents was established and only 171 responded properly. Questionnaires were self-administered, dropped, and picked immediately when respondents done filling them. Data collected then presented using tables and figures. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software used to analyze data. The findings revealed that key determinants of tender evaluation delay such as poor planning, poor engagement, vagueness of documents and procedures and lack of top management support, positively and significantly influence road projects. The study concluded that there is high occurrence of tender evaluation delay on projects under the study area. It also concluded that poor planning, poor engagement, vagueness of documents and procedures and lack of top management support are the key determinants of tender evaluation delay those influence road projects to large extent. Finally, the study recommends that bid evaluation found under road projects across the country needs proper planning, fully engaged bid evaluation members, clear procedures and documentation and high involvement of top management.
Keywords: Bid Evaluation, Delay, Project, Road