Engagement of Micro and Small Enterprises In the Construction Process of Condominium Housing the Case of Basha Wolde Chilot Condominium Redevelopment Project
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2023-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Due to the poor housing conditions of the city, Addis Ababa city has undergone inner city
redevelopment; as a result, the government utilized the Integrated Housing Development Program
(IHDP) as one of its strategies for redevelopment. The IHDP has had several benefits in improving
the physical, social, and economic image of the city and creating job opportunities for micro and
small enterprises (MSEs), and other actors involved. Several studies have indicated the existence
of quality problems in condominium houses in the IHDP and to solve these quality issues it is vital
to understand the construction process undergone. To get a deeper understanding, this study
addresses the MSEs which are the largest stakeholders in the IHDP among the actors involved in
the construction work by assessing their engagement in the construction of condominium housing
using the relation between process and the outcomes. A case study method was conducted to
provide an in-depth understanding by taking the Basha Wolde Chilot condominium as a case and
both qualitative and quantitative data were used. The findings show that the types of work
performed by MSEs during the IHDP process are greater than that of other sectors that
participated in the program, accounting for 60% of the total work. The study classified its findings
into three categories based on quality issues, time delay, and cost overruns. The insufficient
training given to MSEs that lasted seven to ten days caused quality issues, moreover, inadequate
supervision and approval of MSEs work created a comfortable structure for MSEs to compromise
the quality of the work. In addition, the engagement of unskilled MSEs led the task to being
reworked again, and MSEs who left the work contract without any notice led to work delay.
Moreover, the improper usage of supplied material and usage of damaged and replaced material
with low-standard material during installation created cost overrun. Because of that, the MSEs’
work in the condominium resulted in 80% of the respondents doing from simple to entire house
modification and replacement. The research recommends selection of MSEs candidates in the
IHDP should be based on the qualification of their working sector upon the decision of
contractors. Furthermore, professionals who can guide MSEs during construction should be
assigned for a better quality of the outcome and future studies could be carried out to assess other
stakeholder’s engagement in the IHDP.
Keywords: Micro and small enterprises, housing construction process, integrated housing
development program, urban redevelopment.