CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY When asked to define 'design error,' not all disciplines in the construction process agree on a common definition. Depending on which discipline you address, the owner, the designer or the contractor there will be a common understanding... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is a known fact that the Nigerian construction industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing or other service industries, (Aibinu and Jagboro, 2002). The contribution of the construction industry to national... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Construction has turned into an ever more complex mesh of relationships between increasingly accelerating processes, decisions and actions. At the same time, however, there is a development toward sustainable Just as any other project, a construction project includes certain development phases that differ from each other in terms of... Continue Reading

Chapter one Introduction 1.1. Background of the Study Construction industry has complexity in its nature because it contains a large number of parties such as clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, shareholders, regulators and others. Construction projects in the Gaza Strip suffer from many problems and complex issues in performance,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT    The need for the Nigerian construction industry to move away from the traditional forms of project procurement and embrace project management services cannot be over emphasized.  This is as a result of the importance of capital projects to the development of a young nation.  This study investigated the impact of project management... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study sought risk management and performance of UNDP projects in Somalia: a case study of Mogadishu to cadale road construction projet.~t. The objectives were; To establish relationship between risk identification and project performance of Mogadishu to Cadale Road Construction project, To assess the relationship between risk... Continue Reading

  INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is believed that one of the prevailing problems of construction industry in Nigeria is the impact of delays in project delivery. It is very important for both public and private projects to be completed on time and within budgets. Normally, achieving the projects within predetermined time, budget and... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  The construction industry is an important part of the economical backbone in many countries (Ngai  et al. , 2002), often accounting for between 7-10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (Winch, 1996, Voordijk  et al. , 2000). Furthermore, construction products and processes have a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research project examined the impact of budgeting and budgetary control in construction project delivery in Nigeria. The study tried to find out how industries make budget and uses budget to achieve the objectives of the firm. It also sought to... Continue Reading

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is a known fact that the Nigerian construction industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation's economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing or other service industries, (Aibinu and Jagboro, 2002). The contribution of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT    In this study research, we have examined the Project Evaluation and Review Technique, PERT and the Critical Path Method CPM/Critical Path Analysis. CPA as Project Management tools, among others, and applied them to study the Electrical and Mechanical services contract of the School of Health Technology Building Project, FUTO, using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In this study research, we have examined the Project Evaluation and Review Technique, PERT and the Critical Path Method CPM/Critical Path Analysis. CPA as Project Management tools, among others, and applied them to study the Electrical and Mechanical services contract of the School of Health Technology Building Project, FUTO, using... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The growing need for construction of all types coupled with a tight monetary supply has provided the construction industry with a big challenge to cut cost. Nigerian construction industry is faced... Continue Reading

Construction industry in Nigeria had been a major source of employment for 70% of labour in the country, thus it controls the capital flow, as well as labour resources, which has cost implications. Adequate management of these resources is considered an important aspect of project works; so also if the resources are adequately harnessed, issues... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Maintaining steady cost projection on construction projects had been until recently an issue of serious concern, both to the client and project contractors. Cost deviation from initial Cost plan, had been prevalent on Construction sites. However, little or no efforts has made to curtail the phenomenon, it is against this background that... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The construction industry has recently witnessed a paradigm shift from traditional paper-based method of service delivery to electronic information exchange using Information Technology (IT), at least in the western world like UK. It is now evident that the adoption of Information Technology... Continue Reading

The purpose of this research was to develop a low cost system for identifying logon anomalies  based on the time a user provides login credentials and also the physical location of the  workstation on the LAN. The specific objectives of the project were (i) to evaluate how logon  anomalies based on physical locations have been addressed in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The importance of accurate estimate during the early stage of cost planning of capital project has been widely recognized for many years. Even so, very few quantitative method are available that enable estimators and business managers to objectively evaluate the accuracy of early estimates and planning. The primary purpose of this study... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The importance of accurate estimate during the early stage of cost planning of capital project has been widely recognized for many years. Even so, very few quantitative method are available that enable estimators and business managers to objectively evaluate the accuracy of early estimates and planning. The primary purpose of this study... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The importance of accurate estimate during the early stage of cost planning of capital project has been widely recognized for many years. Even so, very few quantitative method are available that enable estimators and business managers to objectively evaluate the accuracy of early estimates and planning. The primary purpose of this study... Continue Reading