Assessing The Construction Management Problems of Road Projects in Mwanza City Council, Tanzania

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ..................................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................ ii

DEDICATION ....................................................................................................................... iii

COPYRIGHT ......................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... vi

ABREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................ viii

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES .................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. x

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Backgrouud Of The Study ................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Statement Of The Problem ............................................................................................... 2

1.2 Objectives of the study ...................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Research questions ............................................................................................................. 4

1.4 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................. .4

1.5 Significance of the study .................................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................................... 6

LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 6

2.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 6

2.1 Establishment of Local Government ............................................................................... 6

2.1.1 Construction management of road projects ................................................................. 9

2.1.2 Equipments Availability in Road Construction Projects .......................................... 11

2.1.3 Human Resources Management.. ................................................................................ 13

2.2 Project Management ....................................................................................................... 14

2.2.1 Project identification .................................................................................................... 14

2.3 Finance .............................................................................................................................. 14

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................... 16

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 16

3.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 16

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................................... 16

3.2 Area and population of study ........................................................................................ .17

3.3 Sampling Procedures ....................................................................................................... 17

3.4 Data collection methods .................................................................................................. 18

3.5 Data Analysis .................................................................................................................... 18

3.6 Limitations ........................................................................................................................ 18

3.6.1 Absence at the time of call ........................................................................................... .! 9

3.6.2 Ignorance or apathy ..................................................................................................... 19

3.6.3 Financial problem ......................................................................................................... 19

3.6.4 Respondent negligence ................................................................................................. 19

3.6.5 Experience ..................................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................. 20

Data Presentation, Analysis And Discussion Of Findings ................................................. 20

4.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 20

4.1 Administrative Structure ................................................................................................ 20

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4.1.1 City council management structure ............................................................................ 21

4.1.2 Roads condition in Mwanza city ................................................................................. 22

4.1.3 Works department in the city ...................................................................................... 22

4.2 Technical staff in Works Department ............................................................................ 23

4.2.1 Action taken By Mwanza city council as remedy for staff shortage ........................ 26

4.3 Procurement of Civil works in Mwanza city council ................................................... 27

4.3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 27

4.3.2 Road works procurement practice in MCC ............................................................... 27

4.4 Management and Administration of road project in Mwanza city council .............. .30

4.4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 30

4.4.2 Road maintenance using councils own sources of funds .......................................... .31

4.4.3 Road maintenance project using road fund ............................................................... 31

4.5 Equipment and plant for road works ........................................................................... .32

4.5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. .32

4.5.2 Equipments and plants in Mwanza city council ........................................................ 33

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................... 35

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION ........................................... 35

5.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 35

5.1 Summary ......................................................................................................................... .35

5.2 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... .35

5.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... .36

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................. .39

APPENDIX: A ....................................................................................................................... 42

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR KEY INFORMANTS ................................................... 42

APPENDIX B OBSERVATION GUIDE ........................................................ .43

APPENDIX C MAP OF THE STUDY AREA .................................................. 44

APPENDIX D LETTER OF INTRODUCTION ....•...........................•............. .45