Abstract:
Over the years, the construction industry of Ghana has witnessed continuous conflicts on
project execution. The success of every construction project depends largely on how
effective conflicts are well managed. This study sought to examine the impact of conflicts
on construction projects using Birim Municipal Assembly as the case study. The target
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population involves contractors, employees of construction firms, clients and consultants.
Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were employed in selecting sample size
of 113, out of which 102 responded. Questionnaire served as the main data collection
instrument adopted and results were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
The study found that among the causes of conflict on construction projects at Birim
Municipal Assembly was the issue of inability of clients to honour payments to contractors.
The existence of poor and ineffective channels of communication on projects makes
information dissemination and utilisation very difficult. Key effect of conflicts on
construction project was interruptions and occasionally suspension of the whole
construction works. The occurrence of unresolved conflicts has led to delays attracting
time and cost overruns which affect negatively profit margins of contractors and increase
overall cost of projects. Negotiation and mediation were widely adopted strategies to deal
with conflicts on projects. Despite the introduction of these systems, much has not been
achieved in the quest to minimize conflicts on projects. It is incumbent on all parties to a
project to ensure adequate and smooth flow of information, timely delivery of funds to
contractors and effective conflict management tools suitable for resolving disputes as they
occur based on any given circumstance.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of CONSTRUCTION AND WOOD
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, Faculty of TECHNICAL EDUCATION, submitted
to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Master of Technology
(Construction) degree.
AUGUST, 2018