Factors affecting the delivery of building construction projects funded by district Assemblies common fund (DACF). The case of selected regions in Ghana

Abstract

Work delivery has been one of the effective avenues for appreciating value for money in this current economic situation, especially in the production industry where building construction falls under. This requires the establishment of institutions to monitor and enforce this delivery standard, thus the establishment of Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA‘s) which regulate these activities as some of its functions. Despite the recognition of MMDA‘s function on delivery standards, building construction project delivery funded by District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is confronted with several challenges. The study in this direction sought to assess the factors affecting the delivery of building construction projects funded by DACF through examining the factors affecting the delivery of DACF building construction projects in Ghana, determining the effects on the factors affecting the delivery of DACF building construction projects in Ghana, determine measures to improve on the factors affecting the delivery of DACF building construction projects in Ghana and to examine the impact of the guideline for the utilisation of DACF on building construction delivery. These was done by employing a cross-sectional survey in its design from a participants of 173 district coordinating directors, finance officers, head of works, planning officers, budget officers, procurement officers, internal auditors, administrators, general secretaries, programs coordinators and researchers through questionnaires in 3 regions, namely Ashanti, Greater Accra and Bono East. The resultant outcome from the analysis pointed out contractor related factors, project funding related factors, supply chain related factors, site related factors and client related factors as the 5 main factors affecting the delivery of building construction projects funded by DACF. The finding again pointed out 7 main effects on the factors affecting the delivery of DACF building construction projects in Ghana. These were cost and time overrun, poor quality standard work, unexploited completed project, contractor bankruptcy or liquidation, causes of accident/disaster, loss of workers and profit and loss of stakeholders‘ trust and confidence. Moreover, provision of adequate budget before commencement of project, involvement of stakeholders in project delivery process, evaluation of construction project critical success factors, provision of adequate human resource/logistics and continuous contractors of the various construction firms be encouraged to use project management techniques were found to be the 5 main measures to improve on the factors affecting the delivery of DACF building construction projects in Ghana. It was concluded that MMDA‘s building construction project delivery funded by DACF efficiency stand a chance to be improved. It is therefore recommended for Ministry of local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to review DACF guideline for utilisation and introduce project charter in MMDA‘s building construction project delivery.