ASSESSING CONTRACTORS PERFORMANCE, ON THE BUILDING PROJECT. A CASE STUDY OF NEW JUABEN MUNICIPALITY IN EASTERN REGION

Abstract

The construction sector is an important sector of the economy and contributes significantly to Gross Domestic Product(GDP).The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has noted that about one-tenth of the global economy is dedicated to constructing and operating home and offices(UNEP, 1996). This work is focused on assessing Contractors’ performances on building projects. The study area for this research is the New Juaben Municipality in the Eastern region of Ghana. Qualitative sampling method was used the for study. Respondents that were contacted for the study are the inspectors of Public buildings and the Consultants in the Municipality. In all a total of two hundred and thirty-four (234) out of these,25.6%, representing contractors,27.4% also represent masons, carpenters 25.6% and 21.4 which also representing operators were the respondents for the study. The SPSS and the spread sheet were used to analyse the primary data obtained. Tables and graphs were the tools used for the processing of the data. The Chi-square was used for further analysis of the data. A result from the study indicates that, inspectors of public buildings are very satisfied with the performance of the contractors in the districts. Also, it has been realised that differences exist between the performance of the First class, Second class and the Third class contractors. The first class contractor performs best compared to the second and the third class contractors. The research recommends that more and alternative ways be put in place to maintain the standard of performance of contractors in the districts. According to the study, good technical knowledge is essential to the performance of the constructional industry.