Effect of contract management on the performance of feeder roads construction projects

Abstract

This research whose title is the “Effect of Contract Management on the Performance of Feeder Roads Construction Projects” had the general objective which consisted of assessment of the effects of contracts management issues on the performance of feeder roads construction projects in Rwanda. Contracts management factors which were considered in this research were the financial management and time management issues together with the projects management team characteristics; these factors were considered by this research as the independent variables and the performance of feeder roads construction projects measured in matter of project completion duration, respect of planned budget, quality and durable products, and completion without variation in planned scope was considered as this research’s dependent. This research has tried to demonstrate how the contract management issues influence directly the feeder roads construction projects performance. The target population was composed of three groups; the first was composed of staff of feeder roads projects under Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA), the second was composed of personnel of the department of Monitoring and Audit in Rwanda Public Procurement Authority (RPPA) which is a government agency in charge of monitoring contracts management countrywide, and the third group was composed of entrepreneurs operating in feeder roads construction as categorized by RPPA. Specially prepared questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data and statistics software was used for data processing and analysis. After data collection, analysis and discussion of the results, it has been found that the contracts management should be given much importance and attention since it has direct effects on feeder roads projects performance. The management of project’s budget coupled with its appropriate disbursement, project’s implementation time management and characteristics of the appointed management team were found to be the backbone of the effective and efficient projects contracts management in this research. Referring to the research findings, conclusions and recommendations were formulated.