Project risk management and the performance of public private partnership in infrastructure project: A case study of SUS Water & Sanitation Project No P-RW-F00-016 2016-2019

Abstract

This study sought to investigate project risk management and project performance, to explore risks facing infrastructures projects implemented by WASAC, to identify the project risk management strategies applied by WASAC and to establish a relationship between risks management and projects performance of WASAC with a specific reference of SUS WATER & SANITATION PROJECT NO: P-RW-F00-016 headed by WASAC Rwanda and implemented in collaboration of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Rwanda. The researcher used the questionnaire, guided interview and documentary technique to collect data. The questionnaire was given to 76 respondents employees of WASAC and JICA selected from a total population of 315employees, documentary technique was used to collect secondary data from texbooks,journals,internets, guided interview was administrated to the project implementers that were selected JICA. To analyze the relationship between project risk management and project performance, mean, standard deviation and Pearson correlation was applied. To interpret the data collected from guided interview, the researcher applied content analysis method and narrative method analysis. Researcher found that SUS WATER&SANITATION project experienced several risks that were effectively managed to contribute to the project success and proved by the data collected from the respondents. However due to the fact that the project was implemented under the umbrella of three parties, there had been a gap for meeting the time scope that led to supplementary budget and the cost overrun of the project that justify why the respondents asserted that the project was success at moderate level as the corresponding mean is 3.98.The study revealed that there is significant correlation between risks management and water supply project performance As the rule of thumb asserts that significant correlation between two variables should be ranked between 0 to 0.5 and the P-value indicated in the are 0.000 and 000. On the basis of the findings, the researcher declared that the hypothesis of the study stipulating that there is a relationship between project risks management and project performance is verified and confirmed. On the basis of findings, the researcher suggests WASAC Rwanda, to enhance the capacity of risks management inherent to the water supply infrastructure projects and to effectively design water supply projects to avoid such unexpected tasks and supplementary capital expenditure.