Project closure practices in Ghana: A case study of Ghana Cocoa Board construction projects
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NOVEMBER 2016
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Abstract
The study sought to identify from literature the general project closure practices, the
stages and the standard practices of project closure implemented by Ghana Cocoa
Board for its construction projects as well as finding out adherence and compliance of
project closure practices and identify problem associated with project closure. The
study employed the quantitative method of research. Questionnaires were developed
and distributed among forty (40) respondents comprising of fourteen (14) employees
of Ghana Cocoa Board, thirteen (13) employees each of contractors and consultants to
Ghana Cocoa Board’s building construction projects. Data collected were analyzed
using the Relative Importance Index (RII) and the mean score. The study revealed that
the general project closure practices from literature comprised of contractual and
administrative close out activities. These represents the basic stages of project closure
practices, which are being adhered by Ghana Cocoa Board in their building
construction projects. Ghana Cocoa Board in their building construction projects
adheres and complies highly with contractual closure practices but comply and adhere
fairly to administrative closure practices. Further, it revealed that the problems
associated with Ghana Cocoa Board project closure are delay and documentation of
standard practices and construction events which will serve the basis for project
evaluation and lessons for future projects. The study recommends that Ghana Cocoa
Board should address the causes of delays as enumerated by the study and document
standard practices and construction events for each project for future purposes. For
the purposes of future research, it is also recommended that future research should
focus on the impacts of delay from the perspectives of the client, consultant and the
contractor.
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A dissertation submitted to the Department of Building Technology, College of Art and Built Environment In partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science,