Factors affecting sustainable procurement systems in the construction industry: A study of construction units in Ejisu municipal assembly in the Ashanti region, Ghana

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2021-06-23
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Sustainable procurement practices are important in every organization to achieve value for money and achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In spite of the fact that district assemblies in Ghana have substantial resources, they are not harnessed sustainably. This study sought to assess the factors militating against sustainable procurement delivery of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly. These are the objective of the study 1.To examine the sustainable procurement systems available in the Ejisu Municipal Assembly in Ashanti region 2 To identify the institutional structural factors affecting sustainable procurement practices in the Ejisu Municipal Assembly3.To analyse the resource capacity factors affecting sustainable procurement practices in the Ejisu Municipal Assembly 4. To examine the costs factors affecting sustainable procurement practices in the Ejisu Municipal Assembly. The study selected 90 respondents using the purposive sampling methods. The study also identified that the Ejisu Municipal Assembly have initiated measures to support the inclusion of sustainability into future project delivery plans. The study also identified that lack of top management supports, poor corporate strategy and inadequate incentives and motivations have significant relationship with sustainable procurement practices of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly. In addition, identified lack of expertise and training was significant with sustainable procurement practices. The study identified that unclear procurement laws and non-alignment of procurement practices with procurement laws has significant relationship with sustainable procurement practices of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly. This means that management of the Ejisu Municipal Assembly is not able to align sustainable procurement practices with the procurement laws because of lack of understanding of the laws. The study concluded that the Ejisu Municipal Assembly have implemented effective sustainable procurement practices in the delivery of projects. The study recommends that the Ejisu Municipal Assembly should receive support from management to improve their performance in sustainable procurement practices
Description
A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment, KNUST in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Construction Management.
Keywords
Factors affecting sustainable procurement systems, Construction industry, Ejisu municipal Assembly, Ghana
Citation