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    The implementation of engineering, procurement and construction contracts in the public sector.
    (2021-07-05) Adzoyi, Richard Yao;
    In most countries across the world, particularly African countries, the public sector is considered the single most important player in terms of promoting socio-economic development. This is because, in almost every country, the public sector is the largest employer providing jobs at central, regional and local levels and at the same time provide high-quality services such as health services, education, transportation, financial, infrastructure and security services to citizens. There is a huge gap between the needed infrastructure and what is provided. The public sector must therefore develop innovative ways of providing the needed infrastructure. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts is one of the methods which the public sector can use to breach the infrastructure gap. The study therefore sought to examine the implementation of Engineering Procurement and Construction contracts as a procurement method in the public sector. The objectives were to identify the types of EPC contracts, the factors considered in adopting EPC contracts and to assess the challenges associated with the implementation of EPC contracts. Using a purposive sampling approach, interview guide and questionnaires were used to interview procurement professionals with the experience in EPC contracts. A narrative analysis technique and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data obtained from the interview. The results show that, EPC contracts are not popular in the public sector because it usually involves large projects. The research therefore recommends that, government should consider the adoption of EPC in whatever major project it intends to execute, such as roads, hospitals and schools. The researcher proposes that further studies in this area should be carried out to compare the various forms of public procurement methods in Ghana to EPC contracts