Exploring the causal relationship between procurement quality problems and specifications a study of procurement activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the Greater Accra Region.
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2021-06-24
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Abstract
Sound public procurement policies and practices are among the essential elements of
good governance. Good practices reduce costs and produce timely results; poor
practices lead to waste and delays and are often the cause for allegations of
corruption and government inefficiency. Nearly a decade after the introduction of
Public Procurement Act, there still exist some Quality problems. The study therefore
sought to assess the casual relationship between procurement quality problems and
specifications in public procurement in Ghana. The objectives are to establish the
problems faced by Public Procurement Authority’s (PPA) in the utilization of
specifications in the procurement process, to identify the procurement quality
problems in public procurement planning in Ghana and to model the impact of
specifications on procurement quality problems. Using a purposive sampling
approach, questionnaires were given to professionals. The analyses used was the
mean score ranking, one sample t-test and relative importance index The results
show that, respondents found two major factors that does not serve as a problem to
the utilization of specification as these factors failed under the one sample t test.
These factors were; selection criteria for consultants and the standard details and
specification to minimize workload. Also, delaying completion of project, lack of
satisfaction by the end user, failure of constructed project was the impact of
specification on quality problems. The research therefore recommends that, several
aspects of quality problems and specification can be looked at in case there is to be a
research on relationship between quality problems and the use of specification in
Public Procurement. It is also advised that the research can be done on a larger scale
considering other professionals in procurement.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science.
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Exploring, procurement, quality problems and specifications, Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Greater Accra Region