Evaluating the causes of delays in the construction of Telecommunication Towers in Ghana
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2021-06-14
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The phenomena of delayed delivery of tower sites in Ghana is widespread. This characteristic
overtime has crept to alarming proportions and likely to worsen as field competition by
MNO‘s, regulatory and other factors impact the industry. To explore these phenomena of
delays in the delivery of telecommunication towers in Ghana, this study identified causes of
delays in the construction of telecommunication towers and identified and offered remedies
that can be adopted to address delays as its objectives. A Likert scale type questionnaire was
administered, and the data gathered was analysed using the Relative Importance Index (RII)
to establish their importance. Results observed from the study were unrealistic contract
duration imposed by clients, neighbourhood agitations, slow granting of permits by the
regulators, poor monitoring and controlling, delays in honouring payment certificates, lack of
tower materials in the local markets/construction materials, contractor‘s financial difficulties
and escalation of material prices and project management problem contributed significantly
to the delays. In conclusion the study came out with remedies that can be adopted to address
delays in the construction of telecommunication towers to include, reducing the bureaucratic
channels and processes that contractors go through before their certificates are honoured,
adequate allocation of contingency funds to take care of inflation and price fluctuations,
regulatory bodies to make the permitting process and requirements very clear to facilitate
timely acquisition of relevant permits, initiation of prompt payments, contractors to ensure
that there is adequate construction planning and monitoring the quality of activities
continuously, purchasing of materials in bulk or look for very good local substitutes of
construction materials and engaging experienced subcontractors with good reputation to
undertake the construction of the telecommunication towers.This study is thus supposed to
assist stakeholders in the construction of telecommunication towers in Ghana to enhance the
effectiveness of the management of the telecommunication sector.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award degree of Master of Science in Project Management.
Keywords
Evaluation, Cause and delays, construction, Telecommunication Towers, Ghana