Improving sustainable procurement practices in road projects in Accra Metropolis

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dc.contributor.authorFordjour, Afriyie Adjei
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dc.date.accessioned2021-07-07T11:21:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T04:27:37Z
dc.date.available2021-07-07T11:21:13Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T04:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-07
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award Degree of Master of Science in Procurement Management.en_US
dc.description.abstractWhile sustainable procurement practices within the road sector are common in many developed countries, its awareness and implementation is still comparatively low in most developing countries of which Ghana is not an exception. Recognising the important role that sustainable procurement activities can play to support sustainable development, this project aims to examine ways of improving sustainable procurement practices in the road sector of Ghana. To achieve this, questionnaires were administered to professionals from three (3) agencies of the Ministry of Roads and Highways i.e. Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), Department of Urban Roads (DUR) and Department of Feeder Roads (DFR) in the Accra Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region. These professionals included Quantity Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Construction Engineers, Procurement and Administrative officers of these agencies. The questionnaires were carefully designed to extract information from the professionals in meeting the objectives of the research which includes identifying the current sustainable procurement practices in road projects, identifying factors influencing the introduction of sustainable procurement practices in roads projects as well as identifying ways of improving lapses in sustainable procurement practices within the sector. The data collected from these professionals was then analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) Version 21 software. The findings indicated that inadequate funding, logistical limitations, limited knowledge and deficient staff strength are some of the major challenges to the attainment of sustainability within the road sector. Recommendations provided for the advancement of sustainable construction to include training on sustainability issues, the need to emphasise sustainability at all stages throughout the procurement process and a proposed framework for implementing, monitoring and evaluating sustainable construction along the procurement routeen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14279
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectSustainableen_US
dc.subjectProcurementen_US
dc.subjectPracticesen_US
dc.subjectRoad Projectsen_US
dc.subjectAccra Metropolisen_US
dc.titleImproving sustainable procurement practices in road projects in Accra Metropolisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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