Evaluation of the Implementation of Procurement Planning in the Award of Building Contracts in Federal Universities in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract

This study evaluated the implementation of the procurement planning in the award of building contracts in federal universities in North-Central Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 71 respondents which comprised of 17 bureau of public staff and 54 procuring entities in federal universities in North-Central Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was a 17 items questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established to be 0.82 using Chrombach’s Alfa formula. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviations for answering the research questions and t-test statistics to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that some procurement planning processes as provided in PPA are not implemented. It was revealed that the procurement planning committee did not have a representative of technical personnel of the university with the expertise in the subject matter as a member amongst others. Based on the findings it was recommended that since timely delivery of building contracts can be ensured through identification of procurement needs of the university at an opportune time, adequate procurement planning such as early identification of contract financial implications, financial threshold, approval process and timescale schedule should be carried out so as to curtail political bottlenecks that impeded PPA implementation.