IMPACT OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM ON PUBLIC BULIDING PROJECTS IN OSUN STATE

Abstract

ABSTRACT This research was designed to study the impact of Public Procurement System on Public Building Projects in Osun State. Three research question were answered and two hypothesis were used to guide the study. A structured questionnaire which was developed by the research and was used for data collection. The structured questionnaire was validated by three (3) experts from the department of industrial and technology education. The validated instrument was prepared for a population of study is sixty (60) which consist of forty-five (45) public buildings and fifteen (15) procurements in some selected public building projects in Osun State. The instrument was administered to the respondent with the help of three (3) research assistant. The research questions answers were analyzed using frequency counts, mean and standard deviation while the t-test used to analyze the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that all the public building and procurement in public building projects all agreed to the public procurement success factors that have significant influence on public building construction performance in Osun State. Findings of the study also revealed that the public buildings and procurement all agreed to the extent to which due process is observe and the impact of public procurement system on public building project in Osun State. The study recommends that the adopt and implement e-tendering/bidding. This will ensure that the key public procurement success factors, transparency, cost-effectiveness, competition, fairness, & equity are adhered to costs benefit analysis on public projects to be undertaken before construction, with stakeholders/community participation. The study also recommended that the public procurement should be more transparent with possibility of meeting minutes being made available to the public as well as video archives, proper documentation at all stages to enhance monitoring, evaluation and audit. The study also recommends E-Tendering, contractor selection and rating system to be introduced and implemented. Improve communication and monitoring by adopting ICT.