EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PLANNING EFFORTS IN BUILDING PROJECTS IN UYO, NIGERIA
2 Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: builderolubajo@gmail.com
Abstract
Purpose: This study investigates the factors influencing planning efforts in building projects in Uyo, Nigeria. The focus is specific on those factors that significantly affect the pre-contract planning stages of building projects.
Design/methodology/approach: A survey approach was adopted in the collection of data among key professional consultants involved in building project planning and execution. A sample selection of Architects (32), engineers (43) and Quantity Surveyors (38) was drawn from 56 project sites and 9 consulting firms in the study area adding up to a sample size of 113 professional consultants. Structured questionnaire were administered with 81.4% response rate.
Finding: The outcome from analysis of the square sum of ranks indicates factors such as client's demand, client's policy and planning procedures as the most significant factors influencing pre-contract building project planning efforts.
Research limitations/implications: The investigation of the factors was limited to those most applicable to the pre-contract planning stage of building projects.
Originality/value: The conclusion is that clients have significant influence on the amount of efforts invested in planning and performance of building construction projects.
Keywords
Olubajo, O. O., & Kuma, S. . S. (2017). EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PLANNING EFFORTS IN BUILDING PROJECTS IN UYO, NIGERIA. Journal of Contemporary Research in the Built Environment, 1(2), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.68128/jocrebe.2017.2t5zk3dr
O. O. Olubajo, and S. . S. Kuma, "EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PLANNING EFFORTS IN BUILDING PROJECTS IN UYO, NIGERIA," Journal of Contemporary Research in the Built Environment, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 95-105, September 2017. doi: 10.68128/jocrebe.2017.2t5zk3dr
