EFFECT OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS’ TIME IN OSUN STATE
Oyelami, Kehinde Olufemi & Dosumu Babatunde, A
Department of Quantity Surveying, Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke,
Department of Quantity Surveying,The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo Sate
Email: distinct.ok@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Construction project monitoring and evaluation is a vital component of project management. The paper examined the effect of monitoring and evaluation practices on construction projects delivery (time) in Osun State. Questionnaires were designed to meet the research objectives and to test its hypotheses and were administered to construction professionals working with the state government in the ministry of works as well as construction professionals working with contractors that handled/ (were handling) construction projects in the state. The questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and deductions derived from the analysis. The results showed that there is a strong positive relationship between monitoring and evaluation practices and project time. The hypotheses were tested and the test revealed that M & E Practices have significant impact on construction project time. The study revealed that a unit increase in X1, X2, X3 and X4 causes Y (Project delivery defined by time, to increase by -0.107, 0.132, -0.136 and 0.235 respectively. The study concluded that M & E practices have significant impact on construction project time in the study area. The study recommended that there should be a shift from the traditional approach of monitoring and evaluation to the modern approach of use of software in monitoring and evaluation of construction projects. The study further recommended construction projects staff should be trained in order to equip them with technical expertise necessary to carry out monitoring and evaluation to ensure timely completion of construction projects.
Keywords: Monitoring, Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation practices,Construction, Projects
