1. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS IMPACTS AND EFFECTS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The construction sector makes a considerable contribution to the economy, and its operations are vital to fulfilling national socioeconomic development goals such as supplying housing, infrastructure, and jobs (Anaman & Osei-...
2. IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Background To The Study
Human Resource Management (HRM) is of strategic importance in all organizations. It contributes to the success of the organization and creates competitive advantage for the organization (Rana & Rastogi, 2010). The way HRM practices and polici...
3. AN EVALUATION OF COST OVERRUN AND ITS CAUSES IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES IN DEVELOPING NATIONS
Background of the study
Cost overrun is a global phenomena in the construction business, when projects are rarely completed within the projected cost. In a global assessment on construction project performance, cost overrun was recognized as the biggest...
4. ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FEASIBILITY/VIABILITY STUDY ON CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Until relatively recently, the discipline of development appraisal has remained the provenance of surveyors and developers. It largely been ignored by other participants in the development process, particularly planners, architects and constructi...
5. ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT FAILURE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Construction projects in developing countries such as Nigeria requires much labour. Governments and Private organizations, especially governments in developing countries, have witnessed project failures in their project implementation, although there might be some...
6. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’S READINESS TO ADOPT VALUE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN EFFECTIVE PROJECT DELIVERY
ABSTRACT
Value management is widely accepted as a technique in achieving value for money. In accordance with the stipulation of the Public Procurement Act in Nigeria that value for money practices should be followed in procuri...
7. AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
ABSTRACT
In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which...
8. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DESIGN VARIATION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ABSTRACT
Variation is one of the most severe problems in the construction industry. This variation occurs in every construction project and the magnitude of these variations varies considerably from project to project. As such, the client had to spend m...
9. PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN REPORTAGE OF RECOVERED LOOTED FUNDS
Background of the Study
It is well known that corruption has a negative influence on countries all around the world. Corruption is likely the most significant impediment preventing the world's developing or least developed countries' (LDCs) soci...
10. AN APPLICATION OF DUE PROCESS IN EXISTING PROCUREMENT METHODS IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The construction industry activities include procurement of goods and services as well as the execution of a variety of physical structures and infrastructure (Ayangade, Wahab and Alake 2009), using different procurement methods....
11. AN APPROACH TO APPLICATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
Background to the Study
Quality management is a way of ...
12. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
As transportation, communication, and utility networks continue to grow in complexity and size, the likelihood of two or more networks occupying a common right-of-way or intersecting each other also continues to increase. Conflicts arise when on...
13. A REVIEW OF AWARENESS LEVEL AND PRACTICES OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Background to study
Green or sustainable buildings are the way of the future and will become more popular in Nigeria during the next few decades. The desire for high-performance buildings is progressively becoming a trend in the Nigerian construc...
14. AN ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND ITS APPLICATION AT PRE-CONTRACT STAGE OF BUILDING PROJECTS
Background Of Study
Every step in the building process involves significant back-and-forth communication between the many parties involved in the project on a daily basis. As a result of this, the construction sect...
15. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Material management is a process that may be characterised as the coordination of planning, analysing the demand, sourcing, purchasing, transporting, storing, and regulating of materials, with the goals of avoiding material waste and improving pr...
16. AN ASSESSMENT ON THE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PRACTICE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Background to study
Buildings that are environmentally friendly or sustainable are the way of the future and will become increasingly widespread in Nigeria over the course of the next several decades. The Nigerian construction sector is moving in the di...
17. AN EXAMINATION OF PROJECT PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE PROJECT DELIVERY
Background of the Study
The document that serves as a guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge According to the PM BOK (2004), a project is a transitory human endeavor that has established beginning and ending dates as well as distinct goals. According to Abdu...
18. AN INVESTIGATION OF VARIABLES AFFECTING BUILDING CONTRACTORS’ SELECTION
Background to the study
Both direct negotiation with the owner or his agents and competitive bidding are viable options for securing construction contracts. Direct negotiation is the more common of the two (Adegbile, 2022). When just one company submits a bid for a job,...
19. THE CONTROL OF LABOUR IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Labor control in construction is one of the many options of procurement used for the process of project delivery. According to the records, this method of procurement is the oldest one there is, and it has been in use in Nigeria ever since the co...
20. AN ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY CONTROL AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION COMPANY
Background of the study
Manufacturing businesses are shifting their focus toward three primary competitive areas as a result of the pressure brought on by globalization: quality, cost, and responsiveness. The pursuit of quality has emerged as a topic of concern o...
21. APPRAISING THE FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SMALL MEDIUM AND LARGE CONSTRUCTION SITES IN OYO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
However, the construction industry is often regarded as one of the most hazardous sectors of the industry anywhere in the globe. According to the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (2011), a co...
22. AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF DELAY IN PROJECT DELIVERY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Background of the study
It is believed that one of the prevailing problems of construction industry in ekiti state Nigeria is the impact of delays in project delivery. It is very important for both public and private projects to be...
23. A PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SITE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The construction industry is among the top industries of any nation that contribute greatly to the survival and sustenance of economic and infrastructural development. The rapid development of construction activities derives from...
24. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF QUALITY SUPERVISION ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Project success could be measured in terms of parameters or nature of the project e g. performance, aestheticism, stability, safety, duration and cost. One of the best ways of achieving construction project quality delivery hinge...
25. ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS MITIGATING THE EFFECTIVE PREPARATION OF COST ESTIMATE AT THE DESIGN STAGE
ABSTRACT
This research assesses the factors mitigating the effective preparation of cost estimates at the design stage Accurate cost estimates are crucial to the effective realization of construction projects This research is aimed at examining the fact...
26. THE EFFECT OF CONTRACT PLANNING ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE
Abstract
This study examines contract planning on construction projects from clients’ perspective and its effects on performance. The objectives are to determine the contract planning practices applied in the Nigerian construction industry, assess the awareness an...
27. THE EFFECT OF DELAY AND DISTRUPTION ON THE COST OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
ABSTRACT
This project is purposely for determining the effects of delay and disruption on the cost of building construction project in Nigeria, ascertaining the cost, which aim at x-raying unnecessary delay and disruption in the normal processes of procuring and p...
28. THE EFFECT OF EFFECTIVE CONTRACT PLANNING ON CONTRACTORS PROFIT
ABSTRACT
Effective contract planning in construction projects is not only crucial to attainment of project objectives but necessary if project failure is to be avoided, losses minimised and profitability enhanced by the Contractor. While research has shown general l...
29. PARADIGM FOR TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE OPERATION
ABSTRACT
For many years the performance of building projects has continued to deteriorate. Many criticisms have been directed to the construction industry for general&nb...
30. PLANT RESOURCE CONTROL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO PROJECT DELIVERY IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
Building/construction projects relies, all things considered, upon how best the resources are overseen. Inability to deal with the resources accessible through planning is probably going to bring about expanded project costs, time overwhe...
31. THE IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE CONTRACT PLANNING ON CONTRACTORS PROFIT (A CASE STUDY OF JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC, UYO)
ABSTRACT
Effective contract planning in construction projects is not only crucial to attainment ofproject objectives but necessary if project failure is to be avoided, losses minimisedand profitability enhanced by the Contractor. While research has shown general low usa...
32. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DESIGN VARIATION IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
ABSTRACT
Variation is one of the most severe problems in the construction industry. This variation occurs in every construction project and the magnitude of these variations varies considerably from project to project. As such, the client had to spend more than what was...
33. EFFECTIVE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE
Abstract
The cost of construction material in a construction project may range from 30 – 80 % of total construction cost making it a prime uncertainty in a construction project. The main aim of this research paper is to examine the current material manageme...
34. EFFECTIVENESS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES IN PROJECT EXECUTION (A STUDY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN OWERRI)
Abstract
This research was conducted to determine if quality assurance and its strategies are effective for successful project execution in the construction industries. Data was obtained from both primary and secondary sources. The primary sources consisted of qu...
35. ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING COST PERFORMANCE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Maintaining steady cost projection on construction projects had been until recently an issue of serious concern, both to the client and project contractors. Cost deviation from initial Cost plan, had been prevalent on Construction sites. However, little or no e...
36. ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
ABSTRACT
Construction materials are vital components of the total construction cost (about 60%) of the total project cost. Based on their importance, this study assessed management strategies adopted in construction sites in Uyo Municipal. The objective...
37. ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTOR AFFECTING THE COST PERFORMANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the factors affecting cost performance of construction projects in Lagos State located in the south-western part of ...
38. EVALUATION OF THE AWARENESS LEVEL AND PRACTICES OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
ABSTRACT
In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represents friendly struc...
39. THE NATURE AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SITES
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the nature and management of risk in a construction company sites. Specifically, the study aims to find means of risk management that can be utilized by the network, make new suggestions on the use of these risk...
40. SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE
Background of the study
The construction industry in Nigeria has since being on a steady rise in recent years owing to the large expanse of undeveloped Land required to provide shelter for the booming population. As a result, the populati...
41. STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION COST PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION SITES
Abstract
Maintaining steady cost projection on construction projects had been until recently an issue of serious concern, both to the client and project contractors. Cost deviation from initial Cost plan, had been prevalent on Construction sites. However, little or no e...
42. STUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION COST PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION SITES
Abstract
Maintaining steady cost projection on construction projects had been until recently an issue of serious concern, both to the client and project contractors. Cost deviation from initial Cost plan, had been prevalent on Construction sites. However, little or no e...
43. THE IMPACT OF BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The study intends to investigate the impact of budgeting and budgetary control in construction project delivery in Nigeria. The purpose is to specifically identify the major causes of budgeting and budget control practices in by quantity surveyors in the constr...
44. THE EFFECT OF DELAY AND DISTRUPTION ON THE COST OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
One of the biggest problems associated with most of the construction projects in Nigeria today is problem of delays and disruptions at both the pre-contract and post-contract stages of construction in building and civil e...
45. EXAMINATION OF CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURES AND ABANDONEMTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Abandoned projects and construction failures includes construction projects and civil infrastructure development projects such as houses, churches, schools, roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, airfields, and harbors. . This study was conducted to investigate the ca...
46. IMPACT OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY CULTURE ON CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
Construction safety culture have attracted some research attention over the years, but the way in which safety practices affect the productivity and functioning of workers requires some attention in construction projects. The purpose of this st...
47. THE EFFECT OF TIMELY DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Timely delivery of construction projects can fasten up drastic development in any country. Construction delay has become endemic in Nigeria, it is imperative to create awareness of the extent to which delays can adversely affect project delivery. This study ide...
48. INFLUENCE OF COST CONTROL PRACTICES ON THE COST PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ABUJA-FCT, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian Construction Industry (NCI) faces numerous cost-related challenges that have in some cases increased costs of construction projects by up to 61.84%. Such challenges include the increasing complexity of construction projects which necessitate specia...
49. ASSESSMENT OF THE CAUSES AND IMPACT OF INADEQUATE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The issue of inadequate geotechnical investigation usually leads to over or under design of structural elements which eventually contributes immensely to project cost overrun and poor performance. This research aims to assess the impact of inadequate geotechnical investigation...
50. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DELAY IN NIGER STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Abstract
Economic development in every nation is based on construction projects undertaken through several types of contracts. However, construction industry is suffering from delay phenomenon. The causes and effects of delay in construction projects seem critical and if not handled app...
