THE CAUSATIVE FACTORS LEADING TO COST OVERRUN IN DAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN RWANDA: CASE STUDY KINONI 1 DAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
This research project investigated the causative factors leading construction project to cost overrun in Rwanda; case study Kinoni 1 Dam construction in Kirehe District, the research project aimed to find out the causative factors from the contractors, the causative factors on the supervisor team, the causative factors on the client side and external causative factors which contribute to project cost overrun; The list of causes of cost overrun was subjected to a questionnaire survey and interviews, for the identification of the most important causes of cost overrun. The field survey and interviews included 60 respondents made up of 15 on contractor’s side, 15 on supervisor team and 30 on side of clients. Importance of each cause was calculated on the basis of cumulative effect of occurrence and impact by comparing they mean. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate relationship cost overrun and performance in Kinoni’s 1 dam construction project; this research project found a strong relationship between cost overrun and performance in Kinoni 1 dam construction. The major causes of cost overrun in dam construction projects found by this research project are: slow decision making, poor schedule management, poor cost estimation, poor contract management, poor design/ delay in providing design, problems in land acquisition, wrong estimation/ estimation method, and poor soil investigations. The results showed that, there is an influence from the client and supervisor team, also strong connection between the factors from the contractor’s side which contribute to construction project cost overrun.
Authors and Affiliations
Innocent Gasasira| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda. Email: innogast14@yahoo.fr, Dr. Peter MBABAZI| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda. Email : mbabazimbabazize@gmail.com, Prof. Eugene Ndabaga| Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda. Email: eugenendabaga@gmail.com
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