| Abstract: | Engineering Corporation of Oromia is a one leading and committed to provide professional service in study, design and contract administration and construction supervision of project to the highest standard of quality, within the agreed timeframe and at reasonable costs through log-term partnership to the satisfaction of its clients and is employs as well as tot benefit of the public and the environment at large. The purpose of this study is to examine and identify Factors Affecting Effectiveness of Engineering and Telecommunication Procurement Process: The Case of Engineering Corporation of Oromia. This Study targeted to examine the effectiveness of procurement process as applied at Engineering Corporation of Oromia, to identify the problems facing the procurement process and procurement department at Engineering Corporation of Oromia and to find out the best method of procurement process at Engineering Corporation of Oromia. Effective and efficiency procurement process have positive results to operational impacts which include improved prospects of achieving corporation objectives, the performance of procurement process in Oromia Engineering Corporation the depends on the players in the field. Data collected was organized, processed and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24. Data was analyzed qualitatively using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation and also by use of inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The study targeted 45 respondents, 42 respondents filled in and returned the questionnaires. This represented overall successful rate of 93.3%. The unsuccessful response rate is only (6.3%) consisted of those questionnaires that were either not filled, poorly and partially filled. In relation to procurement planning the study recommends that thorough needs assessment should be undertaken, market capability analysis should be carried out, user departments should clearly specify when they require to utilize required goods and services. |
