Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to examine the role of contract administration
practice on project performance at private construction company in Addis
Ababa. Source of data used was a close ended Likert Scale based Questionnaire
and gathered from a sample of 88 employees that were selected using simple
random sampling method. The data obtained from the survey were then
analyzed with the use of SPSS. Data was collected through a questionnaire
using statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation, correlation, and
multiple regression analysis. Results of this study indicate that contract
administration practices dimensions such as (contract administration planning,
timely monitoring, and inspection practice) have positive and significant
relationship with project performance. This research concluded that contract
administration practice had major influence on the performance of the project
in private construction companies. Forwarded recommendations in general
strong effort should be given on contract administration practice by improved
communication and collaboration among project teams, regularly review and
update contract documents, monitoring and inspection tool advancement, and
effectively linked with technology, taking proactive corrective actions will
improve the project effectively. Researcher also suggests further studies on
contract administration practices specifically on private company and Ethiopia
cases where we lack information that is practical to us. |