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<p>Delivering a construction project successfully is associated with the procurement system used. In other words, the selection of the appropriate system can guarantee the success of the construction project. Therefore, this paper evaluated and compared the effects of the most-utilised project procurement systems on the key performance criteria in the Rwandan building construction projects such as time, cost, quality and scope. A questionnaire survey was conducted among contractors, consultants and clients, and a total of 73 questionnaires were used for the analysis. The survey results, analysed by using statistic method, discovered that the traditional procurement system of design-bid-build (DBB) is the most-employed system in Rwanda. Also, it was revealed that in the Rwandan building construction industry, the construction management (CM) system was identified as a system that performs better for more objectives than others. Specifically, the results showed that owner direct force (ODF) is suitable for cost effectiveness, design and build (DB) system is better for time performance, and CM performs better for both scope and quality achievement. This study will facilitate Rwandan construction practitioners to be able to choose the appropriate option that suits the main objectives of their projects in order to reduce risks resulting from the use of unrelated procurement systems.</p>
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Delivering a construction project successfully is associated with the procurement system used. In other words, the selection of the appropriate system can guarantee the success of the construction project. Therefore, this paper evaluated and compared the effects of the most-utilised project procurement systems on the key performance criteria in the Rwandan building construction projects such as time, cost, quality and scope. A questionnaire survey was conducted among contractors, consultants and clients, and a total of 73 questionnaires were used for the analysis. The survey results, analysed by using statistic method, discovered that the traditional procurement system of design-bid-build (DBB) is the most-employed system in Rwanda. Also, it was revealed that in the Rwandan building construction industry, the construction management (CM) system was identified as a system that performs better for more objectives than others. Specifically, the results showed that owner direct force (ODF) is suitable for cost effectiveness, design and build (DB) system is better for time performance, and CM performs better for both scope and quality achievement. This study will facilitate Rwandan construction practitioners to be able to choose the appropriate option that suits the main objectives of their projects in order to reduce risks resulting from the use of unrelated procurement systems.

Impact of project procurement systems on performance of Rwandan building construction projects

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal

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Delivering a construction project successfully is associated with the procurement system used. In other words, the selection of the appropriate system can...

Impact of project procurement systems on performance of Rwandan building construction projects

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Nov 30, 2023

Page range: 221 - 232

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Nov 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2023-0016

Keywords
procurement systems, performance, building construction projects, project objectives, Rwanda

© 2023 Umuhoza Esperance et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Impact of project procurement systems on performance of Rwandan building construction projects

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Nov 30, 2023

Page range: 221 - 232

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Nov 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2023-0016

Keywordsprocurement systems, performance, building construction projects, project objectives, Rwanda

© 2023 Umuhoza Esperance et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
procurement systems, performance, building construction projects, project objectives, Rwanda