Client-led promotion of health and safety through the procurement process on public construction projects in developing countries

2022 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 105605
Author(s):  
Elijah Frimpong Boadu ◽  
Riza Yosia Sunindijo ◽  
Cynthia Changxin Wang ◽  
Samuel Frimpong
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Public Construction

STUDY ON HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS OF DEMOLITION PROJECTS IN PENANG

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norhidayah Md Ulang ◽  
Nor Anisah Abdul Kadar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Safety Aspects ◽  
Bodily Injury ◽  
New Buildings

As a developing country, there are new developments undertaken to achieve the various goals set for developing countries. There are a lot of buildings being torn down to replace them with new buildings. The aim of this study is to see what kind of accidents and precautions to prevent or minimize accidents and also to find the cause of the accident in a demolition project. This study uses the interview in which the respondent can share more information about the experience in depth. Information gathered revealed that, the types of accidents that occur in demolition projects are similar to ordinary construction projects such as falling objects, falls from height, bodily injury and accidents caused by machinery. If precautions are ignored, various types of accidents may occur at demolition sites and potentially cause death. This study had been carried out inPenang,Malaysia.

scholarly journals Health and Safety Consideration in the Procurement of Public Construction Projects in Ghana

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Elijah Frimpong Boadu ◽  
Riza Yosia Sunindijo ◽  
Cynthia Changxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Construction Market ◽  
Safety Consideration ◽  
Project Objectives ◽  
Public Construction ◽  
Industry Professionals

This study explored the extent to which health and safety (H&S) are considered in the procurement of public sector projects in Ghana. This is based on the background that procurement decisions have implications for project H&S management. The enormous size of public procurement projects offers opportunities for public clients to influence the behaviour of the construction market including the promotion of H&S through procurement. To date, no study has fully assessed the extent of H&S considerations in procurement decisions for public sector construction projects in Ghana. To fill this gap, this research has provided an evidence-based assessment of H&S considerations in the various stages of the procurement process for public sector projects in Ghana. Through a questionnaire survey, data were collected from construction industry professionals in Ghana. The data were subjected to statistical analysis to evaluate the extent of H&S considerations. The findings suggest that H&S is given low priority in the procurement of public projects, because clear project objectives relating to H&S are not set, and adequate consideration is not given to H&S at the various procurement stages. Based on the findings, this research has made recommendations to promote H&S in public procurement in Ghana.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS AND RELATED CAUSES OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A.P. Gunawardana ◽  
◽  
Y.G. Sandanayake ◽  
G.I. Karunasena ◽  
T.S. Jayawickrama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The Impact

Public Procurement Process (PP Process) in construction industry has identified as integral part to achieve sustainability in developing countries. Sustainability links with the social, environmental, and economic indicators. The PP Process contributes largely to the budget of developing nations. However, existing PP Processes of developing countries have shown lagging features to achieve sustainability due to a number of problems. Further, the depth and gravity of the problems depend on the impact of root causes throughout the activities and stages of procurement lifecycle of a project. Hence, this paper aims to identify the problems and related root causes during the various activities in the stages of PP Process to achieve sustainability in construction projects in developing countries. In order to achieve the aim, this study started with a comprehensive literature review to identify the stages, activities, problems and related root causes in PP Process to achieve sustainability. Subsequently, interviews with 14 subject matter experts were carried out to identify and verify the stages, activities, problems and related root causes to achieve sustainability in PP Process in developing countries. The data were analysed using manual content analysis. The findings of the study identified 10 problems and 22 root causes that affect the 39 activities in 05 stages of PP process in project procurement lifecycle in construction industry. The outcome of this paper will be beneficial to relevant authorities, funding agencies and policy makers in taking necessary steps to update the existing guidelines, bidding documents, procedures and protocols to address the identified problems and root causes to achieve sustainability of developing countries.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF CURRENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW ON DURATION AND COST OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN TURKEY

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ercan Erdis
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Vector Machines ◽  
Public Construction ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Cost Of Construction

The current public procurement law (Law No. 4734) was established in Turkey in 2003. The current law has fundamental differences from the previous one, Law No. 2886, in that the current law's main objective is to increase the effective use of public resources. Although the current law was enacted nine years ago, no in-depth research has been undertaken related to the extent of public savings. Thus, the aim of this research is to analyze the performance of public investments for construction with respect to their success in achieving on time and within budget completion. Additionally, a comparison between the completion duration and budget of construction projects undertaken under the current and the previous law is presented. To achieve these goals, historical contract documents addressing 878 and 575 public construction projects undertaken under two laws, respectively, were analyzed. In this context, the data mining method, including decision trees, artificial neural network, and support vector machines, was applied to predict the duration and cost deviations of the construction projects during the tender process, and the results were compared. It was demonstrated that the current law has contributed substantially towards the completion of the projects within estimated or envisaged durations and costs. The findings of this research can be generalized to countries with similar economical and organizational structures with Turkey.

Factors affecting the delivery of optimum health and safety on construction projects during the covid-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benviolent Chigara ◽  
Tirivavi Moyo
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Monitoring And Enforcement

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of construction professionals relative to factors that affect the delivery of optimum health and safety (H&S) on construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a quantitative design which entailed the distribution of a web-based questionnaire among construction professionals, namely, architects, construction/project managers, engineers, H&S managers and quantity surveyors working for contractors and construction consultants in Zimbabwe. The data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Factor analysis was used to reveal interrelated significant sets of factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S. Findings Factor analysis revealed nine components/factors: change and innovation-related, monitoring and enforcement-related, production-related, access to information and health service-related, on-site facilities and welfare-related, risk assessment and mitigation-related, job security and funding-related, cost-related and COVID-19 risk perception-related factors as the significant factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe. Research limitations/implications The results highlighted the need for social dialogue among construction stakeholders to support initiatives that will enhance the delivery of H&S on construction projects. Construction stakeholders may find the results useful in highlighting the areas that need improvement to protect workers’ H&S during the pandemic. However, the small sample limits the generalisability of the results to construction sectors in other regions. Originality/value The study investigated factors affecting the delivery of optimum H&S during the COVID-19 to inform interventions to enhance H&S.

An empirical study on non-physical waste factors in the construction industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Igwe ◽  
Fuzhan Nasiri ◽  
Amin Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Human Material

PurposeThis study highlights the findings of an empirical study to investigate waste factors (WFs) affecting the performance and delivery of construction projects in developing countries. The objectives of this study are to identify non-physical WFs in developing nations and rank the identified factors based on their degree of influence on the key performance indicators (KPIs) of cost, quality and time.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 34 WFs were identified through a detailed literature review and consolidated using semi-structured interviews with construction practitioners. The statistical analysis involved a normality test using the Shapiro–Wilk test to determine if sample data have been drawn from a normally distributed population, ranking the WFs using the Frequency Index (FI), Severity Index (SI) and Importance Index (IMPI), ranking the WFs based on their effect on the project KPIs of cost, quality and time, and identify clustering structures for the identified WFs to using factor analysis (FA).FindingsThe results revealed ineffective planning and scheduling, rework/repair of defective work and resource quality problems (human, material and equipment) as the three most important WFs affecting construction projects. The factor analyses showed that WFs can be grouped into five interrelated components, suggesting the need for integrated and holistic strategies to overcome the identified WF.Practical implicationsUnderstanding the effects of WFs on construction projects is a first step towards designing holistic solutions to ensuring projects deliver value to the clients and other stakeholders. The findings of this study provide direction to construction practitioners on where to focus appropriate strategies to manage the identified WFs effectively and, therefore, improve the productivity of construction projects.Originality/valueThis study provides the first holistic analysis of WFs affecting the productivity of construction projects in developing countries.

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