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An Evaluation of the Effects of the Factors Contributing to Contractual Claims on Public Building Projects

Samuel Onyemechi Igbokwe, Kevin Aku Okorocha, Benedict Amade, and Emmanuel, Efe Uwaifo

Abstract

This study is aimed at evaluating the effects of the primary factors contributing to contractual claims on public building project delivery in Imo State. The study used a survey and exploratory research design methods of investigation, and a simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 149 from a population of 418 practitioners using the Krejcie and Morgan’s method of sample size determination from the sampled practitioners in Imo state. The data collection and survey instrument included a well-structured questionnaire, discussion and personal observations and visits to elicit information from respondents/building project locations. The collected data was presented in the form of frequency distribution using descriptive statistical tools using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.0. While the factor analytical approach and multiple regression was used to analyze the study's main topic of discourse. The study's findings indicate that delay claims (X3) is the first important primary factor that affects public building project delivery in Imo state. This was followed by in that order by client- related claims (X9) and contract-related claims (X8). This study recommends that, to avoid contractual claims in public building projects, resolve contract-related issues ab initio, streamline contract clauses, and handle design components and change management details. Reduce construction delays, start and finish on time, and reduce design changes during construction using the right procurement method.

Keywords

Building projects Contractual claims Multiple regression Imo state.

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