Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Building: Project Management in Construction to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of the Witwatersrand, 2018 / This study reports on a quantitative descriptive design that investigates the challenges in the procurement process of housing infrastructure projects in the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements. The study compares two procurement strategies utilised in the department with regards to infrastructure related projects. Pretested questionnaires were distributed to 57 participants who were purposely selected consisting of Structural Engineers, Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors and officials working in Finance and Supply Chain Management. Findings of this study revealed that 1) there is a shortage of skills and that most organisations do not implement career programs in the supply chain management and the construction industry. 2) Both management and employees were aware of the procurement challenges in housing infrastructure projects 3) the turn-key procurement method compares favourably to the traditional methods, as the later has less budget variation, thorough planning since the contractors involvement during the initial stages of planning is evident. 4) a lack of clear communication between the department supply chain management and its supplier amongst a host of other factors because they are less supervised/ monitored and that resulted for wasting of time, no productivity, and poor performance. The cause of these problem stems from the lack of an appropriate procurement strategy for projects. / XL2019
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/26512 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Guma, Vuyolwethu Fezekile |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (xii, 121 leaves), application/pdf |
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