Assessment on the Influence of Force Account in Achieving Value for Money in Construction Projects in Tanzania

Abstract

The high cost, poor quality, and delayed completion of construction projects have long been the subject of public institution protests; these problems have been ascribed to contractors, insufficient oversight, a lack of money, and a lack of commitment. The government has made it mandatory to use FA when building projects. This study aimed to assess the influence of force account on achieving VFM at VETA-Dodoma. The specific objectives were to determine the impact of organizational personnel on achieving value for money. To examine the role organizational capital plays on value for the money achievement during the construction of the administration buildings of VETA-Dodoma. To determine how project management affect value for the money achievement during the construction of the administration buildings of VETA-Dodoma. Descriptive research design and Qualitative research approach were employed to this study. Both primary and secondary data were utilized whereas questionnaire and documentary review employed to capture 90 respondents’ opinions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics while multiple regression model was used to test the relationship between variables. To attain the objective of the study the resource based theory and the transaction cost theory were deployed to guide the study. The study findings revealed organizational personnel contributed most and ranked first by 0.675 to value for money achievement on construction projects, second was the organizational capital by 0.367 and the third was project management by 0.288. The study results revealed that the overall model of assessing impact of force account on achieving value for money on force account projects was significant. Therefore, further research studies should concentrate to assess contribution value of other remaining variables (45.7%) not included in the current study which has an influence of force account in achieving value for money on constructions projects in public entities in Tanzania