Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of contract management on the procurement
performance of road construction projects in Tanzania. The principal question to be addressed by
this study is, "What is the effect of contract management on the procurement performance of road
construction projects in Tanzania?" To answer this question and to achieve the primary objective of
this study, the researcher focused on TARURA in Iringa Region as a case study. The study is
governed by Institutional Theory, which requires TARURA, in its procurement contract management
needs, to put in place effectively administered contracts, manage contractor relationships and
handle disputes as required by the procurement law (PPA Act, 2011) and as a norm in all public
entities to receive legitimacy; also, the Institutional Theory is supplemented by the Contracting
Theory. The research design adopted is descriptive, which allows a detailed description and
analysis of the variables under study, describing and presenting their characteristics and explaining
their relationships without manipulation. The sample of the target population is composed of 42
respondents who are employees of the TARURA-Iringa region. The study used questionnaires as
the primary research instrument, supplemented by interviews and documentary reviews. Data were
coded as per the objectives to give distinct differences, and multivariate regression was done to
look at the relationship of the variables. The presentation was done through their calculated mean,
frequency, standard deviation and correlation analysis of the data collected.
