Assessment Of Effectiveness of Contract Management on Procurement Performance of Road Construction Projects in Tanzania

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.