Abstract:
The study is going to assess the influence of force account approach on performance of
construction projects in public sector, a case of Arusha city council. Arusha region as one of the
growing cities in Tanzania is experiencing massive development of the construction projects
involving housing projects, road construction projects and water construction projects. Some
projects involve the use of force account that gives the researcher the motive to assess on how
force account has an influence on the performance of this projects. The study will be guided by
three specific objectives; Identify factors that affect projects implementation by using Force
account at Arusha, to examine the impact of using Force account in effective project
implementation in Arusha and to Identify challenges facing the application of Force account in
project implementation of Arusha. The study was guided by Theory of Total Quality Management Time Management Theory and
Theory of cost. The study involved a sample of 100 respondents who were selected through
purposive and random sampling techniques where by descriptive research design was used. Questionnaires, interview and documentary review were used for data collection and data were
analyzed though regression and descriptive analysis. The general findings shows that use of
Force account has brought impacts in project implementation within a very short time; helped
the government to save a lot of money, increased community participation, reduced corruption
and conflicts of interest among stakeholders. It is concluded that among 19 constructed projects
90% were cost effective and met national quality standards. The study recommends that, community involvement for project identification, implementation and evaluation is inevitable. Hence there must be clear criteria for measuring performance that the procurement entities and
professionals can use to control deviations from the required standard. Also implementing the
projects in such a way that.it brings the real value for Money
