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Title
Developing A Model For Additional Works On Civil Work Projects In Electricity Company Of Ghana:
Creator
Edmond Botwie
Description
The research project was centered on developing of a model for Additional works on civil work projects in Electricity Company of Ghana. The objective of this study was to critically review the causes of Additional works and rank factors contributing to their occurrence. This research also focused on developing appropriate procedures of managing Additional works as well as prescribing ways of eliminating them on civil work projects in Electricity Company of Ghana. The model was developed based on data collated and analyzed from documents on eighty-two completed civil work projects within a period of five years i.e. 2012 to July, 2016 from the Premises division of the company. Data was collated on four categories of completed civil work projects; Customer Service Centres, District and Regional Offices, Residential buildings and Maintenance projects.
The causes and consequences of Additional works were critically evaluated using the Ishikawa diagram, Pareto chart, graphs and check list. Out of the eighty-two completed projects analysed twenty-nine of them experienced Additional works, constituting 35% of the sample size. Eight main causes of Additional works have been identified, of which Change in scope and Poor planning were ranked from the pivot table as the causes of Additional works with the highest frequency of occurrence in the company. Five consequences of Additional works have been assessed, out of which Increase in project cost and Delay in project schedule have also been ranked highest as the two major causes of Additional works. From the study, the under listed recommendations were arrived at to ensure adequate reduction in the additional works in civil engineering projects in Electricity Company of Ghana. Adherence to agreed plans by all stakeholders Synchronization and compliance to all design details Ensure the adequacy of funds before awarding contract
Provision of adequate details on drawings to be used for the construction
The causes and consequences of Additional works were critically evaluated using the Ishikawa diagram, Pareto chart, graphs and check list. Out of the eighty-two completed projects analysed twenty-nine of them experienced Additional works, constituting 35% of the sample size. Eight main causes of Additional works have been identified, of which Change in scope and Poor planning were ranked from the pivot table as the causes of Additional works with the highest frequency of occurrence in the company. Five consequences of Additional works have been assessed, out of which Increase in project cost and Delay in project schedule have also been ranked highest as the two major causes of Additional works. From the study, the under listed recommendations were arrived at to ensure adequate reduction in the additional works in civil engineering projects in Electricity Company of Ghana. Adherence to agreed plans by all stakeholders Synchronization and compliance to all design details Ensure the adequacy of funds before awarding contract
Provision of adequate details on drawings to be used for the construction
Subject
MSc Engineering Project Management
Publisher
Ghana Technology University College
Date
Date: September, 2016
Contributor
Dr. Francis Boateng Agyenim