Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2019, 9(2), 126-131
Contract Awards Disparity among Multinational and Indigenous Construction Companies
Tsado Abel John1, Polycarp Olaku Alumbugu2, and Archibong Imoh Micheal3
1PhD student, Department of Construction Management, School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. E-mail: s217072933@nmmu.ac.za
2PhD student, Department of Construction Management, School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. E-mail: s216788099@nmmu.ac.za (corresponding author).
3Graduate student, Quantity Surveying Department, Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria. E-mail: archimoh4real@gmail.com
Project Management
Received October 15, 2018; revised March 17, 2019; May 5, 2019; accepted May 18, 2019
Available online July 13, 2019
Abstract: The key players in the construction industry are the construction companies. However, the level of contract awards among multinational and indigenous construction companies in most developing countries is poorly understood. This research aim at determining the level of contract awards among multinational and indigenous construction companies. The research employed a quantitative approach using both primary and secondary method of data collection to achieve the stated objective. Purposive sample techniques were used for collecting both the primary and secondary data. Structured questionnaires were administered to 70 construction professionals and contractors to determine the factors responsible for low indigenous contractor’s participation and award of contracts. Primary and secondary data were collected, and the findings reveal that 65% of the contract awards between 2002 and 2012 were won by the multinational construction companies. While the lack of requisite skill and technical know-how with a percentage severity index (SI) score of 97% was responsible for low indigenous construction companies awards. This result indicates that the multinational construction companies are dominating the construction industry.
Keywords: Contract award, indigenous construction companies, multinational construction companies.
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Citation: John, T. A., Alumbugu, P. O., and Micheal, A. I. (2019). Contract Awards Disparity among Multinational and Indigenous Construction Companies. Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 9(2), 126-131.
DOI:
10.2478/jeppm-2019-0014
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