Kaggwa, Joseph Ssegawa and Ngowi, Alfred B. and Ntshwene, Keneilwe
(2013)
Using A Situation Analysis To Identify The Construction Industry
Deficiencies In Botswana.
Journal of Construction in Developing Countries , 18 (1).
pp. 1-18.
ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
This paper reports the results of a multi-phase study aimed at identifying ways of
transforming the construction industry in Botswana into an efficient, effective and sustainable
sector. The study examined a number of reports indicating that public construction projects
were not delivered as contractually expected. The first phase of the study, a situation
analysis, was divided into two stages, with the first validating the claims that projects perform
poorly in terms of both time and cost. Project data were compiled and analysed by
computing the cost and time variances. The second stage solicited the opinions of various
industry stakeholders regarding the deficiencies in the industry that led to poor project
performance. Based on 323 sampled public construction projects, the results indicated that
13% had been abandoned and retendered. For those projects not abandoned, 52% and
75% had cost and time overruns, respectively. On average, the amount of cost overruns was
15% while the amount of time overruns was 75%. This level of performance is considered
worrisome if allowed to continue. Causes of the overruns were identified as emanating from
the decisions and actions of clients, suppliers, and regulators as well as the lack of a
coherent facilitation of the construction business environment. The latter was singled out as
an urgent challenge that needs addressing if the construction industry is to exist as a
sustainable sector in Botswana. Though the concept of construction industry development is
not new, this paper underscores that situations for each country are different and models
that aim to transform an industry must look at the underlying context of the sector. With the
exception of one study, no other extensive empirical study has been conducted in Botswana
to identify and document deficiencies leading to the poor delivery of public construction
projects. These findings also provide a generic approach to transforming the construction
industry
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