| dc.description.abstract | Maintaining steady completion of construction projects in public secondary schools have been an
issue of serious concern both to the education stakeholders and contractors. Therefore, there have
been numerous cases of delays and non-completion of projects which have contributed to
irreparable loss to education stakeholders and to the economy as whole. However, there has been no
particular research to address the problem of completion of construction projects in public
secondary schools which has been so rampant. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the factors
influencing the completion of construction projects in public secondary schools in Bomet SubCounty.
The study was guided by the following research objectives; to establish the extent to which
funding influences the completion of the construction projects in Secondary Schools in Bomet East
Sub-County; to determine if management and leadership support influences completion of
construction projects in Secondary schools in Bomet East Sub-County and to establish the influence
of stakeholder involvement on the completion of construction projects in public secondary schools
in Bomet East Sub-County. The study employed a descriptive study design with qualitative and
quantitative methodologies used in data collection. Using saturation sampling technique, all the 36
public secondary schools hence 36 school principals, 36 PTA chair persons, and 36 BOGs
chairpersons was targeted as respondents of the study. School principals were administered with
questionnaire for quantitative data, while PTA chairmen and BOG chairpersons were interviewed
using interview guides for qualitative data. Quantitative data were analyzed by both descriptive and
inferential statistics such as Bivariate Pearson Correlation test, while qualitative data was analyzed
thematically through content analysis. According to the major findings this study, there was
relationship between funding and completion rate of construction projects with (r=0.77, P< 0.05).
Where inadequate funding, procurement bureaucracy, source of funding and misappropriations of
project funds was found to lead to delay in construction completion of projects. The study also
found that there was statistically significant and positive relationship between project management
and leadership skills and completion rate of construction projects with (r=0.68, P< 0.05). The study
found that good leadership of the project team was found to enhance proper and quick project
completion, poor knowledge of project management crippled project completion and supervision
during construction is critical to ensure quality products and timely delivery of project. The study
findings also showed that involvement of stakeholders such as the PTA, BOG, students, and the
ministry in construction projects has an influence on its completion, through their level of
involvement and way on involvement. As a recommendation, the government should design
policies that govern the construction of projects in the learning institutions that allows for proper
engagement of the major stakeholders, procurement process, sourcing of finance and engagement of
the constructors in the construction of projects in public learning institutions to ensure successful
completion of the projects. Head teachers and principals of public secondary and primary schools
should be trained on project management to increase their skills in supervision and management of
construction projects to enhance completion rate of these projects. Stakeholders such as PTA,
students, and BOG members should be enlightened on the best way to involve themselves in the
project and the extent of involvement, without interfering with construction and completion
process. For further research, further research should be carried out to determine the effects of
constructors’ competency on the completion of construction projects public secondary schools in
Bomet East sub-county. The study also suggests that in future, when a similar research is to be done
it should include the role of teachers, students and other education stakeholders in completion of
construction projects in Bomet East sub-county. | en_US |
