dc.description.abstract | Construction industry contributes significantly in terms of scale and share in the development
process for both developed and developing countries. The construction products provide the
necessary public infrastructure and private physical structures for many productive activities
such as services, commerce, utilities and other industries. The industry is not only important for
its finished product, but it also employs a large number of people (directly and indirectly) and
therefore has an effect on the economy of a country/region during the actual construction
process. The success of a construction project depends on its performance, which is measured
based on timely completion, within the budget, required quality standard and customer
satisfaction. Construction projects are faced with many challenges before completion causing
extensive delays and thereby exceeding initial time and cost estimates. The aim of this research
was to identify and evaluate the factors affecting the performance of construction projects in
Mombasa County and to identify the severity of these factors. The researcher identified four
main factors affecting performance of construction projects which are project manager’s
competence, aggressive competition during tendering, time allocated to projects and client’s
interference during construction. Comprehensive literature review was done to gather
information on the factors that affect performance of construction project from the previous
researchers, followed with structured questionnaire distribution and interview as tools to collect
data. Random sampling technique was selected as the appropriate sampling method giving equal
chances to the population. Data was coded and analyzed using the SPSS 17.0. | en_US |