Patrick Manu Patrick.Manu@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Innovative Construction and Project Management
Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry
Manu, Patrick; Mahamadu, Abdul Majeed; Booth, Colin; Olomolaiye, Paul; Ibrahim, Ahmed; Coker, Akinwale
Authors
Abdul Mahamadu Abdul.Mahamadu@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer - CATE - AAE - UAAE0001
Colin Booth Colin.Booth@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Smart and Sustainable Infrastructures
Paul Olomolaiye Paul.Olomolaiye@uwe.ac.uk
Pro Vice-Chancellor Equalities and Civic Engagement
Ahmed Ibrahim
Akinwale Coker
Abstract
© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Public procurement capacity is composed of three facets: individual, organisational and an enabling national environment which encapsulates national legislation, policies and institutional arrangements that can facilitate or hamper the effectiveness of procurement. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which procurement capacity challenges in the national environment affect the effectiveness of infrastructure procurement by public agencies in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 30 procurement capacity challenges drawn from literature were operationalized in a survey of infrastructure procurement personnel in different tiers of public agencies (i.e. local and state government) in order to ascertain the critical challenges affecting the effectiveness of infrastructure procurement. The survey yielded 288 responses, which were analysed using descriptive statistics, one-sample t-test and independent-samples t-test. Findings: Challenges related to transparency, integrity and accountability are amongst the topmost challenges adversely affecting the effectiveness of public infrastructure procurement. There is limited difference in the extent to which the challenges affect the effectiveness of infrastructure procurement in different tiers of public agencies in Nigeria. Originality/value: Whilst various procurement capacity challenges have been identified in the extent literature, this study has shown that an assessment of their effect on the effectiveness of infrastructure procurement could reveal valuable insights regarding the status of public infrastructure procurement within a country, particularly countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and other developing regions where there is acute infrastructure deficits. Such insights could inform appropriate infrastructure procurement reforms by policy makers, procurement entities and infrastructure funders.
Citation
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Ibrahim, A., & Coker, A. (2018). Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 12, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 10, 2018 |
Publication Date | Sep 10, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Aug 13, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 28, 2018 |
Journal | Built Environment Project and Asset Management |
Print ISSN | 2044-124X |
Electronic ISSN | 2044-1258 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 386-402 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038 |
Keywords | procurement, procurement capacity, infrastructure, developing countries, survey, sub-Saharan Africa |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/859958 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is the accepted version of the article. The final published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038. |
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