AN ASSESSMENT OF EXPATRIATE CONTRACTORS' SITE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

📄 Project Abstract

The concept of site management is not new in the construction industry as it forms an integral part of the construction management process, however its level of practices vary from expatriate contractors to indigenous contractors. The research assessed site management practices of expatriate contractors in Nigeria with a view to improving the performance of indigenous contractors in the country. In conducting the research sample size of seventy (70) expatriate contractors was determined from FIRS (Federal Inland Revenue Service) and the respondents were construction professionals at management level. A research questionnaire was prepared from literature reviews and administered to the respondents. The results were analysed using statistical tools such as relative importance index, mean, percentages while the findings were presented in tables and charts. From the research Effective procedures for issuing of material on site ranked first with a RII of 0.81 which is a very significant fac...