Procurement Process in the Construction Industry in Sudan

Abstract

The success of construction projects is based on their performance, which is basically measured if it is finished in a timely manner and within budget, meets the required quality standards and customer satisfaction. Levels of satisfaction has normally been planned at the beginning of the project. Construction industry in Sudan faces many problems and challenges. The most important weakness is linked with the procurement process for the efficient implementation of the elements of construction projects. This research seeks to identify those factors that promote the procurement of projects, as well as the factors that lead to poor quality of procurement and put the best model of methodology that can be applied as a substitute for the currently prevailing systems used in the construction industry market of Sudan. An appropriate quantitative questionnaire was designed in a manner commensurate with the subject of the research. A total of 69 copies of the questionnaire have been distributed randomly on the relevant sample of population expertise or working at the area of procurement of construction industry categories. 48 responses fully fulfilled the requirements. Relative importance index (RII), (SPSS) and simple analytical methods were used to find out logical results and actual factors that explain and reflect the parameters that influence the procurement process for construction projects. The study for having a safer industry and representing good database for decision and policy makers, recommended that: 1. There is a need to give more attention to the procurement process, being the most important activity in the construction industry.

2. To increase awareness about the procurement process among practitioners which could be affected by implementation can be addressed through suitable training programs.

3. It is strongly recommended to incorporate modern strategies of procurement and processions in the system of companies and organizations working in the area of the construction industry.

4. Public sector is concerned and responsible to adopt and monitor valid universal systems and polices of market security particularly the quality, rates of cost, legal procedure of procedure.