Abstract:
Contract management is an important activity in public procurement especially on
executing development projects while aiming at value for money. On the contrary,
reports from the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority show that funds have been
wasted due to poor contract management practices, hindering value for money
achievement in most of the public institutions across the globe.
Generally, the study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of works procurement
contract management in achieving value for money. Specifically the study aimed at
describing the procurement methods used in works contract, the criteria used in
evaluation and selection of contractors and the extent to which the contracting parties
fulfill their objectives in achieving Value for money
Taking the case of College of Business Education, a case study research design was
used to undertake the study where by purposive and simple random samplings were
used to take a sample of 69 respondents. Data were collected through the
questionnaire, interview, and document review. Based on the collected data the
researcher used both qualitative and quantitative approach to analyze data; qualitative
data were analyzed through the use of interpretive and reflexive approaches while the
quantitative data were analyzed through the utilization of SPSS program which
assisted the researcher to run some of the analysis.
The findings reveal that College of Business Education has been able to achieve value
for money in the works procurement contracts as results of having the effective
contract management practices through selection of proper procurement methods that
influence competition and lead to getting the reliable contractors at lowest costs. Also
through the criteria for evaluation and selection of contractors has been able to get
capable and competent contractors, and it avoids favoritism and corruption. Lastly,
the contracting parties fulfill their objectives by delivering the quality and completed
work on time, and paying the contractors on time. Due to all these factors, they
guarantee the achievement of value for money despite of some few weaknesses.
