Analysis of the applicability of consultancy services in works projects on Local Government Authority in Tanzania : A case of Kahama District Council

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2013
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Mzumbe University
Abstract
Local Government Authority was established purposely for the aim of pushes social services nearest to the community. Community depend much on procurement in order to achieve their impression of success through public procurement act No 21 of 2004.Procurement of works are there to facilitate the community of all projects natured from construction such as school buildings, hospital buildings, class rooms, boreholes, shallow wells, roads maintenance, and staff quarters. Meanwhile; despite of the good procurement follows but community are still lamenting on the projects constructed by LGA that are of poor quality, sub – standard output and they do not work on time. Works projects in LGA are affected much by many unnecessary variations, untimely delivery of the works projects and highly rate of unfinished works projects especially at the remote area. The study analysed that these come due to poor feasibility study of the projects as well as poor close supervision of the projects during implementation stages. According to the study, feasibility study and supervision of the projects most are done by in – house staff whom affected by many assignment given, expertise and inefficient number staff, therefore the number of projects constructed are over capacitated to the power of in – house staff to handle. The study analysed that few works projects that are constructed by LGA follow received of loan or grant from a donor such as World Bank are those constructed under consultancy services. Consultant play part on feasibility study and supervision of the works projects and finally the result to the community is of highly success and this is due to ability of consultant to have few assignments, potential expert to the related field as well as sufficient number of staff. Therefore the study concluded that it is a time for LGA to apply consultancy services on all kinds of works projects in order to reduce number of unnecessary variations, support timely delivery of the works and reduce the rate of unfinished works projects thus achieve the community interest timely due to value for money obtained from the constructed projects when they under consultant.
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A Dissertation Submitted in Partial/Fulfilment of the Requirements for Award of the degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Mzumbe University 2013
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Applicability of consultancy services, Construction Industry Policy (CIP), Construction Management, Local Government Authority (LGA), Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA), Quality Management, Resource Dependence Theory, Tanzania Roads Agency (TRA), Consultancy Services, African Development Bank, Public Procurement Act, Poverty Alleviation, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Kahama District Council
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