IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONALS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (THE CASE OF SOME NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES)
IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONALS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (THE CASE OF SOME NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES)
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1994-04
Authors
ABBAS, Sharu Abubakar
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Abstract
The research work concerns with the study of
the impact and roles of in-house professionals in the
planning and development of University physical
facilities in some selected Nigerian Universities,
notably; the Federal University of Technology, Yola,
and the University of Maiduguri.
The National Universities Commission is the
main body through which the Federal Government of
Nigeria channel funds into the University system.
The National Universities Commission (N.U.C) which
has the statutory responsibility to advise the
Government on the physical needs and financing of
capital projects in the Universities, has prepared
some standard procedures and guidelines to be adopted
by the Universities in their development strategies.
The Universities on their part established Physical
Planning Units (P.P.U) under the Central
Administration to be in-charged with the
responsibilities for the planning and implementation
of the physical developments of the Universities.
This is in contrast with some of the older
and fairly developed Universities (so called first
generation Universities), where the Estate Departments
handle all aspects of developments and maintenance of
the Universities physical facilities.
The physical development of any University
consists of the developments of buildings and
infrastructures adequate for academic purposes. This
include the planning, designing, budgetting,
construction, supervision and co-ordination of the
developmental needs such as teaching spaces, social
and communial facilities, roads, water, electricity
supply, staff and students residential facilities,
etc.
The Physical Planning Units of the Universities
visited were found to have some group of professionals
of varied desciplines on the permanent employment of
the Universities. These group of professionals are
found to be engaged in one type of work or the other
depending on the Calibre of the professionals and
the schedule of duties defined for them by the
University Administration.
The research work thoroughly examines the roles
of the professionals in the development of projects
in the Universities. The work also examines the
possible roles of professionals (notably in the
field of construction) employed as lecturers,
researchers, etc . , with a view of finding how the
services of such professionals (in the academics)
could be utilize d in the development and
implementation of physical projects in the
Universities.
Impact of in-house professionals on some
selected projects were also assessed with respect to
efficiency of execution and project cost.
The research work not only revealed how the
various Universities (selected) implement t heir
development projects using their in-house staff, but
has also highlighted the vision of the National
Universities Commission (N.U.C) in the development
strategies of the University system. Besides, it
has also brought out in clear terms, the benefits
merits and demerits associated with the engagement
of consultants by the Universities.
It is suggested t h a t , given the enormous
man-power and technical resources with the University
system, the ability of the Universities to look
inward and make use of the competent staff within
the system (be they in the Academics or Non-academics)
would no doubt proof to be advantageous and may even
provide some savings to the meagre resources available
to the Universities.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, in
partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science (Construction
Management)
Department of Building
Faculty of Environmental Design
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria - Nigeria
APRIL, 1994
Keywords
IN-HOUSE PROFESSIONALS,, DEVELOPMENT,, IMPLEMENTATION,