AN EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO ABANDONMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
AN EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO ABANDONMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
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2016-04
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ADEDEJI, DADA SOLOMON
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The successful implementation of building projects may be impaired without a good knowledge
of the environmental factors that contribute to building projects abandonment and this
abandonment makes it difficult to achieve the benefit to be derived from the projects. The aim of
the study was to evaluate the environmental factors that lead to abandonment of public building
projects, with a view to proffering solutions to public building projects abandonments in Abuja .
The study identifies the characteristics of abandoned public building projects, examine the
environmental factors that are responsible for public building projects abandonment and also
assess the effects of public building projects abandonment on the environment. The research
adopted the quantitative method in which the checklist was developed to obtain the inventory of
abandoned public building projects in Abuja. A structured questionnaire was also designed and
administered to the in-house consultants of the F.C.D.A. Data was analyzed using statistical tools
like Means, Percentages and Relative Importance Index (RII) and presented using Charts and
Tables. The study revealed that 67% of the public building projects are abandoned after the
contract period has elapsed. It also revealed that lack of funds constitute about 50% of the factors
affecting completion as well as none of the abandoned public building projects achieved 50%
completion. The study found that inadequate working capital is the highest ranked factor among
the other environmental factors with a RII of 0.87. The study also revealed that cost overrun is
the most significant effect of abandonment of public building projects with a RII of 0.81. The
research concluded that the inadequate working capital, importation of materials and equipments,
instability in governance, type of contract, civil conflicts and unexpected geological condition
are the environmental factors that contribute largely and immensely to the abandonment of
public building projects. The research recommends that there should be proper cost analysis of
the project to be embarked upon.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
MASTERS DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA-NIGERIA
Keywords
EVALUATION,, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS,, LEAD,, ABANDONMENT,, PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS,, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,, ABUJA,