Factors impacting of time and cost performance in the Zambian Construction Industry

This research seeks to provide an understanding of factors that contribute to the success and failure of construction projects in Zambia. In particular it focuses on factors impacting on time and cost performance. It is recognised that many studies on this subject have been undertaken focusing on specific countries recognising the importance of national industry specific characteristics as possible contributors to the differences in the perception of factors that impact on project performance. A focus on the Zambian construction industry was there deemed appropriate as the focus of this study. The study is based on an online questionnaire survey to construction professionals in the Zambian construction Industry. This enabled capture of required data from a large target audience. The questionnaire was developed after an extensive literature review on factors impacting on project performance. The findings suggest that all the key participants on construction projects, employers, contractors and consultants play a key role in influencing time and cost performance of construction projects in the Zambian construction industry. Factors such as employer financial difficulties, construction project and site management and unethical behavior were perceived to be significant contributors of poor time and cost performance. The study acknowledges the limited literature on the Zambian Construction Industry and in particular issues concerning the performance of projects. Of particular interest in this paper is the comparison of factors between Zambia and that reported about other countries? By taking a Zambian specific analysis of key factors time and cost contributing factors, this study adds to the list of countries which have been investigated.

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