Influence of Project Supervision on Performance of Road Construction Projects, Uasin Gishu County

Abstract

In Kenya, the number of public roads construction projects is increasing from time to time. However, it becomes difficult to complete projects in the allocated budget quality and timeframe. The main purpose of this study was to establish influence of project supervision on performance of road construction projects, Uasin Gishu County. The study was guided by the following objective; influence of project supervision on performance of road construction projects. The guiding theory was project management competency theory. A descriptive survey design was utilized in this study. The target population for this study was 108 respondents. The accessible population was 7 KURA engineers, 8 KERRA engineers, 10 KeNHA engineers, 13 County Roads Engineers, 23 supervisors and 47 contractors. This study used census method where all respondents was included in the study since the target population is small and manageable. Semi-structured questionnaires were used in this study to collect primary data from respondents. A pilot-test was conducted in Elgeyo Marakwet County where 10 questionnaires was issued out representing 10% of the population. Descriptive statistics was used to present the data inform of graphs and pie charts. Inferential statistics was used to show the relationships between the independent and dependent variable of the study. The analyzed data was presented using tables and charts. The study brought the supervision on performance of road construction projects budget and quality planned. There was significant relationship between project supervisions and performance of road construction projects (β=.245, p<0.05). The study concluded that staffs should be supervised to ensure that they are doing work as per set goals and budget there is good supervision of project implementation to determine constrains of the completion of the project within time and quality.