Assessment of effectiveness of force account on the implementation of construction projects in moshi district council

Abstract

Using force accounts is crucial in Local Government since for a long time there has been outcry of high cost of construction, delayed completion and low quality, due to contractors as result the Government has been emphasising the use of force account method. Hence this study assessed the effectiveness of force accounts in construction of projects in Moshi District Council. Specifically, the study examine force account personnel factors on quality output in the implementation of construction projects in Moshi District council, determine the influence of force account practices on value for money in the implementation of construction projects in Moshi District Council, examine the influence of force account financial management on timely completion in the implementation of construction projects in Moshi District council. This study was conducted through a descriptive research design. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed through descriptive research design with a sample of 120 respondents obtained through simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The results were analysed through descriptive analysis and inferential statistics by using SPSS version 22.0. Findings indicated that force account personnel factors contributed to positive quality output as the results revealed that more than 80% of respondents agreed and the regression output indicated positive and significant relationship (0.135) between personnel factors and force account implementation at with p- value < 0.05. Findings further indicated that force account practices were positive and significant (p value < 0.05) influencing value for money force account financial management variable had a coefficient of .748. The t-value for timely completion was 16.312, and the significance level was .000 <0.05 implying a positive relationship. In a nutshell, force accounts have a significant positive impact on project implementation, as evidenced by a low significance level (Sig.) of 0.000 procurement practice has variable effectiveness in the implementation of construction projects. It is concluded that construction under project account is crucial for the development of public infrastructures in Moshi District Council. Hence, it is recommended that force account guidelines should be reviewed by creating a specific force account department with enough proper technical personnel and working tools.