| Abstract: | Construction industry is complex in nature because it contains large number of project parties as clients, consultants, contractors, shareholders and regulators. Construction projects investigated in this study include administrative buildings, school buildings, medical centers, communication facilities and shades. The general objective of this study is to performance assessment of public construction projects in Kolfe keraniyo sub-city construction office. The results were analyzed, discussed to obtain the most performance indicators. The relative importance index method (RII) was used here to determine cost, time and quality factor of the relative importance of the key performance indicators. Cost factor, quality factor, and time factor were considered the first, second and third respectively with RII has effect on public construction of public construction projects. Quality is an essential component and one of major factor for public construction project while lack of quality assurance training and follow up have contributed to the public construction project. Time is one of major factor for public construction project while contractor is factor of project and all these factor are affect time performance cause RII is above financial problems, subcontractor, site management, construction methods, improper planning, mistakes during construction, Inadequate contractor experience, Shortage of material, labor supply problem and labor productivity, consultant absence of consultant’s site staff, lack of experience on the part of the consultant, contract management problem and quality assurance. The cost factor of the performance public construction project while fluctuations in the cost of materials, project materials monopoly by some suppliers and design changes. To carry out the project activities of a public construction project, the government should prioritize the selection of capable consultants and dependable contractors. Clients are recommended to consider appropriate inflation factor during cost estimation process. Contractors should be very strong in bidding for the project so that they estimate the exact cost rather than low cost in order to win the bid, collect the advance payment, and then disappear. Consultants are recommended to hire qualified technical personnel to manage and improve the projects achievement timely with its cost and quality. |
