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Contractor development in Nigeria: perceptions of contractors and professionals

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  • Olugboyega Adams

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Foreign construction firms dominate the major projects in most developing countries as a result of deficiencies in indigenous construction capacity. A plethora of measures have been formulated and implemented to promote development of domestic contractors in these countries, but most attempts have achieved little success. This paper, arising from a larger study on management training needs of contractors in Nigeria, describes findings on constraints on indigenous contractors' performance in the Nigerian industry. Contractor-development programmes perceived as relevant and appropriate to improve their performance in the industry are also reported. The views of indigenous contractors and professionals were compared. There was a strong agreement between both groups on the major constraints in the industry and on the measures perceived as most important for the development of Nigerian contractors. Problems emanating from the business environment were generally perceived by both groups as the most severe constraints. Contractor-development programmes, perceived as very important by both groups, are also the measures required to ameliorate the most important constraints identified: obtaining interim payments, uncertainties in supplies and prices of materials, inadequate access to capital, plant and equipment. Contractor development is inevitably an integral part of a construction industry development programme, given the nature of constraints and development needs emphasized by both groups. The focus therefore should be on establishing a comprehensive programme for the development of the construction industry. More attention should be placed on contractor training to promote management development of trained construction professionals, now emerging as the new crop of construction entrepreneurs.

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  • Olugboyega Adams, 1997. "Contractor development in Nigeria: perceptions of contractors and professionals," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 95-108.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:15:y:1997:i:1:p:95-108
    DOI: 10.1080/014461997373141
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    1. Alex Eyiah & Paul Cook, 2003. "Financing small and medium-scale contractors in developing countries: a Ghana case study," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 357-367.
    2. Kolawole Iyiola & Husam Rjoub, 2020. "Using Conflict Management in Improving Owners and Contractors Relationship Quality in the Construction Industry: The Mediation Role of Trust," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440198, January.
    3. A .Q. Adeleke* & Abimbola Olukemi Windapo & Muhammad Waris Ali Khan & J.A. Bamgbade & Maruf Gbadebo Salimon & Gusman Nawanir, 2018. "Validating the Influence of Effective Communication, Team Competency and Skills, Active Leadership on Construction Risk Management Practices of Nigerian Construction Companies," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 460-465:6.
    4. A. Q. Adeleke & A. Y. Bahaudin & A. M. Kamaruddeen, 2018. "Organizational Internal Factors and Construction Risk Management among Nigerian Construction Companies," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 19(4), pages 921-938, August.
    5. Swee-Lean Chan, 2002. "Responses of selected economic indicators to construction output shocks: the case of Singapore," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(6), pages 523-533.
    6. Eyiah, Alex, 2004. "Regulation and Small Contractor Development: A Case of Ghana," Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC) Working papers 30668, University of Manchester, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM).
    7. Sunday Julius Odediran & Busayo Funmilola ADEYINKA & Oladele Ayinde OPATUNJI & Kolawole Opeyemi MORAKINYO, 2012. "Business Structure of Indigenous Firms in the Nigerian Construction Industry," International Journal of Business Research and Management (IJBRM), Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals), vol. 3(5), pages 255-264, October.

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