TABLE OF CONTENTS

Tables             Title                                                                                                                Page

Cover Page                 =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =             i 

Title Page                 =             =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =             ii                                               

 Declaration                 =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =           =            iii

Certification                =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =              iv    

Dedication                              =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =              v

Acknowledgements                =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =              vi

Table of Contents                   =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =               vii   

Lists of Tables             =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =                          x

Abstract                                  =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =               xi                                                                            

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background of the Study       =          =          =          =          =          =                    1                                                        

1.2       Statement of Research Problem             =      =          =          =          =                     3                                    

1.3       Research Questions     =          =          =          =                      =          =                      3                                                     

1.4       Aim and Objectives                =          =          =          =          =          =          =           4                                                            

1.5       Significance of the Study       =          =          =          =          =          =                       4                                                   

1.6       Scope and Limitation                          =          =          =          =          =          =          4                                                           

1.7    Plan of the Study                       =          =          =          =          =          =          =           5

1.8       Structure/Plan of the Study    =          =          =          =          =          =          =           6                                                              

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1       Preamble        =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          7         

2.2       Overview of Competitive Tendering in Construction           =          =          =          8

2.3       Tendering Method Used in Award of Contract          =        =          =          =          12                                 

2.4       Public Work Procurement     =            =          =          =          =          =          =          15                      

2.5       Goal of Public Procurement =            =          =          =          =          =          =          17

2.6       Procurement Unit        =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          18

2.6.1    The Roles of Public Procurement Unit in the Award of Contract     =          =          19

2.7       Impact of Competitive Bidding in Public Work    =              =          =          =          19       

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0       Preamble              =     =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          21                                                         

3.1       Research Design        =           =          =          =          =          =          =          =          21                                                          

3.2       Area of Study       =    =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          21                                                                  

3.3       Population of the Study  =     =          =          =          =          =          =          =          22                                                        

3.4       Sample Size and Sampling Method    =          =          =          =          =          =          22                                        

3.5       Data Collection Methods        =         =          =          =          =          =          =          22                                                  

3.5.1    Questionnaires            =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          22                                  

3.6       Methods of Data Analysis     =          =          =          =          =          =          =          23                                                   

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

4.0       Introduction                =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          24                                                              

4.1       Respondents Rate        =         =          =          =          =          =          =          =          24                           

4.2    Respondent Characteristics       =          =          =          =          =          =          =          24

4.3       Hypothesis Testing                   =        =          =          =          =          =          =          30   

4.5       Discussion of Findings    =     =          =          =          =          =          =          =          32                                                           

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1       Summary of Findings         =  =          =          =          =          =          =          =          35                                                                   

5.2       Conclusion                 =          =          =          =          =          =          =          =          35                                                              

5.3       Recommendations            =    =          =          =          =          =          =          =          36                                                        

5.4    Area for further Research             =       =          =          =          =          =          =          36                                              

        Reference                                                                                                

         Appendix                                                                              

LISTS OF TABLES

Tables             Title                                                                                                                Page

Table 4.1                     Respondent’s Characteristics                                                              26

Table 4.2                     Tendering Method used in construction Contract                              29

Table 4.3                     Level of Performance of the Public Procurement                              30

Table 4.4                     Impact of Competitive Tendering in the Public Work

                                    Procurement                                                                                        32

Table 4.5                     Means score Competitive Tendering Impact                                     33

Table 4.6                     Impact of Competitive Bidding on the Cost of Public

                                    Construction Projects                                                                          34