ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS' QUALITY IN OSUN STATE

Abstract

Monitoring and Evaluation of construction projects is a vital component of project management. The
paper examined the effect of monitoring and evaluation practices on construction project delivery
(quality) in Osun State. Questionnaires were designed to meet the research objectives and to test its
hypotheses and were administered to construction professionals working with the state. The
questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics methods and deductions
derived from the analysis. The results showed that there is a fairly strong positive relationship
between monitoring and evaluation practices and project quality (R=0.411). The hypotheses were
tested and the test revealed that monitoring and evaluation Practices have no significant impact on
the project. The study revealed that a unit increase in X1, X2, X3, and X4 causes Y (Project delivery
defined by quality, to increase by -0.042, 0.108, -0.007, and 0.009 respectively. The study concluded
that M & E practices have no significant impact on construction project quality in the study area. The
study recommended that monitoring and evaluation practices should still be incorporated and
effectively implemented in the construction process because of other variables of Construction
Projects delivery. The study further recommended that construction stakeholders' feedback should
be well captured and analyzed for implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation

Keywords: Monitoring, Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation practices, Construction, Projects