EFFECT OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS' COST IN OSUN STATE

Abstract

Construction project monitoring and evaluation is a vital component of project management. The
paper examined the effect of monitoring and evaluation practices on construction projects delivery
(cost) 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 government
in the ministry of works as well as construction professionals working with contractors that handled/
(were handling) construction projects in the state. The questionnaires were analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistics and deductions derived from the analysis. The results showed
that there is a strong positive relationship between monitoring and evaluation practices and project
cost. The hypotheses were tested and the test revealed that M & E Practices have significant impact
on construction project cost. The study revealed that a unit increase in X1, X2, X3 and X4 causes Y
(Project delivery defined by cost, to increase by -0.047, 0.062, 0.036 and 0.206 respectively. The
study concluded that M & E practices have significant impact on construction project cost in the
study area. The study recommended that construction projects staff should be trained in order to
equip them with technical expertise necessary to carry out monitoring and evaluation to ensure
timely completion of construction projects. 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