Abstract:

The study has intended to assess the hindrance for the completion of private construction projects in Tanzania. The study was guided by specific objectives that aimed to establish the extent to which top management support, procurement process and communication determines completion of private construction projects in Tanzania. The quantitative research approach and cross-section research design were employed to collect data from the 5 construction companies implementing the private construction project in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The relative relevance index (RII) was used to rank several factors in terms of their significance for timely completion of road building projects.The findings shows that, top management support, procurement process and communication found to be major determinant for the timely completion of the private construction project. majority responses stated that good communication and control is major determinant for the top management to support the completion of the private construction project in Tanzania. The study has found that timely availability of project materials has been ranked as the number one procurement process which influences successful completion of private construction projects. Furthermore, the findings rank the communication channel which agreed and accepted by all players influences successful completion private construction projects. The study concluded that, top management-related factors showed a significant impact on the timely completion of private construction projects in Tanzania; the factors thought to be most important for promoting timely completion of private construction projects can improve performance in the private construction sector, reduce time and cost overruns, and raise the caliber of deliverables.

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