EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON PERFORMANCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA: A CASE OF RONGO UNIVERSITY
EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON PERFORMANCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA: A CASE OF RONGO UNIVERSITY
Joel Matundura Amenya - Department of Business Administration, Kisii University, Kenya
Prof. Ngacho Christopher - Associate Professor, Kisii University, Kenya
Dr. Yobes Nyaboga - Senior Lecturer, Kisii University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Procurement practices involves making of buying decisions under conditions of scarcity such as Selecting vendors, evaluating payments terms, inspection of goods and services, negotiation of contracts, supplier communication and procurement laws and policies are the common procurement practices. Not observing procurement practices create challenges addressed by entity starting from scarcity of suppliers to handle infrastructural project. Therefore, the overall objective of this study was to asses procurement practices and government policies on performance of infrastructural projects in the universities using Rongo university. The specific objective included to assess the effect of tendering practice on performance. to determine effect of supplier selection on performance. The study was anchored on Agency theory and Stakeholder theory. The study adopts descriptive research design to draw the purpose of the inquiry. The target population was 60 employees working in the selected departments of Rongo University. The study used census sampling to select all 60 employees under the study. The main research instrument was the questionnaires to collect primary data and document analysis guide for secondary data collection. Descriptive statistics; percentage, mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the collected data. The researcher collected data from the respondents from individual departments. The study found that tendering practices was applicable in the university. The study found that procurement plans indicate timelines of what and when items would be procured, followed by infrastructural projects contracts are completed within set period. Advertisement of infrastructural project tenders considers the mode to use. The study established that supplier selection is applied in the university. The prequalification of infrastructural bidders is objective, the supplier selection criteria is objective to bidders. Competence of bidders improves performance of infrastructural projects. The study recommended that university tendering practices should be established with well procurement plans using timelines of what and when items would be procured.
