Supply chain management challenges on construction contracts of Public Works Department

Abstract

This study focuses on supply chain challenges on construction contracts of PWD. Public Works Department is implementing thousands of infrastructure projects of the Government. So, construction contracts and contract management relating to supply chain is the pivotal issue from the initiation to completion of any infrastructure development projects. Every construction project has numerous types of challenges during its construction period. In PWD, officials related to the construction projects faces different types of challenges in supply chain phases. For identifying the challenges, a questionnaire was prepared and a survey was done based on the questionnaire. 25 PWD officials from Assistant Engineer to Executive Engineer responded the questionnaire. From the responses of the respondent, challenges relating to supply chain of construction contracts and contracts management of PWD are analyzed. From respondents supply chain challenges like working on schedule, quality control, cost overruns, Lack of good governance, crisis of fund allocation, stakeholder management strategy, risk management strategy, construction safety issues, global supply chain disruption etc. have been identified and after analyzing the data some recommendations have been proposed to overcome those challenges in construction contracts of PWD.