Views of Specialists on Abandoned Building Project in FCT - Abuja, Nigeria

Jibrin Sule; Miiraj Abdulmumin; Abdukadir Sabo Osu

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Views of Specialists on Abandoned Building Project in FCT - Abuja, Nigeria

Jibrin Sule, Miiraj Abdulmumin, Abdukadir Sabo Osu

Published in Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 3)

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This research aimed at investigating the causes and effects of abandoned building construction project in Abuja Municipal Area Councils (AMAC) of FCT, Nigeria so as to proffer solution to the problem(s). This research uses a qualitative method of research in which a structured close ended questionnaire was prepared to capture information on the causes and effects of abandoned building construction projects in AMAC. It was on this basis that a structured questionnaire with Likert Scale design method was adopted. One hundred and ten (110) consultants obtained from professional bodies like Council for Regulation of Engineering (COREN), Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN) and Procurement Consultants were contacted to get their views on abandonment of building construction project. Eighty-Eight (88) responses were obtained to give a return rate of 80%. All information found were analysed using the Relative Importance Index (R.I.I) formula. The higher the Relative Importance Index value, the more significant is the cause or effect of abandoning building project. Sixteen (16) important causes of abandoning building construction project and nine (9) main effect of abandoning building construction project were identified. This research therefore concluded that if the causes and effects of abandoning building construction projects are corrected through the application of numerous recommendations made on this research, building construction project abandonment will be history in the research area and indeed the country at large.

Published in	Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.jccee.20230803.11
Page(s)	42-48
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Building Construction Projects, Abandoned, Causes, Effects, FCT-Abuja

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Jibrin Sule

Building Research Department, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, Abuja, Nigeria
Miiraj Abdulmumin

Civil Engineering Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Abdukadir Sabo Osu

Civil Engineering Technology Department, Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, Nigeria

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