To study the procurement process and develop a conceptual framework model in the Pakistani construction industry

  • Muhammad Umair Designmen Consulting Engineers (Pvt.) Ltd.
  • Shahab Naveed Rashid Imarat Group of Companies, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Sohaib Raza Imarat Group of Companies, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan Department of Construction Engineering and Management, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Abstract

Procurement of equipment and materials in any construction project holds a tremendous significance for the project to be completed on time and within the budget. In this research, procurement in the Pakistan’s construction industry has been studied and a conceptual framework in terms of e-procurement portal has been suggested to smoothly execute the process of e-procurement by mitigating the barriers involved in the concerned process. A questionnaire survey form has been developed and 100 responses have been recorded to take the input from industry experts on the proposed procurement framework. A total of 84 respondents out of 100 thought that the proposed framework will be a better way to solve the problems that come up during the procurement process. Furthermore, it was also found that the main reason for procurement delays in construction projects is lack of communication and coordination among different departments within an organization, to which the suggested framework can be used as a potential tool to deal with.

Published
2023-05-11
How to Cite
Umair, M., Rashid, S., Raza, M., & Khan, K. (2023, May 11). To study the procurement process and develop a conceptual framework model in the Pakistani construction industry. Sustainable Structures and Materials, An International Journal, 6(1), 59-63. Retrieved from https://ssmij.org/index.php/ssm/article/view/120