EVALUATING IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT’S HIRING ON PROJECT TIME DELIVERY IN ONDO STATE

Diverse measures have been proposed to arrest the problem of time ove

rrun in large construction projects that involve the use of plants and equ

ipments. In the quest for the best possible solution to this problem in a

developing country like Nigeria, this research assesses the impacts of pl

ants and equipment’s hiring on project time delivery. It proffers measur

es for enhancing construction time performance in large construction pr

ojects reflecting the peculiarity of the Nigerian construction environme

nts. The aim was achieved by finding the major source of hiring equip

ment in the state and establishing the relationship between equipment u

sage and project delivery time. The population for the study consisted o

f 75 identified equipment hiring firms and registered contractors in On

do State. Data collection was through the use of well-structured questio

nnaires. The data were analyzed using statistical tools such as correlatio

n, ANOVA and regression analysis. Kendall coefficient established a si

gnificant relationship between plants/equipment’s hiring and project del

ivery time with the asymptotic significant probability of 0.034 less than

the 0.05 level of significance. Thus the work submits that usage of equi

pment enhances productivity but when hired, it should be efficient ones

within well planned time to ensure effective project delivery