The Impact Of Tendeh.Ing On The Performance Of Public Organisations, Case Study Of Ad.Jumani District Local Government

TABLE OF CONTENT

DI ~C J ,A RAl'ION ...................... ..................................................................................................... . ii

1PROV 1.L ................... ................... ... ..... ..... ....... .......................................... ................................. iii

J)J ~J)JCA'fiON .................... ................................................ .... ... ... .................. .. ........ ... ............. ..... i·

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .. ............. ................ ................................................ .... .. .. ....................... v

1.CRONOMY .. ........................................................ ...... .. .... ........... ............ ...... ............................. vi

CIJ/PTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1

TN'l'R_ODUC'fiON ............................................................................................................... ........... I

1.1 Background or the study ...................................... .... ............... .......... .. ....... .. ....... ........ .......... 1

1.2 Statement or the problem ............................ ........ ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... ..... .............. .. ...... .............. ~

1.3 Purpose of the study .......................... ....................................................................... .... ....... .. -t

1.4 Objectives of the study ................. ...... ...................................... .. ............ ................ ....... .. .... .. 4

1.5 Researcher Questions .............. ............... ................... ............................................................ 4

1.6 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................ ..... 4

1.6.1 Content scope .. ...................................................................................... .......... ................... 4

1.6.2 Geographical scope ......... .... .................. .. ..... ....................... ......... .... .................................. 4

1.6.3 Time scope ..... ......................................... ............................................. ......... ...... ....... ... ... .. 4

I . 7 Significance of the study .... .. ............................................................. .. .............. ..... ....... ... ..... 5

I . 8 Conceptual diagram ................................ ....................................... ....... ... .......... ....... ............ 6

Cl 1/PTI ~R TWO ............................................................... ............................... .... ................... .... ... 7

l ,ITI :RATURI·, RI ~V IJ·: W ................ ................... ................................ ................................ ... ......... 7

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. ......... ...... .. . 7

2.1 Tendering process in Uganda ................ ............. ...... ........... ......................... .. ...................... 7

2.1.2 Methods of tendering ............................................................... ................... .... ............ ... .... 8

2.2 Challenges encountered in the tendering process ........................................... ................. .. .. 9

2.3 Mechanisms to control the challenges encountered in tendering ................ ................. ... ... I I

2.4 The effects of tendering on the performance of public organisations ............................. ... 14

CfiAP'rER TI IREE .......... ................................... ........................................ ... ....... .... ....... ............ 18

MI·:TI IODOLOGY ... .. ... .... ..... ................ ......... ............ ....................................... ......... ........ ......... 18

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................... .... .... .. ... ......... 18

3.1 Research design ....................................... ............................ .. ......... .... ......... .. .. ... .. .... .......... 18

3.2 Study population .. .......................... ................ ............. .... ....... ..................... ........................ 18

3.3 Sample population ......................... ............ ....... ............... .... ......... .............. .. ................. .... . 18

3.4 Sample procedure ......................................................................... ................. ...... .... ..... ....... 18

3.5 Data collection methods ......................................... ... ........ ...... .... ...... ............. ... ..... .... ... ... ... 10

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3.6 Data processing and analysis ............................ .. .. .. .......................... ................. .. .. ...... .. ..... 19

3.7 Validity and reliability of the instruments ....................... ......... .... .......................... .... .. ... ... 19

CI IJP'r ER FOUR .............................. .. .... .. ................................. .. .............................................. 20

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND JNTERPRETJ iON ........ .. .. .............................. 20

4.0 Introd uction ................... .. .......... ....... .............................. ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... ... ... ................. 20

4. 1 Demographic characteristics ............. ........ ........ .. ................................ ...... .. ........................ 20

4 . 1.1 Respondents Gender .......................... .. ... .. ............................. .. ... .. ................. ................... 20

4.1.2 Jgc distri bution of respondents .. ............................................... ..... .......................... .. .. ... 21

4. 1.3 Time the respondents have Spent in the district. .. ............................................... ......... ... 22

4. 1.4 Academic qualification of respondents ............................................................................ 23

4.2.1 Challenges associated with the tenderi ng process in Jdjuman district. .............. ........... . 24

-L 1.2 Challenges encountered in the tendering process in Adjuman District. .... ... .. .... .. ........... 24

4.3 The mechanisms to control the challenges encountered in tendering process ......... ........ ... 2X

4.4 The effect of the tendering process on ins titutional performance in Adjuman dis trict local

govcrntncnt ................................. ..... .. ... .................................................. .................................. 32

4.2. 1 whether the tendering process has an effect on the performance of Adjuman distri ct. .. 32

CllAPER FI VI ~ ... .. .. ... .. ................................................................................................................. 35

DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGI·:STIONS

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5.0 Introduction .... .... .... .... ......... .......... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... .... .... .... ..... ....... ...... .. ..... ..... 35

5.1 Discussion of Findings .................................................................................. .. .. ..... .. .. ..... .. 35

5. 1.1 Challenges encountered in the tendering process by 1.djuman district local

govcrnmcnt. .. ............ ............. ... ...... ................................ .................. ............ ..... ..... ..... ....... ....... 35

5. 1.2 Mechani sms to control the challenges encountered in the tendering process in lJga nda.36

5.13 Effects of tend ering on performance o f Adj uman dis trict local government.. ... ...... ..... 1(>

5.2 S utntnary ................... ...... ... .. .. ... .. .. .......................... ........... ,. ... ................. ................. .. ....... .. 37

5.3 Conc lusions .............. ..... .......... ....... ... .. ..................... .. ............................................... .. ........ 3X

5.4. Rccon1n1cndations .. .................................. ..... .... .. ... ..... .... .... .. ....... .... ....................... .. .. .. ... .. 3X

5.5 Areas of fu rther study ........................ .. .. .. .......... .. .... .. ...... .. ........ .... ............ .. ... ... .............. .. . 39

Appendix i : Research T nstrument , Questionnaire ...... .. ............................................................ . 42

Appendix I : Research T ime frame .................... .. ............ .. .. ..... ............................ .. ..................... 46

Appendix ii Actual research Budget.. .. .. .... .. ............................................................ ... ................ 47