Agbesi, K; Kissi, E and Adjei-Kumi, T (2020) Implementation of sustainable procurement practices in public sector construction organisation in Ghana. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 36th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-8 September 2020, Online Event, UK.
Abstract
Sustainable procurement adoption in the public sector construction organisation is still evolving in both developed and developing countries, researchers believe that its existence will aid in achieving sustainable development. This paper presents the level of implementation of sustainable procurement in public sector construction organisation in Ghana. Based on stratified and purposive sampling techniques data was collected from 193 government institutions. One-sample t-test was used to validate the data collected. The findings indicated that the simultaneous application of the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable procurement in construction were limited. It was revealed that nine out of the twenty-one of the three aspects of sustainable procurement practices was moderately implemented. The significant sustainable practices implemented were preventing nuisance noise from construction operations; providing employment to the community; clearly establishing needs and evaluate other options; value for money; decreasing water usage; reusing existing built assets; reducing water, land and air pollution and environmental management system. This suggests that government must encourage the incorporation of the considerations of economic, environmental and socially responsible policy goals within sustainable procurement practices of public sector instructions.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sustainable; procurement; practices |
| Index terms: | implementation, sustainable practice, purposive sampling, sustainable development, public sector, environmental management system, construction organization, Ghana, value-for-money, construction operation, air pollution, nuisance, employment, land, developing country, built asset, option |
| Subjects: | administrative law, sustainable practices, research methods, decision analysis, construction operations, Geography, climate science, control systems, organization, real estate economics, asset management, contractual arrangements, regulatory law, management, development economics, evaluation, health safety and environment |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Human Resources, Geographical Context, Risk Management, Site Management, Urban Studies, Sustainability, Procurement, International Construction, Health and Safety, Value Management, Legal Issues, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here