An appraisal of the role of cost information on successful construction project delivery Department: Quantity Survey By: bobyuzee Project ID: 5071 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractIn Nigeria today there exist many projects that have been abandoned ranging from heavy engineering projects, civil engineering and building works. Some projects, however, have been delivered above the contract sum which was not bargained for at the inception stage of the project. This study leads to explain the various ways of data collection in keeping data bank, the factors that affect it plus its sources. However, it tries to examine the importance of the use of cost information in producing the cost estimate of a project. All the parts that make up the study were critically examined to ascertain how they affect project delivery drawn from previous research work within by great authors were evaluated. The study emphatically reviewed means of achieving effective project delivery in Nigeria, it covered an overview of future cost, source of cost information and uses of cost information and the use of cost index. Data was collected using structured questionnaires that were distributed randomly involving construction consultants, contractors and sub-contractors operating in Imo State Nigeria. More so, for effective and adequate project delivery in Nigeria, it is recommended that national and zonal committees for building cost data should be constituted by the government, and a construction data bank also set up. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Quantity Survey project topics and materials you might be interested in»An examination of the role of value engineering analysis in the construction industry»Assessment of factors influencing time performance of building projects in Nigeria construction industry»The impact of interim valuation-certificate in construction project delivery»Involvement of quantity surveyor in railway construction project cost in the Nigerian railway corporation, Niger state»Risk management practice in construction project (a case study of Ebonyi state)»Appraisal of cost management practices in the delivery of capital projects in Nigeria»Assessment of the environmental impact of construction works»Productivity improvement of projects in the Nigerian construction industry»An assessment of the participation of female quantity surveyor in professional practice in Bida and Minna areas of Niger state»Estimating and budgeting a medium scale building project»The comparative analysis of recreational facilities for housing estates»Taking off processes and preparation of an un-priced bill of quantities»The effects of existing bid selection on public buildings construction projects in Kaduna state»The effect of maintenance cost on the rent of commercial buildings - a case study of some selected buildings in Kaduna state»An appraisal of the effects of government legislations and policies on building development in Nigeria