IMPACT OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SUCCESS: CASE STUDY OF ENEO CAMEROON AND ITS CONTRACTORS IN FAKO DIVISION, SOUTH WEST REGION

By: Felix Nkellefack Tapang | Department of Business and Management Studies | Project Management

ABSTRACT

This study analyses the impact of feasibility studies on electrical construction project success: case study of ENEO Cameroon and its contractors in Fako Division of the South West Region. The specific objectives were to access the impact of technical, operational and economic feasibility studies on the success of electrical construction projects of ENEO in Fako Division. The study was composed of a quantitative and a qualitative analysis. The quantitative study was composed of independent variables (feasibility studies) and dependent variable (project success). For the quantitative study, the instruments used were survey questionnaires administered to project managers and project team members of ENEO Cameroon and five contractor companies of ENEO operating in Fako Division. A Pre-test through Cronbach alpha was conducted on the questionnaire with a calculated value 0.91, thus making the research result acceptable. The target population of the quantitative study was 45, from whom collected samples were organized, analyzed and interpreted. Ordinary least square linear multiple regression was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study. The results revealed an R-square (coefficient of multiple determinants) of 0.64, implying that about 64% of changes in the success of electrical construction projects in Fako Division are caused by changes in technical, operational and economic feasibility carried out by stakeholders. The adjusted R-square value was found to be 0.57, meaning that the model specified to guide the study is 57% goodness fit. Also, the F-statistics value was found to be 13.37 which is significant at the 0.05 level, which implies that there is significant relationship between feasibility studies and the rate of project success. The estimated coefficients for technical, operational and economic feasibilities were all positive, also implying that there exist a direct relationship between these individual feasibilities and the success of electrical construction projects.  For the qualitative study, interviews were administered to some key people in Fako Division and the findings reflected lapses to project success in the context of customer satisfaction, mainly through their experiences regarding electrical power failures.

 Keywords: Project, feasibility studies, project success, electrical construction, impact, contractor.