CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF
STUDY
Management is very essential in all
establishments whether private or public. Also, management is very useful in
all sector of economy such as Health, Agriculture, Water resources, Power,
Works and Communication as well as aviation ministries. Unfortunately we would
discover that nearly all our sector of economy failed as a result of lack of
proper management despite the fact that we spent a lot of money on these
sectors.
However, this case also affect the
construction industry whereby there are a lot of project abandoned as a result
of bankrupts, insolvency and inadequate planning by contractor before embark on
the project. All these problems can be traced to lack of proper management of
contractor before embark on a project.
As a result of these, this research
centers on how to manage the mass housing construction project with in the
available limited resources (in terms of finance and human resources) and times
to achieve the goals.
STATEMENT OF
PROBLEM
Many books have been written in the
past on mass housing project by the professional/development but most of this
books tails to apply the detail of management to answer the questions of how
can the mass housing project be manage in other to meet the demand of both
investor and inducers likewise what are the role that consultant can play
toward successful of the project.
RESEARCH QUESTION
What are the various methods of
financing and procuring the project particularly in Kwara State Ilorin,
metropolis.
AIM OF STUDY
To highlight the various method used in
managing the mass housing and determine the appropriate one to meet the demand
of both client and end user.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
– To highlight the various techniques
employ to mass housing construction
– To determine the appropriate method of
managing construction finance and human resources.
– To identify a ways of discouraging and
the causes of abandoning the project.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The research is restricted to the
principle of managing the mass housing employ in Kwara State only. It also
study the various methods of financing and procuring the project particular in
Ilorin metropolis.
SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
– The client will benefit from this
research interms of having the best from what he invested.
– This research will assist the developer
to have a good return for his investment.
– This research will also help the end
users to meet their needs interms of comfort and functionality of building.
– Contractor will also benefit term of how
he can manage his project to avoid bankruptcy.
– It will also assist the consultant to the
mass housing project.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Management: – Wilkinson and Foster (1993) define management as the process
of manipulating of resources at achieve.
Identified
objective
Mass: – A large number
Housing: – Oxford dictionary define housing as the accommodation in
houses.
Mass Housing: – A large number houses planned and built
by local authority or other organization.