This study sought to
investigate the factors influencing effectiveness in tendering process in the Public sector the case of Nyeri county
Kenya. The study is specifically focused on Kenya Urban Roads Authority, Kenya Highway Roads Authority and Kenya
Rural Roads Authority in Central
Region Nyeri County. Tendering process has been a serious issue of late and if
not well management it will
be very costly to the Government.
Tendering is the function that costs an organization a great deal of money and this has to be
performed correctly in order to maximize
effectiveness and minimize costs. Most organizations executive management has realized that managing Tenders must emerge as a critical core competency if
organizations are to increase
revenue. Procurement plays a very vital role in Economical growth and Development of any country
if well managed.
The Study aimed at achieving
the following specific objectives in Public sector in Nyeri County Main: To establish how duration
taken, Ethical practices, training of employees , record management and ICT use influence effectiveness of tendering process in central region in
Nyeri county. The study was
confined to Road Construction
Industry since the study is wide assuming that the
respondents were willing to Co-operate, be honest, freely participate, provided accurate responses to
the items in the data collection
Instruments and the sample size
chosen is adequate to draw a valid conclusion.
The researcher adopted descriptive
survey research design using both qualitative and quantitative research
paradigms. The Data Collection
Instrument was a questionnaire that was self administer with the help of research assistants. The collected data
was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics namely Pearson Product Moment
Correlation and T-test and presented by use of
tables.
The study findings
indicated that there was practice of favoritism, tribalism and nepotism in the tendering process in public sector in
Nyeri County. The lack of a strong procurement
profession and inadequate training of staff has led to failure to employ
good practices in procurement,
creating inefficiencies and high costs in the tendering process in the county. Some of the recommendations to the
management of KURA, KeRRA and KeNHAare that:
All the employees involved in tendering process
should advance their education level especially
those with o-level and Diplomas as their highest education qualification. The Ministry of Roads, KURA, KeNHA and KeRRA
heads should ensure this is done in order to
improve effectiveness and efficiency in tendering process,
the Government should also improve Staff remuneration more particular
those involved in tendering process since they
handle large sums of
tenders to avoid being corrupt, the authorities should ensure that procurement policies and regulations are
adhered to, should train all the procurement staff in order to provide them with skills and knowledge of procurement
process. All payments for sale of
tender documents should also be done online. This will improve effectiveness of tendering
process.
The researcher suggest that further research be
done on: The impact of ethical practices in tendering
process and how it affects the Kenyan economy in other counties, similar study may also be carried out in other counties to establish whether
the findings are similar as those generalized
in this study and Investigate on other factors that influence effectiveness in
the tendering process in Kenya.
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