Performance Evaluation Of Water Supply Construction Projects: A Case Of Oromia Water And Energy Bureau

Abstract

The awareness of construction performance evaluation which involves setting new operating target and standards has been raised among majority of water supply construction projects. This is to because of the ever-increasing requirements and expectations of the clients which necessitated continuous improvement in the cost, timing and quality of construction output. Productivity as an important issue in any industry can only be improved when the effect of changes applied on method, effort and system that can be measured. This paper reviewed internal performance measurement which makes a water supply construction projects focus on identifying improvement areas within its structure through comparing its business operations with others who do it better, through setting new targets to meet. The paper identified key performance indicators of internal performance evaluation which include; time, cost, quality, client satisfaction, lastly, the paper reviewed external performance evaluation which makes the water supply construction industry as a whole attempt to improve its productivity through designing lean management tools and techniques applicable to construction. The paper concluded that, in order to improve construction performance, it is essential to have accurate measurement reflecting current trends, applying lean construction management tools, cloud-based water supply construction software and Mobil application, Engineering software, project management software, Innovative construction materials and equipment's and practice toward effective productivity. The construction industries should effectively take up internal performance measurement and be more open to external performance measurements that have been successful in other industries and assess if adaptable to construction projects