Authors :
Usman Mohammed; Haruna Hussaini; Zannah Alhaji Ali
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7204411
Abstract :
In most contract administration, clients
perceived that, the performance of architect have no
significant impact while undertaking their
responsibilities, this justification attributed the client’s
responses negatively toward engaging the services of
architect to managing and coordinating contract
activities. Based on this factor, this research paper
intended to study the relevant of clients and the
architects in contract administration with regard the
architect responsibilities. Therefore, the framework of
this methodology, employed inductive approach to
obtained the necessary information on how does clients
perceived architect performance. Data was collected
using mixed method (quantitative and qualitative
method) to identify the problem related to the Architect
performance. The data obtained was analysed to figured
out the negative and positive responses of the clients. The
result obtained shows that, the image of architect in
contract administration is subjective depending on the
magnitude of the contract, majority of the respondents
highlighted the advantage of architect services on an
average platform, because majority of the client within
the scope of the research work were not contracting out
their project due to cost of hiring Architect compared to
employing non architect to serve in place of the
Architects, the client expresses that, majority of
Architect are not concentrating in interpreting contract
document, terms and conditions between the parties
involve in contract administration. Hence, with regard
the subject and the result obtained, architect should
work in accordance to their professional ethics in
carrying out their responsibilities in order to manage
contract administration effectively.
Keywords :
Clients Perception; Architect; Performance; Contract Administration.
In most contract administration, clients
perceived that, the performance of architect have no
significant impact while undertaking their
responsibilities, this justification attributed the client’s
responses negatively toward engaging the services of
architect to managing and coordinating contract
activities. Based on this factor, this research paper
intended to study the relevant of clients and the
architects in contract administration with regard the
architect responsibilities. Therefore, the framework of
this methodology, employed inductive approach to
obtained the necessary information on how does clients
perceived architect performance. Data was collected
using mixed method (quantitative and qualitative
method) to identify the problem related to the Architect
performance. The data obtained was analysed to figured
out the negative and positive responses of the clients. The
result obtained shows that, the image of architect in
contract administration is subjective depending on the
magnitude of the contract, majority of the respondents
highlighted the advantage of architect services on an
average platform, because majority of the client within
the scope of the research work were not contracting out
their project due to cost of hiring Architect compared to
employing non architect to serve in place of the
Architects, the client expresses that, majority of
Architect are not concentrating in interpreting contract
document, terms and conditions between the parties
involve in contract administration. Hence, with regard
the subject and the result obtained, architect should
work in accordance to their professional ethics in
carrying out their responsibilities in order to manage
contract administration effectively.
Keywords :
Clients Perception; Architect; Performance; Contract Administration.