Effect of Legal Requirements in The Application of Force Account: Case Study Mwanza City Council, Tanzania
The study explained the effect of legal requirement in application of Force Account for construction of secondary schools’ classrooms at MCC. The specific objectives of the study were to evaluate the effect of procedural compliance in the AFA, identify the determinants for effective implementation in AFA, and to evaluate the motive of achieving VFM in the AFA.
The scope of the study was MCC at Fumagila Secondary School, Igoma Secondary School, and Luchelele Secondary School. The population of the study was 120 where the sample size was 92 of FA practitioners and respondents were 86 who included Tender Board Members, PMU, Internal Auditors, Secondary Schools’ Teachers, Citizen Representatives, Councillors, User departments, Planning Officers, and Engineers/Technicians.
The study used Quantitative method to develop the study where the primary data were collected by using questionnaires with multiple choice questions.
The findings of the study revealed that MCC has not complied with FA procedures on the aspects of PPRA Guideline 2020, Procurement of Labourers, and Competitive Quotations. Also, the study found that MCC has insufficient implementation on Supervision of Labourers, Documentations, and Procurement Plan. Moreover, the study identified that VFM was not achieved on the Procuring Construction Materials, Completion Time, and Quality Assurance.
However, on the ground of revealed findings, the study concludes that Procuring Entities must follow the PPRA Guidelines so as to ensure the FA Projects implemented according to the legal requirements. Moreover, the study recommended that the government must recognize and provide supervision allowance as well as provide training to FA Practitioners.
Keywords: PPRA Guideline, Force Account, Construction, Force Account Practitioners
