Abstract:
Using force accounts is crucial in Local Government since for a long time there has
been outcry of high cost of construction, delayed completion and low quality, due to
contractors as result the Government has been emphasising the use of force account
method. Hence this study assessed the effectiveness of force accounts in construction
of projects in Moshi District Council. Specifically, the study examine force account
personnel factors on quality output in the implementation of construction projects in
Moshi District council, determine the influence of force account practices on value for
money in the implementation of construction projects in Moshi District Council,
examine the influence of force account financial management on timely completion in
the implementation of construction projects in Moshi District council. This study was
conducted through a descriptive research design. Both qualitative and quantitative
approaches were employed through descriptive research design with a sample of 120
respondents obtained through simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The
results were analysed through descriptive analysis and inferential statistics by using
SPSS version 22.0. Findings indicated that force account personnel factors contributed
to positive quality output as the results revealed that more than 80% of respondents
agreed and the regression output indicated positive and significant relationship (0.135)
between personnel factors and force account implementation at with p- value < 0.05.
Findings further indicated that force account practices were positive and significant (p value < 0.05) influencing value for money force account financial management
variable had a coefficient of .748. The t-value for timely completion was 16.312, and
the significance level was .000 <0.05 implying a positive relationship. In a nutshell,
force accounts have a significant positive impact on project implementation, as
evidenced by a low significance level (Sig.) of 0.000 procurement practice has variable
effectiveness in the implementation of construction projects. It is concluded that
construction under project account is crucial for the development of public
infrastructures in Moshi District Council. Hence, it is recommended that force account
guidelines should be reviewed by creating a specific force account department with
enough proper technical personnel and working tools.
