Identifying Key Risks in Chinese Construction Firms Tanzania-CASE Study:construction of Tanzania’s Zanzibar International Airport Terminal Ⅱ Project

摘要

Construction is regarded as the key sign of the economic activity in every comer of the world.Risk and uncertainty are inherent in all construction work no matter what is the size of the project.Although the size of the project is one of the major causes of the risk,others factor that carries risk is the speed of the project,location of the project,technology being used and experience with construction work.Most of the construction projects completed with the cost overrun in the range of 50％and sometimes over100％.Therefore risks should be well-managed in all project life cycle failure to manage it may result in bad reputation and loss future trust.The general objective of this study is to identify key risks and give suggestion to risk facing Chinese Construction firms operating in Tanzania.
　　An interview conducted with 10 respondents and 300 questionnaires were administered and distributed to constructions professional from Chinese construction company,Ministry of Infrastructure,Communication and Transportation and Consultant.The data was analyzed by using Weighting Score Methods.The result findings indicate that the Chinese construction firms operating in Tanzania are facing with the Tax rate,Shortage of electricity,Riot,delay of material,disputes and strikes,site safety,labour and material fluctuation,shortage of equipment,injuries and accidents,security and crimes,wastage of materials,Import-export restrictions and Delays in obtaining required raw materials quantity.

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声明

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION

1．1．Background of the Project

1．1．1．The scope of the project (study)

1．1．2．Project stakeholders

1．2．Problem Statement

1．2．1．State of Zanzibar Economy

1．3．The significance of the Research

1．4．Research Objectives

1．4．1．General objective

1．4．2．Specific objectives

1．5 Research questions

CHAPTER TWO

2．2．1 Definition of Project

2．2．2．Definition of Risk

2．2．3．Risk Management

CHAPTER THREE

3．1．Study area

3．2．Research design

3．2．1．Case Study Introduction

3．2．2 Case study

3．3．Data Sources

3．4．Data collection Methods and tools

3．4．1．Questionnaire

3．4．2．Interview

3．5．Sampling of respondents

3．5．1．Sampling frame

3．5．2．Sampling Unit

3．5．3 Sample size

3．6 Data processing，Analysis，and Presentation

3．7．Limitation of the Study

CHAPTER FOUR

4．0．RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

4．1 Profile of the Respondents

4．2．Educational Qualification of the Respondents

CHAPTER FIVE

5．0．CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX