An Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Direct Labour System on Housing Project Execution in Lagos State, Nigeria

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dc.creatorAdeyemi, Aderemi Y, Ojo, Stephen O., Odeyinka, Henry A., Fagbenle, Olabosipo I.
dc.date2003
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-12T10:34:36Z
dc.descriptionAt the peak of economic recession in 1985. the Federal Government of Nigeria started to advocate for a revisit of the direct labour system typified of project execution during the colonial era through the 1960s. This method was completely abandoned for traditional contract method at the instance of oil boom in early 1970s. At the dawn of recession. the traditional contract method was faulted as being replete with cost overrun and hence the need to go back to the direct labour system to salvage the situation. Lagos State with an estimated population of about 10 million people and insatiable need for housing and social infrastructures launched large scale direct labour construction projects ~n 1996. Since then the Lagos State Direct Labour Agency (LSDLA) has executed 2.772 housing units spread over 21 housing estates in Lagos metropoly. The object of this paper was to determine whether the direct labour system was significantly more cost effective than the traditional contract method on these housing units. Cost comparison between the two procurement methods showed a saving of 26.86% when direct labour was used in preference to the traditional contract method. Chi-square analysis also show~d that there was significant difference in cost between these two procurement methods.
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dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/3224/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/49912
dc.languageen
dc.subjectHD Industries. Land use. Labor, TH Building construction
dc.titleAn Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Direct Labour System on Housing Project Execution in Lagos State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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