Abstract:
The main purpose of this study is to find the relationship between effective contract administration and successful project completion. The study achieved this through positivism approach. The target population is stakeholders of Free Senior High School contracts in the Western North Region. The 400 sample was distributed among the nine districts in the Western North Region. The study revealed a positive significant correlation between TQM and Procurement. Also, there was a direct correlation between TQM and Successful completion of the FSHS undertaken projects. This however implies that when procurement practices are done through effective application of TQM methods, contract administration will be effective thereby leading to successful completion of the FSHS projects. That is, when Corporate Culture Quality, Strategic Quality Management, Quality Improvement Measurement Systems, People and Customer Management, Operational Quality Planning, External Interface Management, Supplier Partnerships, Teamwork Structures, Customer Satisfaction Orientation, Communication of Improvement Information are met in terms of contract administration, right materials are procured at the right place, right time, at the right price with the right quality and quantity thereby leading to successful completion of the project.
