ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE THE CASE OF PROJECTS UNDER ADDIS ABABA ROAD AUTORITY BY AMANUAEL ALEMIE DESSIE (SGS/0391/2010A) JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE THE CASE OF PROJECTS UNDER ADDIS ABABA ROAD AUTORITY BY AMANUAEL ALEMIE DESSIE (SGS/0391/2010A) A THESIS SUBMITTED TO ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF GRATUATE STUDIES IN PATIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ART IN PROJECT MANAGMENT JUNE, 2019 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA i ST.MARY’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE THE CASE OF PROJECTS UNDER ADDIS ABABA ROAD AUTORITY BY AMANUAEL ALEMIE DESSIE APPROVED BY BOARD OF EXAMINERS Dean, Graduate studies Signature & Date Advisor Signature & Date Internal Examiner Signature& Date External Examiner Signature& Date ii DECLARATION I, the undersigned, declared that this thesis is my original work, prepared under the guidance of Dereje Teklemariam (PhD). All sources of materials used for the thesis have been dually acknowledged. I further confirm that the thesis has not been submitted either in apart or in full to any other higher learning institution for the purpose of earning any degree. Name Signature St. Mary’s University, Addis Ababa June, 2019 iii ENDORCEMENT This thesis has been submitted to St. Mary’s university, school of graduate studies for examination with my approval as a university advisor. Advisor Signature St. Mary’s University, Addis Ababa June, 2019 iv DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis manuscript to my beloved father Ato Alemie Dessie and my mother W/ro Yetinayet Tirfu, my elder brother Dawit and younger sister Nardos for their affection, love and dedicated partnership in the success of my life. v TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... IV ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... V LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... VII LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... VIII ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................... IX CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background of the Study ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Research Questions ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Research Objective ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.1 General objective ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Specific Objective .................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Significance of the study ................................................................................................................. 4 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study .................................................................................................. 5 1.7 Ethical consideration ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.8 Organization of the research report ................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................................... 7 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Theoretical literature review ........................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Empirical Literature Review ......................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Conceptual Framework ................................................................................................................. 19 2.4. Synthesis ...................................................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER THREE..................................................................................................................................... 25 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 25 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 25 3.2 Description of the study context ................................................................................................... 25 3.3. Research Approach and Design ................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 Research Design ..................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Research Approach ................................................................................................................ 27 3.4 Target population and Sample ...................................................................................................... 27 3.4.1 Target population ................................................................................................................... 27 I 3.4.2 Sample size determination ..................................................................................................... 27 3.4.3 Sampling selection procedure ................................................................................................ 28 3.5 Data Type and Source ................................................................................................................... 29 3.5.1 Data type ................................................................................................................................ 29 3.5.2 Data source ............................................................................................................................. 30 3.6 Data Collection Methods and tools ............................................................................................... 30 3.7. Data Analysis and Presentation .................................................................................................... 31 3.7.1 Descriptive data analysis ........................................................................................................ 31 3.7.2. Regression equation and analysis .......................................................................................... 31 3.7.3 Result Presentation ................................................................................................................. 32 CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................................... 34 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................. 34 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Respondent profile ........................................................................................................................ 34 4.3 Result on factor affects schedule implementation RoW acquisition ............................................. 34 4.3.1 Discussion on factor affects schedule implementation of RoW acquisition .......................... 35 4.4 Pre-acquisition public involvement and schedule road project ..................................................... 37 4.4.1 Discussion on Pre-acquisition public involvement and schedule road project ...................... 38 4.5 Property management of acquired parcel and schedule road project ............................................ 43 4.5.1 Discussion on property management and schedule road project ........................................... 43 4.6 Qualified appraisal and schedule road project .............................................................................. 45 4.6.1 Discussion on qualified appraisal and schedule road project ................................................. 46 CHAPTER FIVE........................................................................................................................................