Performance of public sector joint venture construction projects in Zambia

Formation of Joint Ventures (JVs) among construction companies has in the recent past become one of the vehicles used to address project delivery challenges in the Zambian construction sector particularly on large complex projects. The aim of this study was to establish factors affecting project performance on public construction joint venture projects in Zambia. Due to the limited number of JV construction projects, purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used to select the sample size which constituted all 10 registered JV projects by the NCC. The study revealed that, payment delays by clients, suspension of works, lack of commitment, inadequate partner skills, poor communication, lack of cooperation, lack of trust and unfair JV agreement were found to be the major factors negatively affecting project performance on public JVs in the Zambian construction industry. The study recommends a deliberate platform that will formally derive benefits of JVs to stakeholders.