Authors:
Nelson Kwizera, Hani Haidoura, P. Sudha
Addresses:
Department of Civil Engineering, University Private African Franco-Arabe, Boulkassoumbougou, Bamako, Mali. Department of Management and Finance, Lebanese French University of Technology and Applied Sciences (ULF), Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon. Department of Business Administration, Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Civil works worldwide tend to provoke big differences of opinion between even the best-intentioned participants, which can swiftly escalate into contentious disagreements and be difficult to overcome. Rwanda, like other developing nations, is quickly boosting capital investment. Construction disagreements can delay project completion, increase costs, or even lead to project suspension. For significant infrastructure projects like roads, this can be disastrous and stressful. The capacity to handle contract disputes promptly and efficiently is the difference between on-time project completion and a failed capital expenditure that takes years to finish. These prompted me to study the sources, effects, and solutions. This study employed descriptive methods to construct research questions about the subject's current situation. Descriptive research tells how things are. A survey and questionnaires collected quantitative and qualitative data from respondents, which were analyzed using SPSS and spreadsheets, ranked, and a sample t-test was conducted to draw conclusions and make recommendations. Mixed-methods research combines quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data comes from surveys or structured interviews. This paper analyzes construction disputes in Rwanda's road-building sector, drawing on research. Cluster sampling determined the sample population. Contractors, consultants, and clients in Rwanda's construction business were cluster sampled.
Keywords: Construction Disputes; Infrastructure Projects; Dispute Resolution; Descriptive Research; Project Execution; Mixed Methodology; Cluster Sampling; Project Suspension.
Received: 06/12/2024, Revised: 26/02/2025, Accepted: 04/06/2025, Published: 11/12/2025
DOI: 10.64091/ATISL.2025.000237
AVE Trends in Intelligent Social Letters, 2025 Vol. 2 No. 4 , Pages: 163-172