FEDERAL DAM CONSTRUCTION RISK DUE TO PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DRAWBACK: A CASE STUDY GIDABO DAM PROJECT FEDERAL DAM CONSTRUCTION RISK DUE TO PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DRAWBACK: A CASE STUDY GIDABO DAM PROJECT FEDERAL DAM CONSTRUCTION RISK DUE TO PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DRAWBACK: A CASE STUDY GIDABO DAM PROJECT

Abstract

Professional ethics has a great influence on dam construction regarding to time, quality, and cost related on each activity. As Ethiopia economic growth depends on agricultural sector, irrigation dam projects linked to share construction industry in order to reduce poverty and sustainable development. In this reason professionals unethical behave is one of the drawback on dam construction risk and shall be mitigated without any compromise. Hence, the issue of professional evaluation and current condition is very critical. A questionnaire survey was conducted in the Gidabo project, in order to assess the current situation. A result indicates that various forms of unethical conducts have major impact on dam construction delay time, cost overrun, quality problem, and resource management. This research concludes that professional performance, contract administration, risk monitoring system has an impact on the overall progress of dam project. In addition, corruption and other fraud actions also addressed their own influence in the construction industry and the same government weak controlling system of professionals also identified. Finally, recommendation has provided based on conclusion in order to improve better application of construction quality.