ANALYZING THE FACTORS OF UNETHICAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT A BAUCHI STATE CASE STUDY

Abstract

Public construction procurement is used as tool for developing economic, social and environmental wellbeing of a nation, as well as a strategic means for reducing unethical  practices in the use of public funds. Nonetheless, Unethical professional practices negate the main objective of professional ethics; by implication unethical professional practice is a way that professionals disrespect the interest of their clients which translate to the wider public interest not recognized and respected. Hence, this study investigated the factors that constitute unethical professional practices in public building procurement in Nigeria. Questionnaire survey was used to elicit data from public building professionals in Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria, through a disproportionate stratified random sampling technique. The finding shows no statistical difference in respondents mean scores on what constitute unethical professional practices. Factors of unethical professional practices were ranked to be moderately severe and severe. This study recommends: stakeholders in tendering procedure adheres strictly to ethical requirements, public procurement Act be reviewed, improvement on conditions of public servants in Nigeria and appointment of credible leaders in public procurement agencies.