Abstract:
The objective of the study was to assess the effect of procurement practices on project cost at
Ethio Telecom Central West Region. The study was used a quantitative research
approach in addition to explanatory research design approaches. The censes method
was used to select a sample of 50 respondents from the total population of 340. The
respondents were members of Procurement, Supply Chain, management and Finance
team of Ethio telecom central west region was used. Primary and secondary data were
used. Through well-organized questionnaires and interview data were collected. The
collected data were processed, analyzed by SPSS 25 Edition software and presented in the
table, charts and words. This research has discovered that there is a very high dependency of
effective procurement practices on project cost on suppliers’ compliance with terms and
conditions, suppliers’ technical capability and close monitoring of suppliers during project
implementation. Therefore, procurement cost management is essential for effect of
procurement practices on project cost. Furthermore, the study recommends, since the
effect of procurement is not simple matter, it is advisable to exist clear and open
procurement bid transparency, communication among suppliers, workers and
departments for better performance and to achieve the goal of Ethio telecom central
west region.
