A comparative analysis of the maintenance culture of public property in Unwana

Description

Abstract This project is on A comparative analysis of the maintenance culture of public property in Unwana. Maintenance is the work undertaking in order to keep or restore every facility on the building and its content to an acceptable standard. The study identifies the types of public buildings in Unwana, assesses the current condition and state of the public buildings, identifies the underlying principle causes poor maintenance and analyzes the activities of the maintenance department. Relevant literature were obtained from primary and secondary sources. A total of 338 (three hundred and thirty-eight) questionnaire according to the total number of staff in the three public properties in Unwana were administered, out of which 300(three hundred) were duly completed and returned and 29 not returned. Observation shows that these public buildings have suffered serious neglect in recent times in spite of huge money invested in the building. Most public buildings are facing maintenance problems like leaking roofs, cracked walls, broken louvers, decayed door and window frame, broken tiles. In chapter three and four, the administration of questionnaires was done according to the number of staff in the three (3) selected public buildings in Unwana and the analysis of the study in the field survey data receive was done using percentage and Chi-square statistical tool. Recommendations were made based on the funding that regular Maintenance and monitoring of the state of public buildings should be a continuous exercise.