TY - CHAP
T1 - Investigation of Infrastructural Maintenance in Public Institutions in Nigeria
AU - Okafor, Chigozie Collins
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Maintenance is the act of protecting an infrastructure from decay or dilapidation so that it will continue to remain new, retain its economic importance and durability which will make the infrastructure more sustainable. When an infrastructure is sustainable it benefits and serves the present generation without denying the future generation its own benefits. This study was conducted between 2016 and 2018 to investigate the level of infrastructural maintenance in public institutions in Nigeria using the University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus, as a case study. From the field investigation conducted during this study, it was observed that the university rely more on corrective maintenance which involves conducting maintenance when the infrastructure is already damaged rather than implementing preventive maintenance which involves conducting maintenance to prevent unseen damages which may occur. It was also observed from the field investigation that one of the major problems of maintenance in government-owned institutions is lack funding for infrastructural maintenance. In this study, it was observed that offices and classrooms in the ten faculties housed by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus, needed over 40% maintenance work on their walls, floor, roof, paint, window, toilet, electrical installations and doors. The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science had the most maintenance problem in both the offices and classrooms. It was recommended that a holistic maintenance model should be followed in line with international best practices in advanced countries. The university should develop and follow a preventive maintenance policy by employing the services of a good maintenance/management firm to maintain and manage the university infrastructures, while the works services department serves a supervisory body. In line with the trending fourth industrial revolution, it is recommended that the University should introduce the use of one-stop shop maintenance services using information and communication technology (ICT). Special soft wares should be developed which can be used to keep records of building projects starting from the design, as-built, till the end of the project, this can help to identify maintenance problems easily.
AB - Maintenance is the act of protecting an infrastructure from decay or dilapidation so that it will continue to remain new, retain its economic importance and durability which will make the infrastructure more sustainable. When an infrastructure is sustainable it benefits and serves the present generation without denying the future generation its own benefits. This study was conducted between 2016 and 2018 to investigate the level of infrastructural maintenance in public institutions in Nigeria using the University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus, as a case study. From the field investigation conducted during this study, it was observed that the university rely more on corrective maintenance which involves conducting maintenance when the infrastructure is already damaged rather than implementing preventive maintenance which involves conducting maintenance to prevent unseen damages which may occur. It was also observed from the field investigation that one of the major problems of maintenance in government-owned institutions is lack funding for infrastructural maintenance. In this study, it was observed that offices and classrooms in the ten faculties housed by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus, needed over 40% maintenance work on their walls, floor, roof, paint, window, toilet, electrical installations and doors. The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science had the most maintenance problem in both the offices and classrooms. It was recommended that a holistic maintenance model should be followed in line with international best practices in advanced countries. The university should develop and follow a preventive maintenance policy by employing the services of a good maintenance/management firm to maintain and manage the university infrastructures, while the works services department serves a supervisory body. In line with the trending fourth industrial revolution, it is recommended that the University should introduce the use of one-stop shop maintenance services using information and communication technology (ICT). Special soft wares should be developed which can be used to keep records of building projects starting from the design, as-built, till the end of the project, this can help to identify maintenance problems easily.
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Institutions
KW - Investigation
KW - Maintenance
KW - Public
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098048114&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_61
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_61
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85098048114
T3 - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
SP - 361
EP - 365
BT - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
PB - Springer Nature
ER -