QUESTIONNAIRE II: FOR WORKS DEPARTMENT, H.U.

K POLY

HASSAN USMAN KATSINA POLYTECHNIC, KATSINA

College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
HND Civil Engineering
Dear Respondents,

Assessment of Infrastructural Maintenance Culture. A Case Study of College of

Engineering, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic
I am a Student of the department of Civil engineering, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic,
Katsina undertaking a HND project research. I wish to request for your participation in this
study by completing this questionnaire. The research is being undertaken to find out from
lecturers, students and professionals on the ‘Assessment of Infrastructural Maintenance
Culture. A Case Study of College of Engineering, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic’. The
questionnaire is divided into three sections (A-B). Section A was designed to obtain
background information of the respondents, section B to assess the infrastructural
maintenance culture in H.U.K Poly. Please, note that the data obtained from you will be
treated with strict confidence and will be used for research purposes only. Be assured that
NO record(s) would bear your name.

Thank you very much for your valuable time.

Yours Sincerely,

Awoyinfa Oluwatoyin Esther

H19CE009
(08132460200)

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 QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
SECTION A: BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE RESPONDENT
Please respond to the following by either writing in the blank space provided or
ticking the appropriate box.

1. Which of your current position? ______________________________

2. How long have you been working in this position:

0 – 5 years ( ) 6 – 10 years ( ) 11 – above ( )

3. What is your Highest Qualification?

SSCE/GTC OND` NCE HND Degree Master

Others (Specify) _______

4. Sex: Male ( ) Female ( )

5. Name of Respondent: ____________________

SECTION B: ASSESSMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE CULTURE

IN H.U.K POLY
Please respond to the following questions by ticking the appropriate response:

1. Number of Professions in the Polytechnic Works Department

(a)1-4 ( ) (b) 5-10 ( ) (c) 10 above ( )

2. Number of Professions with less than 10 years experience

(a) 1-4 ( ) (b) 5-10 ( ) (c) 10 above ( )

3. Number of Professionals with more than 10 years experience

(a) ( ) (b) 5-10 ( ) (c) 10 above ( )

4. Procedure for carrying out Maintenance works in Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic

(a) Users (Lecturers/Students etc.) are permitted to make official complaint directly to
the Works department. ( )

(b) Users are not permitted to make official complaint directly to the Works department
( )

5. If official complaint are permitted, how are they submitted?

(a) Complaints are submitted in written form format ( )

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 (b) Complaints are submitted in orally format ( )

6. Does the works department carry our building surveys?

(a) Yes ( ) (b) No ( )

7. Are Maintenance Works categorized by the Works department?

(a)Yes ( ) (b) No ( )

8. Method of Execution of Maintenance Works

(a) Maintenance works are advertised publicly and contractors selected by open tendering
( )

(b) Tenders are received and contractors are selected from a shortlist of registered
contractors with the Polytechnic ( )

(c) Maintenance works are contracted by negotiation with nominated contractor ( )

9. Attitude of Management of the Polytechnic to funding maintenance.

(a) Excellent to Good ( )

(b) Fair ( )

(c) Poor ( )

10. How maintenance is funded.

(a) Based on annual budget ( )

(b) Not based on annual budget ( )

11. Frequent occurrence associated with maintenance with budgeting

S/N Occurrence Rank
1 2 3 4 5
Frequency of occurrence in budgeting
1. Cost over-run
2. Underestimating
Occurrence associated with assessing funds
1. Inadequate funding
2. Corruption in Management

1. Factors Influencing choice of maintenance work execution

S/N Factors Rank
1 2 3 4 5
1. Nature
2. Quality
3. Cost

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 4. Size
5. Time
6. Personnel
7. Risk
8. Space
9. Location

2. Forms of Maintenance

S/N Forms of Maintenance Rank

1 2 3 4 5
1. Serving
2. Rectification
3. Replacement
4. Renovation
5. Coversion
6. Extension
7. Alteration

3. Method employed in maintenance work execution

S/N Methods Employed Rank
1 2 3 4 5
12. Contracting
13. Direct Labour
14. Contracting and direct labour