Evaluation of Risk Management Practices in 
                       the Tendering Process within the 
                   Construction Industry in Mozambique 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                  By: Kelly Cabral Pereira de Lima 
                                       Student ID: 19127260 
                                 Programme: MSc. in Management 
                                                   
                                                   
               
               
                                                   
                                                   
               
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                        Submitted to the National College of Ireland on 19  August 2020 
                                       
                                                   
        Abstract 
         
        Risk management is one of the nine areas of project management introduced by the 
        Project Management Institute (2013). 
        Risk management is a combination of techniques to identify, analyse, evaluate, respond 
        and  control  risks.  Thus,  the  knowledge  of  risk  management  techniques  enable 
        companies to achieve their goals, improve success rates and enjoy financial savings by 
        managing risk  more  efficiently.  Moreover,  risk  management  is  described  as  being 
        associated with construction project success in terms of three major aspects such as 
        project cost, time and quality. 
        For this aim, this study aims to understand how risks are managed in the tendering 
        process in the construction industry in Mozambique.  
        10 senior managers from seven construction companies operating in Mozambique were 
        interviewed, and 47 respondents who directly work in Commercial/Tender Departments 
        in Construction Companies participated in the online survey. 
        The companies selected have in their portfolios a wide variety of projects such as 
        buildings, roads, bridges, railways, tunnels, water supply, sewers, telecommunications 
        and electrical infrastructures, and so on. 
        The findings show that risk management practices applied by the construction firms in 
        the tendering process in Mozambique, slightly differ from the risk management theories 
        studied in this research paper. Some of these companies follow their own practices and 
        stabilised  routines.  Others  affirmed  that  they  never  considered  risk  costs  while 
        tendering for a project, even though some scholars believe that risks are one of the most 
        significant expenses of a construction project.  
         
         
        Keywords: Construction, tendering process, risk, risk management.  
         
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        Submission of Thesis and Dissertation 
         
        Name: Kelly Cabral Pereira de Lima  
        Student Number: 19127260  
        Degree for which thesis is submitted: MSc in Management  
         
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        submission for the award of MSc in Management at National college of Ireland.   
         
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        Signature of research student:  
        Date: 19.08.20  
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                      Acknowledgements 
         
        Firstly, I would like to give special thanks to my supervisor Dr Ciara Deane for her support 
        throughout this research and all my lecturers for their guidance that turned it possible 
        to achieve this award.  
        I would also like to thank all the respondents who participated in the survey and shared 
        experience and invaluable insights during the interviews. 
        Above all, I thank my parents, Orlando Pereira de Lima and Maria Cabral, who believed 
        in my capabilities to reach my goals and for their always supported me in pursuing my 
        academic career. 
                      
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