Maintenance management of commercial buildings within the central business District in Nairobi: a survey of Moktar Daddah street.
Abstract
Maintenance of property and related infrastructure is a very important aspect of property
management. More so, it is more important within the Central businesses district, which
is such an important area of any city or town. with the increased demand for commercial
property and the strained economic situation which is making it hard to invest in the
property market, there is need to maintain to a very high standard the existing facilities
and keep them in the highest practicable standards. the economy cannot thrive in a poorly
maintained environment.
The paper aims at studying the maintenance management practices of commercial
property within the central business district. Most of the buildings that are under study
are in a poor state of maintenance although they are located within a prime area of the
city. With proper management and maintenance practices, this buildings should be in a
better state and therefore be more profitable to the building owners .. the study has also
outlined the features of property management practices and classified the under four
headings. These features are organizational and management issues, policy and
legislation, finance and cost recovery, and technical issues.
The findings of the study have revealed that there lacks a maintenance management
policy within most buildings to be a guideline to maintenance ofthe property. In cases
where one exist, there lacks an enforcing "agent to ensure that it is implemented. There
lacks a national or local level maintenance policy to act as guidelines to maintenance. Old
age of the buildings is also another factor that has led to the deterioration of he buildings
and so has poor design .that fails to take into consideration future maintenance.
The study recommends jhe formation of a national or local agency charged with
maintenance of property at their respective levels. The body should have legal
recognition and should have set objectives on maintenance and a means of enforcing the
standards. A maintenance fund should be established within all buildings and the money
used for purposes of maintaining the facilifo/in 'acceptable standards.
Citation
B.A.Publisher
Department of Econimics, University of Nairobi
Description
Bachelor of Arts in Building Economics