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ABSTRACT
This paper explores professional?s absurdity to adopting scientific method of estimation project contingencies. Purposive sampling technique was used to select respondent. Questionnaire was designed and administered to Quantity surveyors, Architects and Civil engineers working in public and private organization in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state. Descriptive statistics was 0 in the analysis. Result shows that percentage/lump sum contingencies are made without defined contingency of accuracy and ease of estimating contingencies through traditional ways accounted for disregard to scientific methods. It is recommended that contingency scope be defined at the inception of construction work so that errors in assuming contingency to cover all risk-related eventualities could be avoided.
Keywords: absurdity, allocation, construction, contingency, professionals,
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