Abstract:
A doctoral study has been embarked upon with the intentions of addressing cost management
problems encountered on Infrastructure Delivery Improvement Programme (IDIP) in South
Africa. Given that poor cost performance constitute hindrance to the realization of project
goals, it is imperative to eliminate it from IDIP construction projects. The theoretical paper
highlights the idea that a target value design (TVD) as a concept is able to tackle cost
performance issues when it is implemented appropriately. Therefore, a case study evaluation
research design has been selected for the study so that better cost management decisions and
actions could be promoted in IDIP projects. The focus of the evaluation will be on IDIP projects
in the Free State province of South Africa. The focus favours depth as opposed to breadth of
intended findings of the study.
