S/N

Bureaucratic Barriers

Mean

SD

Rank

1

Slow implementation of decentralisation reforms

3.12

1.106

1

2

Line ministries’ resistance to decentralisation

2.95

1.104

2

3

Regional controls

2.89

0.928

3

4

Manipulation of stakeholders

2.87

1.089

4

5

Use of inefficient political contractors for infrastructure project delivery

2.82

1.112

5

6

Corruption in infrastructure procurement

2.80

0.898

6

7

Control of appointments/promotions at the MMDAs

2.80

0.944

7

8

Political elite influence

2.74

1.116

8

9

Project location selection

2.72

1.033

9

10

Regime change

2.70

1.03

10

11

Slow disbursement of project funding

2.69

1.072

11

12

Central control of infrastructure procurement delaying construction projects

2.68

0.769

12

13

Interference with legal mandate of MMDAs by MDAs

2.62

0.844

13

14

Imposition of decisions

2.61

1.059

14

15

Inadequate project financing

2.60

0.76

15

16

Lack of stakeholders’ consultation on infrastructure delivery policies

2.53

0.891

16

17

Lack of political commitment to decentralised infrastructure delivery

2.52

0.711

17

18

Poor coordination within the MMDAs

2.50

0.78

18

19

Complicated system of financial transfers to local governments

2.48

0.769

19

20

Lack of transparency in infrastructure project selection

2.47

0.881

20

21

Lack of involvement of MMDAs in project selection

2.43

1.109

21

22

Inadequate control on tax bases for infrastructure delivery

2.29

0.847

22