Business Management and Strategy ISSN 2157-6068 2016, Vol. 7, No. 2 www.macrothink.org/bms 82 An Assessment of Critical Factors Affecting Quality Performance of Government Financed Construction Projects: Evidence from Tanzania Gwahula Raphael Department of Accounting and Finance, The Open University of Tanzania, P.O. Box 23409, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: 255-022-266-7450 E-mail: gwahulagr@gmail.com Augustine Wittonde Phillip Regional Manager TANROADS, P.O. Box 62, Shinyanga, Tanzania Tel: 255-076-983-9382 E-mail: pwittonde@yahoo.co.uk Received: Sept. 12, 2016 Accepted: September 16, 2016 Published: December 3, 2016 doi:10.5296/bms.v7i2.10014 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/bms.v7i2.10014 Abstract The study objective was “An assessment of critical factors affecting quality performance of government financed construction projects in Tanzania”. The study was initiated as much of government financed construction projects are executed with variations on delivering time, cost and quality. The study identified factors if not considered can lead to poor quality performance of projects. Closed end questionnaire consisting of 20 performance factors were issued to 80 respondents dealing with construction related activities, they were required to rank them on a 5 point Likert scale. Data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16 (SPSS). The findings revealed that the critical factors that have direct impact on quality performance of government financed construction projects are; project financing processes, experience of contractors in construction industry, project technology, availability of plant and equipment, procurement system and processes as well as the project manager knowledge and skills. A multiple regression model developed showed a positive linear relationship between project quality performance and the critical quality