The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of arbitration on disputes resolution among construction industry within the Abuja County. The objectives of the study were: To establish the influence of liberty in the processes of Arbitration on dispute resolution within the construction industry, To establish the influence of flexibility in arbitration processes on dispute resolution within the construction industry , To determine the influence of a neutrality in arbitrator in resolving disputes within the construction industry , To determine how privacy in arbitration influence disputes resolution within the construction Industry. The study adopted survey research design where respondents were required to describe their experiences on Arbitration to resolve disputes arising between the different parties involved in construction industry. The target population of the study was the senior construction participants who included architects, quantity surveyors and construction Managers, 600 who partner with the Architecture Association of Kenya, Institute of Quantity surveyor and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Nigeriarespectively practicing in Abuja County. Simple random sampling method was used to determine the sample by using 10% of the population to give a sample size of 60 construction participants. In addition a mixed model research which involved qualitative and quantitative methods was applied and primary and secondary data was used in the analysis.
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