Identifying The Effective Factors for Cost Overrun and Time Delay in Water Construction Projects

Water construction projects in Iran frequently face problems which cause cost overrun and time delay, the two most common issues in construction projects in general. The objective of this survey is to identify and quantify these problems and thus help in avoiding them. This survey represents a collection of the most significant problems found in the literature, classified into 11 groups according to their source. The questionnaire form used contains 84 questions which were answered by random engineers who work in water construction projects. The Relative Importance Weight (RIW) method is used to weight the importance of each one of the 84 problems. The focus of this survey is on overall top ten issues which are: bureaucracy in bidding method, inflation, economical condition of the government, not enough information gathered and surveys done before design, monthly payment difficulties, material cost changes, law changes by the government, financial difficulties, mode of financing and payment for completed work and changes made by the owner. A section for each of these issues provides additional information about them. In the full text of this survey the same weighting method is used to classify the main groups, and the results show that issues related to the groups of government, owner and consultant has the most significant impact. The last part of this survey describes the point of view of the engineers who took part in this survey and the recommendations they made.

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Contractor’s Perception on Factors Causing Cost Overrun in Construction Works of Pakistan

International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering Technology ◽

10.30880/ijscet.2020.11.03.009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Abdul Qadir Memon ◽

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Aftab Hameed Memon ◽

Mohsin Ali Soomro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Governmental Agencies ◽

Construction Methods ◽

Financial Difficulties ◽

Timely Completion ◽

Questionnaire Form ◽

Construction Works

This paper assessed the occurrence and severity level of various factors causing time and cost overrun in construction projects of Pakistan. Investigation was carried out through questionnaire form prepared based on 55 common factors identified from literature. Survey was done amongst the representatives of the contractors involved in handling construction activities in Pakistan. A total of 46 responses gathered against 100 distributed forms were analysed statistically. The results obtained from the analyses based on Average Index values revealed that delay in obtaining permits from the governmental agencies, financial difficulties are common issue faced in construction works of Pakistan. The study also revealed that high cost of machinery & its maintenance, inadequate planning & scheduling and slow information flow between parties have significant effect on time overrun cost while critical factors affecting cost overrun are high cost of machinery & its maintenance, unsuitable construction methods and lack of experience of contractors in affecting project cost. The findings of this study will be helpful for the practitioner in planning for achieving timely completion of the projects and also within the estimated cost.

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Statistical Evaluation for claims and disputes in construction contracts

Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences ◽

10.31185/ejuow.vol5.iss2.61 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 80-96

Author(s):

Raid Saleem Abd Ali ◽

Nooran kanaan Yassin

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Statistical Evaluation ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Minimum Level ◽

Construction Contracts ◽

Long Period ◽

Price Schedule ◽

Questionnaire Form ◽

The Subject ◽

The Cost

This research aims to diagnose and identify the causes of claims and disputes between the contractor and the employer, also review the methods used to resolve disputes in construction contracts. In order to achieve the goal of the research, scientific methodology is followed to collect information and data on the subject of claims and disputes in construction projects in Iraq through personal interviews and questionnaire form. The most important results in this research are: the price schedule contract as a kind of competitive contracts is the most important and guarantee for the completion of minimum level of claims and disputes with relative importance of (84.1), compared with the (cost plus a percentage of the cost contract) as a kind of negotiating contracts is the most relative importance of (79.6), and the turnkey contract as a kind of special contracts is the most relative importance of (74.2). The contractor and his agents are one of the most influence sources in occurring claims and disputes in construction contracts with relative importance of (77.4) followed by the contract documents with relative importance of (74.2) and then the employer with relative importance of (73.2). In addition to the long period of litigation and the multiplicity of veto grades are most negative when contractual disputes have resolved by it, and with relative importance of (86), followed by the large number of issues and lack of efficiency and specialty of Judges with relative importance (78.4). Finally, the direct negotiation method (relative importance of 77) is one of the most friendly settlement ways favored by conflicted parties, while the resolution of disputes and claims board (relative importance of 10) occupied the last rank in the friendly settlement ways.

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Analysis of Time and Cost Overrun in Malaysian Construction

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.452-453.1002 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 452-453 ◽

pp. 1002-1008 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Chidambaram Ramanathan ◽

Narayanan Sambu Potty ◽

Arazi B Idrus

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Time Delay ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Project Performance ◽

Opportunities and Challenges for Construction Health and Safety Technologies under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese Construction Projects

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182413038 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (24) ◽

pp. 13038

Author(s):

Yang Yang ◽

Albert P. C. Chan ◽

Ming Shan ◽

Ran Gao ◽

Fengyu Bao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Influence Factor ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Influence Factors ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Construction Sector ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

The Government

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in significant delays and cost overrun in construction projects. The implementation of health and safety (H&S) technologies is one of the most important strategies to alleviate the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on the construction industry and help the industry adapt to the new normal. This study aims to evaluate the adoption of H&S technologies for pandemic management in the construction sector under the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews with eighteen practitioners engaged from construction companies and technology firms were conducted to collect their views on the driving forces and issues of the adoption of H&S technologies for pandemic management in Chinese construction projects. The results reveal that the major H&S technologies used included the health quick response (QR) code system, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fever monitoring, and site access control system. These technologies were reported to be effective in preventing the spread of the pandemic in workplaces. The findings of the study amplify that the pandemic may serve as an acceleration of the adoption of H&S technologies in the construction sector. Other technologies, such as building information modeling, drones, AI-based safety monitoring, and robotics, however, were seldom used in the studied projects. The interviewees addressed several problems regarding the implementation of these technologies. High costs of technologies, a lack of client support, and disruptions to the normal work process were the main hurdles of the adoption of these technologies. The results indicated that the external influence factor—the COVID-19 pandemic—could considerably drive the use of H&S technologies, whereas the internal influence factors—cost and compatibility of technology—might be the major barriers to technology adoption. To encourage the wider use of H&S technologies in construction, the government is recommended to support the technology transformation by granting financial subsidies for costs involved in innovation adoption. Project owners may consider investing substantially in H&S technologies that can strengthen their resilient and innovative ability to adapt to the post-COVID-19 landscape. The present results will be useful to industry stakeholders and researchers interested in developing H&S technologies for combating the COVID-19 pandemic and future crises.

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Optimization of M-PERT & BIM 5D to Minimize the Risk of Time Delay & Overrun in Stadium Project Structure Works: Key Success Factors

International Journal of Research and Review ◽

10.52403/ijrr.20210770 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 491-498

Author(s):

Ahmad Sholichan ◽

Albert Eddy Husin

Keyword(s):

Time Delay ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Success Factors ◽

Project Planning ◽

Success Factor ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Planning Period ◽

Planning And Scheduling ◽

Critical Success ◽

Complex Structural

Time delays and cost overrun are still a "scourge" in construction projects. The most important factors that cause these two risks are ineffective project planning and scheduling, and inaccurate quantity taking off. Thus, it is most appropriate to carry out mitigation since the project planning period. With the fact of increasing stadium construction in various countries, with iconic and futuristic design, and containing national pride, must be a serious concern so that the risk of time delay & cost overrun can be reduced. Because stadiums are like that usually involve a complex structural system, complicated installation technique with strict network diagrams. The M-PERT & BIM 5D - Based Quantity Take Off method has the potential to mitigate and minimize this risk. This study, with the RII simulation, reveals the critical success factor for applying the potential of this method, especially in stadium structural work. These factors can become a serious concern for construction practitioners, especially in Indonesia, who are and will build stadium projects. Keywords: Structure; Stadium; M-PERT; BIM 5D; RII.

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A critical analysis of unethical professional practices in the construction industry in Southeast Nigeria

10.36265/arejoen.2020.010107 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 44-48

Author(s):

Anikwe Nnaemeka J ◽

Agha Kalu A

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Due Process ◽

Economic Transformation ◽

Professional Practices ◽

Project Delivery ◽

Maintenance Cost ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Unethical Practices ◽

The Government

Economic transformation and the provision of basic infrastructure to engender growth and development in any nation is vested in the construction industry hence the massive investment of the government in this sector. However, the expected gains of the construction industry have been eroded by the failure of many construction projects due to unethical professional practices on the part of the construction professionals. This study analyzed the causes and effects of unethical practices on the industry and project delivery with measures to combat the unethical practices among the stakeholders. The study adopted the survey design and a stratified random sampling technique was used to select 140 respondents. A structured questionnaire was designed and administered to construction professionals (Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Builders and Engineers). The relative importance index tool was used to analyse the severity of the factors identified. Findings revealed the absence of punishment for unethical practices (0.94), collusion between officials, consultants and contractors (0.91), availability of loopholes in project monitoring (0.89), weak law enforcement institution (0.87) and greed for money (0.83) among others as major causes of unethical professional practices which have serious effects on the construction industry. The result also revealed poor workmanship and substandard project delivery (0.88), high cost of construction (0.86), the collapse of structures/buildings (0.82), inflated contract sums (0.81), high maintenance cost (0.79), time and cost overrun (0.76) as the extremely severe effects of unethical practices in the industry. Prosecution and punishment of offenders (0.98), the whilstle blower protection policies and rewards (0.84), strengthening of institutionand anticorruption agencies (0.78), award of contracts on merit (0.75) and civil society participation and oversight (0.68) were identified as highly effective measures to curtail unethical professional practices. The study recommends that the government being a major actor should abide by the due process of contract award and letting, using Public Procurement Act (PPA) guidelines in executing all its construction projects. The professionals, contractors and clients’ representatives should also exhibit high professional excellence through adherence to professional ethics and codes of conduct.

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Assessment of delay and cost-overrun in federal road construction project in Abuja

Independent Journal of Management & Production ◽

10.14807/ijmp.v11i4.1065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1184

Author(s):

Ashem Emmanuel Egila ◽

Oluwaseun Abdulakeem Balogun ◽

Saheed Olanrewaji Yusuf

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Construction Project ◽

Road Construction ◽

Mean Value ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cost Overruns ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Importance Index ◽

The Government

Poor road infrastructure in Nigeria is a significant challenge, just like poverty, insecurity, and unemployment. The construction of road in the country is characterized by numerous challenges throughout the project life cycle. Some of these challenges are project delay and cost overrun, corruption and fraud, faulty contractual process among others. Objectives of this study are to identify factors influencing delays and cost overruns in road construction project, to rank these factors base on their impacts and importance, and to suggest conservative ways to address the future challenges that can result from delays and cost overruns of future road construction projects. The research instruments include in-depth literature review, fieldwork, questionnaire administration, and interview. Inferential statistics such as Relative importance index (RII) and Mean Value techniques were used to analyze collected data. The result of the study identified factors influencing delays and cost overruns in road construction projects as; man related, money-related, machine-related, material related, environmental-related, and method related factors. Analysis using RII and MV ranked man and money related as the highest factors for delay and cost overrun respectively. Hence, the research recommends that the Government should create an enabling environment, making suitable policy for the construction company to operate.

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Identification of risk factors leading to cost and time overrun in B-O-T projects

Sustainability Agri Food and Environmental Research ◽

10.7770/safer-v10n1-art2466 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Anue Marry Mathew ◽

Neena S Lal

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Capital Expenditure ◽

Growth Time ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Managerial Skills ◽

Term Operation ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Huge Impact ◽

The Government

As infrastructural investments are vital in developing countries, it’ll not solely facilitate to foster the economic growth of a nation, however it’ll additionally act as a platform within which new kinds of partnership and collaboration may be developed. The developments of BOT have attracted participation of native and foreign non-public sector capitalist to secure funding and to deliver projects on time, within the budget and to the desired specifications. There are many complexities in projects because of the variety of factors in project’s trend and also the dependence of project primarily on national factors. Because of these complexities and their long-term operation, the projects meet with uncertainty and numerous risks. Effective risk management methods and good managerial skills are required in guaranteeing the success of the project. In recent years, due to substantial increase in the amount of construction companies along with the changes in the government administrations, the construction projects are exposed to cost and time overrun and has huge impact on the progress of works within the industry. Although, the sector is considered to be a key driver of economic growth, time and cost overruns threaten to limit the sector’s potential to help achieve the desired growth and ensure efficient capital expenditure. Keywords—BOT, cost overrun, delays, risk

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Influence of Claim Management in Construction Industry

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.b1012.1292s219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2S2) ◽

pp. 1052-1061

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Critical Issue ◽

Point Of View ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Spss Software ◽

The Impact ◽

Work Contract

Most construction projects are suffering from claims due to many reasons. Claim emergencies have risen for ten years due to the critical political situation. These claims have a bad impact on all groups who were work in the construction field. The impact of claim could be followed to cost overrun, loss of efforts and suspension of work, contract termination. This investigation means to recognize the real reason for causes of claim in construction and demonstrate their difference between respondent concerning individual, company and organization traits. It also aims found the important factors in developing for the management of construction project claim to predict claim occurrence and to mitigate the negative impact of a claim. The objective of the study achieved through a valid questionnaire obtained from several construction companies. The questionnaire survey was conducted involving the contractor, consultant, client point of view. The result of the questionnaire encountered in the SPSS software for finding the major factor that affects the construction. The finding demonstrates the absence of site attention to detect claims, detachment or inaccessible of related documents proactively, and conflicts which develop during owner/contractor negotiation are all critical issue related with the system of claim management. My work aims to distinguish the various claims through review paper and to recognize the most impacted causes of claim in our region.

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Risk Attributes, Influencing the Time and Cost Overrun in Joint Venture Construction Projects of Pakistan

Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research ◽

10.48084/etasr.2203 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 3260-3264 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. A. Akhund ◽

A. R. Khoso ◽

A. A. Pathan ◽

H. U. Imad ◽

F. Siddiqui

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Joint Venture ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Cost Overrun ◽

Public And Private ◽

Construction Firms ◽

Construction Joint ◽

New Construction ◽

The Government ◽

Global And Local

Business collaborations formed by construction contractors to enhance their abilities and effectiveness in large construction projects are known as construction joint ventures (CJVs). It is widely used as a way of merging assets, capitals, funds, resources and expertise of different organizations. It helps business to grow faster, increase efficiency and generate greater profits without borrowing money. Though it is useful and beneficent for the vendors, it may contain several types of risk. It is both beneficial and stimulating due to differing technical skills, economic and political atmospheres, and cultural and legal backgrounds. Recent development and modernization in Pakistan have led it towards a new construction phase, which involves national and multinational joint venture projects. Global and local CJVs have become gradually prevalent to produce mega construction projects. Current research aims to investigate and to identify the communal, ecological, political, legal, economic and other external risks associated with CJV projects in Pakistan. The study was carried out by literature review and a few national and international guidelines. Interviews were conducted with relevant professionals, experts, and owners of the organizations working on CJV projects. Data was collected in the form of a questionnaire from relevant professionals. The descriptive analysis was performed through SPSS using average index (A.I) technique. This study is helpful for the Government of Pakistan, public and private construction firms working under JV to reduce the emerging risks of construction projects.

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