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I. INTRODUCTION
In construction, delay could be defined as the time
overrun either beyond completion date specified in a
contract or beyond the date that the parties agreed upon
for delivery of a project. It is a project slipping over its
planned schedule and is considered as common problem
in construction projects. To the owner, delay means loss
of revenue through lack of production facilities and
rentable space or a dependence on present facilities. In
some cases, to the contractor, delay means higher
overhead costs because of longer work period, higher
material costs through inflation, and due to labour cost
increases. Completing projects on time is an indicator of
efficiency, but the construction process is subject to
many variables and unpredictable factors, which result
from many sources. These sources include the
performance of parties, resources availability,
environmental conditions, involvement of other parties,
and contractual relations. However, it is rarely happen
that a project is completed within the specified time. The
Construction industry is large, volatile, and requires
tremendous capital outlays.
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398
CLASSIFICATION
No.
Causes of delay
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Equipment breakdowns
Shortage of equipment
Low level of equipment-operators skill
Low productivity and efficiency of equipment
Group
Project
399
Owner
Contractor
Consultant
Design
Materials
Equipment
Shortage of labours
Unqualified workforce
Low productivity level of labours
Personal conflicts among labours
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
Labour
External
External
APPENDIX I
MAIN QUESTIONNAIRE (FOR FINDING RELATIVE IMPORTANCE INDEX)
Please indicate by ticking the appropriate column the relative importance of each of the following causes of building
construction delay. Please tick mark according to your point of view only in one column in each row.
No.
Group
Causes of delay
Very
important
Project
Project
Project
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
10
Owner
11
Owner
12
Owner
13
14
15
Contractor
Contractor
Contractor
16
Contractor
17
Contractor
18
Contractor
19
Contractor
400
important
Somewhat
important
Not
important
Contractor
21
Contractor
22
Consultant
23
Consultant
24
Consultant
25
Consultant
26
Consultant
27
Consultant
28
29
Consultant
Design
30
31
32
Design
Design
Design
33
Design
34
Design
35
Materials
36
Materials
37
Materials
38
Materials
39
Materials
40
Materials
41
42
43
44
Equipment
Equipment
Equipment
Equipment
45
46
47
48
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Shortage of labors
Unqualified workforce
Low productivity level of labors
Personal conflicts among labors
49
External
50
51
52
External
External
External
53
External
401
External
External
External
57
58
External
External
59
External
Please tick the appropriate column to indicate frequency of occurrence of causes and degree of severity of the causes
on building construction delay.
No.
Group
Causes of delay
Project
Project
Project
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
Owner
10
Owner
12
Owner
13
Contractor
14
Contractor
15
Contractor
16
Contractor
Frequency of occurrence
Always
Often
402
Sometimes
Degree of severity
Rarely
Extreme
Great
Moderate
Little
Group
Causes of delay
18
Contractor
19
Contractor
20
Contractor
21
Contractor
22
Consultant
23
Consultant
24
Consultant
25
Consultant
26
Consultant
27
Consultant
28
Consultant
Inadequate experience of
consultant
29
Design
30
Design
31
Design
32
Design
33
Design
34
Design
35
Materials
36
Materials
Misunderstanding of owners
requirements by design engineer
Changes in material types and
specifications during construction
Delay in material delivery
37
Materials
39
Materials
40
Materials
41
Equipment
Equipment breakdowns
42
Equipment
Shortage of equipment
43
Equipment
44
Equipment
Frequency of occurrence
Always
Often
Poor communication/coordination
between consultant and other
parties Consultant
Late in reviewing and approving
design documents by consultant
403
Sometimes
Degree of severity
Rarely
extreme
Great
Moderate
Little
Group
Causes of delay
Always
45
Labour
Shortage of labors
46
Labour
Unqualified workforce
47
Labour
48
Labour
49
External
50
External
51
External
52
External
53
External
54
External
55
External
56
External
57
External
58
External
59
External
Frequency of occurrence
Often
Someti
Rarely
mes
404
extrem
e
Degree of severity
Great
Moderat
e
Little