Aims: This study aimed to identify causes of construction projects delay in Public Universities in Ethiopia.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional survey using quantitative method.
Place and Duration of Study: Jigjiga, Haromaya, Dire Dewa and Kibrdhar universties between April and September 2022.
Methodology: This study identified project delay factors and modelled the Partial Least Square Structural Equation (PLS-SEM) model. a structured questionnaire used to collect data from contractors, consultants and clients. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS4 software.
Results: The findings show that Clients, Contractors, Consultants, Materials, and Labor related factors significantly affect delayed projects. Labour-related factors had the greatest impact on construction delay, while the external factor had an insignificant effect on project delay. The overall model had 73.1% explanatory power. These findings might support practitioners and decision-makers to focus on potential construction delay factors that might occur in their current or future projects.
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