Assessment of Influential Causes of Construction Project Delay in Malaysian Private Housing from Developer’s Viewpoint

Mydin, Azree Othuman; Sani, N. Md.; Salim, Naomie; Alias, Nurbasirah Mohamed

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20140301027

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“…Several authors have noted that lack of experience by the company results in lack of the necessary knowledge to execute the project, which is a cause of construction delays (AL-MOMANI, 2000;ALWI;HAMPSON, 2003;ÖZDEMIR, 2012;HAMZAH et al, 2011;NTULI;ALLOPI, 2013;OTHUMAN MYDIN et al, 2014a). Thus, the size and experience of the company may be a success factor (LU; SHEN; YAM, 2008).…”

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Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon

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he construction industry is one of the industrial sectors with the lowest rates of fulfilment of contract deadlines, especially in developing countries. This fact has been the focus of considerable discussions seeking to identify the causes of the delays. The main purpose of this paper is to use factor analysis to identify the factors that are correlated with delay, contemplating exclusively residential real estate projects and using a city in the Brazilian Amazon as a case study. Based on the database from the government agency that authorises constructions in the city of Belém (City Planning Department - Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo, SEURB) and data from construction companies, the study investigated 274 construction projects from the past 11 years. Factor analysis and work with the variables that can be identified and measured in the initial phase of the project, i.e., during the feasibility study, demonstrate that the physical characteristics of the apartments and the construction project are the primary causes for variations in construction delays; these causes have not yet been reported in the literature. We hope that the results of this study will contribute to more consistent forecasting of construction time, minimising the risk of delays.

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Section: Factor 6: Operation Timementioning

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Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon

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“…Another factor is improper planning, which results from inadequate study of the contractual project documents, site conditions, and available resources [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Among the delay factors mentioned in previous studies are the following: a change in orders [22][23][24][25][26][27]; delay and shortages of materials [28][29][30][31][32]; poor site management and supervision [33][34][35]; poor communication and coordination between construction parties [36,37]; design changes [38,39], lack of qualified and experienced personnel [40,41]; poor labor productivity [42]; subcontractors' incompetency [42]; bid award for lowest price [34]; lack of contractor experience [43]; poor contract management [43]; slow decision-making from the owner [27]; unrealistic project duration [44]; difficulties in obtaining work permits [33]; poor contractor management [45]; price escalation [46]; design errors [46]; construction mistakes [16]; design delays [...…”

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Delay Factors Management and Ranking for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Projects Based on the Relative Importance Index (RII)

2020

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In recent decades, the construction industry has developed rapidly. Delay was and remains one of the most important challenges negatively affecting not only this industry but also the economy and sustainable development. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the delay factors in reconstruction projects because of the vital importance of these types of projects. This is the first attempt to conduct such an analysis for reconstruction projects in particular, and it is a continuation of the previous case study, which was considered one of the most important reconstruction projects in the Middle East region. The previous study focused on determining the types of delay factors used in this project. It is necessary to carry out advance in-depth analysis to sort the delay factors based on their effect on the project plan. In order to achieve the study goal, 93 questionnaires were distributed by hand to experts working on the project: some of them working the day shift, and the others working the night shift. The questionnaire results were analyzed and delay factors were sorted in descending order according to the relative importance index (RII). The three main factors affecting the overall reconstruction project duration were site restrictions and conditions, electrical and mechanical rerouting works, and design buildability and adjustment.

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“…Many studies have been conducted to identify the delay factors related to new construction projects, but few studies have focused on the factors related to reconstruction projects. Shortages of skilled workers [10,11,13,16,18,19,25,29,31,33,37,39,[43][44][45][46][47][48] 18 3 Improper planning and scheduling [10,15,16,18,19,26,27,30,31,33,34,37,45,47,49] 15 4 Change orders [11,12,15,16,[18][19][20]23,30,35,37,43,45,50] 14 5 Delay & shortages of materials [11,…”

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“…Lack of qualified and experienced personnel [16,20,24,36,43,44,46,51] 8 10 Poor labor productivity [10,15,17,19,33,39,47] 7 11 Subcontractors' incompetency [13,18,26,27,31,34,39] 7 12 Bid award for lowest price [17,19,21,23,35,37] 6 13 Lack of contractor experience [12,15,16,18,31,35] 6 14 Poor contract management. [10,12,[27][28][29]40] 6 15 Slow decision making from owner [11,16,18,33,39,50] 6…”

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“…Weather conditions [12,16,35,41] 4 28 Political insecurity and instability [14,20,21,24] However, a few studies were developed in order to determine the delay factors in reconstruction projects. Krizek et al [53] in the United States mentioned that many reconstruction projects were more difficult and more complicated to execute than new projects due to the constraints and the conditions of the existing buildings.…”

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Delay Factors in Reconstruction Projects: A Case Study of Mataf Expansion Project

2018

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Delays in construction projects are a common phenomenon throughout the industry. This problem has many negative impacts on the time, cost, and sustainability of the projects. Many studies were conducted to identify the main causes of this delay in new construction projects in different regions but very few studies have focused on finding an explanation for the causes of delay in major reconstruction projects that have great religious and cultural sustainability. This paper examines the factors that contributed to work delays in one of the most major reconstruction projects that took place recently in the Middle East, which is namely the Mataf Expansion Project in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Fourteen interviews were conducted with project managers, construction managers, and senior site engineers to identify the factors that they encountered and led to the delay in the reconstruction activities of this project. Some of the findings were consistent and similar to most other causes of delay that are associated with new construction projects. However, interestingly, this research has discovered the existence of other unavoidable factors that caused a delay and should be considered for any similar reconstruction projects. The results showed that these factors could be divided into two groups: the first one is related to the demolition phase (five factors) and the second group is related to construction works (nine factors). In addition, it has been observed that the building material during the reconstruction is considered one of the major delaying factors. Finally, these 14 delay factors should be carefully considered to assure the sustainability of the main object’s function during the reconstruction activities.

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Assessment of Influential Causes of Construction Project Delay in Malaysian Private Housing from Developer’s Viewpoint

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon

Construction delays: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon

Delay Factors Management and Ranking for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Projects Based on the Relative Importance Index (RII)

Delay Factors in Reconstruction Projects: A Case Study of Mataf Expansion Project

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