Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Construction Work Progress: An On-Site Analysis from the Sarawak Construction Project, Malaysia

Gara, Jawa; Zakaria, Rozana; Aminudin, Eeydzah; Yahya, Khairulzan; Sam, Abdul Rahman Mohd; Loganathan,; Munikanan, Vikneswaran; Yahya, Muhamad Azani; Wahi, Noraziah; Shamsuddin, Siti Mazzuana

doi:10.3390/su14106007

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“…The pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the construction industry, leading to project suspensions, delays, labor impacts, time and cost overruns, and financial consequences (Zakaria & Singh, 2021;Gara, Zakaria, Aminudin, Yahya, Sam, Loganathan, Munikanan, Yahya, Wahi, & Shamsuddin, 2022). The implementation of movement control orders and standard operating procedures has affected the progress of construction activities (Kamarazaly et al, 2020).…”

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Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Construction Sector in Sarawak

2023

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COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, China in November 2019, rapidly spread globally, leading to a worldwide pandemic. This novel Coronavirus disease profoundly affected every aspect of our lives, from societal and economic to political dimensions. Consequently, many countries, including Malaysia, were forced to enforce lockdowns as a safety and health precaution. Regrettably, as stay-at-home orders were enforced, many industries experienced significant setbacks. Hence, this led to unprecedented challenges to the global construction industry, including the construction sector in Sarawak, Malaysia. The lack of sufficient research on the specific implications for the construction industry in Sarawak during the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates the problem. Therefore, the aim of this research was to identify the impacts of COVID-19 on the construction industry in Sarawak. To address this, the researchers utilized a comprehensive quantitative research approach, distributing a structured questionnaire survey primarily to those within the construction domain in Sarawak. Respondents were selected from the CIDB's Grade 7 contractor directory, with 393 questionnaires distributed and 153 responses collected. The data obtained from a Five-Likert Scale Survey were analyzed using SPSS software. By employing this rigorous quantitative approach, the research sought to gather comprehensive insights from various stakeholders in the construction arena regarding the multifaceted impacts of the pandemic. Research findings revealed substantial challenges within the construction sector in Sarawak due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These challenges included labour shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, and financial constraints. Regulatory challenges intensified the disruptions, leading to delays or complete halts in numerous projects. The financial implications not only presented immediate hurdles but also cast doubts on the sustained feasibility of various ongoing endeavors. Despite the challenges, the pandemic prompted innovations in the construction industry. This research serves as a guiding blueprint for the future, potentially mitigating the adverse effects of future pandemics on the sector.

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Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Construction Sector in Sarawak

2023

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“…Despite the wealth of existing literature on various facets of the Malaysian construction industry, several research gaps continue to persist (Chang and Kumar, 2021;Gara et al, 2022). These gaps underscore the significance of undertaking this study:…”

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Analysing the Dynamics of Supply Construction Gross Domestic Products in Malaysia

Mohd Damit

2024

DBS Appl Res Theor.

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This research study serves two purposes. First, it seeks to examine the dynamics of Malaysia's supply construction sector and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2015 to 2023. Second, it aims to identify the key macroeconomic forces regulating this sector and their influence throughout the provided timeframe. In order to achieve these goals, the study applies a variety of research approaches, including correlation and regression analysis. The primary macroeconomic indicators examined are exchange rates, base lending rates, and inflation. The study's findings show that the Base Lending Rate (BLR) has a considerable effect on Malaysia's supply construction GDP. In contrast, exchange rates and inflation rates have modest or statistically negligible impacts. The study's regression model emphasizes the significant influence of BLR and demonstrates that it is the most powerful predictor among the investigated macroeconomic factors. The importance of this research rests in its capacity to clarify the complex link between macroeconomic data and Malaysia's supply construction sector. It emphasizes BLR's crucial role in influencing the performance of this sector and, as a result, its impact on the whole economy. Furthermore, the study provides useful insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and future research endeavours, enabling informed economic decision-making and strategic planning in the construction sector.

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“…Recently, the fast-track projects have gained popularity amongst the construction industry stakeholders due to the increasing requirements of construction sector (Khoueiry et al, 2013). After COVID-19, future prospect of fast-track projects was greatly realized by the construction industry stakeholders specially on medical care related projects (Gara et al, 2022). Telephonic conversations with construction industry practitioners in the US revealed that new opportunities for fast-track application emerged through construction of medical facilities on accelerated schedule and emergency basis during COVID-19 (Yang et al, 2022).…”

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Identification and Prioritization of Decision-Making Aspects on High-Rise Fast-track Buildings – A Pilot Study

Mustafa Sultan

2023

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For decades, the construction industry has been facing time overrun challenges on almost all mega projects. Rarely there are no schedule slippages. Schedule compression is an approach, applied to meet the tight project deadlines and overcome time overrun issues. Fast-track and crashing are the two techniques used for schedule compression. Worldwide, fast-track has been used on projects for more than 50 years, but Pakistan is yet to adapt it as a construction norm in a scientific way. This reluctance on behalf of the client, the contractor and the consultant is primarily due to the inherently uncertain and risky nature of fast-track projects which requires dynamic decision-making. Moreover, these dynamic decision-making aspects have never been identified and parameterized to develop a decision-making model which can lead to project success in relation to time, cost, and quality. The aim of this research is to identify and parameterize the decision-making aspects into a research questionnaire which can further be used to develop a comprehensive decision-making model for high-rise construction in Pakistan. After an extensive literature review, initially 41 fast-track decision-making aspects were identified which were reduced to 37 after consultation with research community. The refined questionnaire containing 37 decision-making aspects was used for pilot survey in Pakistan’s construction industry to check its validity. Based on the input from the respondents, 19 most important decision-making aspects were discussed. The questionnaire consisted of a 5-point Likert scale, used to study the impact of each identified decision-making aspect on time variance, cost variance, scope variance and quality variance. This questionnaire will act as a stepping-stone for further development of a 3C’s (client, contractor, and consultant) decision-making model for fast-track high-rise projects in Pakistan using structural equation modelling (SEM).

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Construction Work Progress: An On-Site Analysis from the Sarawak Construction Project, Malaysia

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Construction Sector in Sarawak

Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Construction Sector in Sarawak

Analysing the Dynamics of Supply Construction Gross Domestic Products in Malaysia

Identification and Prioritization of Decision-Making Aspects on High-Rise Fast-track Buildings – A Pilot Study

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