Governmental Stakeholders Impact on Construction Projects in Oman

Abstract

Organizations and companies who are working on construction sector within Oman are suffering from running into the bureaucracy process which established within the governmental stakeholders to obtain approvals and permissions like NOCs (No Objection Certificates). The objectives of this Research are to identify the impact of governmental stakeholders on delaying projects completion as a result of lengthy process of granting NOCs and subsequently design a platform which will guarantee a flat process for approaching information and issuing approvals. Three research methodologies have been implemented in this study. The first one was a quantitative where questionnaire distributed to selective personnel who are working in construction project environment and representing different local companies. The second one was a qualitative method where interviews with project managers, senior engineers and leaders in the construction field has been conducted to understand the impact caused by long approval process in their projects’ lifecycle. The third one was an expert system where an online platform is developed and sought to expedite the approvals process from governmental stakeholders and accordingly evaluate the compatibility and reliability of the system through selective personnel from the construction sector. The expected outcomes of this study are to achieve a solution with an aim at speeding up issuing NOCs and approvals obtainment as well as diminishing the needless processes practiced by governmental stakeholders in the built environment within Oman.

Critical Factors Affecting the Success of Construction Projects in Oman

“…Table 2 shows that the delay in obtaining approvals from government authorities and the delay of clients and consultants in approving the drawings are two major time-related factors affecting the success of Omani construction projects with RIIs of 0.702 and 0.682, respectively. These findings are consistent with the results obtained from previous studies in which the delays in obtaining the approvals of local authorities are considered a dominant affecting factor of the success of any development (Ratcliffe & Stubbs, 2003;Evans, 2004;Al Adawi et al, 2020).…”

“…The Client's delay in providing the contractors with the necessary facilities, equipment and sufficient time and the delay in making decisions are the most important factors affecting the construction project progress in Oman. Al Adawi et al (2020) studied the impact of governmental stakeholders on the progress of projects in Oman. It was found that governmental authorities, through lengthy approval processes, have a crucial effect on delaying the projects completion and hence lead projects to fail.…”