Losses Resulting from Exceeding the Specified Time for Completion and Its Impact on the Status of the Project and Delay in Utilizing Services

Abstract

This research is executed to explore the substantial impacts of delay problems in construction projects and highlight some novel practices and solutions that could mitigate this issue. The research implemented two study methods, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. A third research approach, representing a case study of a building in Iraq, is analyzed via REVIT quantity take-off to compare the accuracy and delay problem between hand calculations and the REVIT method. The results revealed that the delay problem caused cost overrunning, losses in resources, rework, and customer dissatisfaction. Also, the findings indicated that active communication, effective teamwork, efficient support from top management, and robust project planning are important to resolve the delay issue. Further, the use of modern delay management techniques is vital to avoid financial and resource losses. The results also indicated that the projects' activities should be tracked in accordance with their executions to help detect delays. Moreover, the results confirmed that utilizing the REVIT software for quantity take-off of steel, excavation, and concrete is greatly helpful, accurate, effortless, and could reduce significant human errors.