Mechanisms for addressing the impact of COVID-19 on infrastructure projects

King, Sze Soon; Rahman, Rahimi A.; Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf; Haron, Ahmad Tarmizi

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/682/1/012047

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“…Meanwhile, all three CPI were not identified in the other two studies from the same locality (Zamani et al, 2021;King et al, 2021). The differences can be attributed to the nature of the different data collection approach between this study and those other works.…”

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confidence: 66%

Critical analysis of pandemic impact on AEC organizations: the COVID-19 case

King

Rahman

Fauzi

et al. 2021

JEDT

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the interrelationships between COVID-19 pandemic impact and architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations. To achieve that aim, the objectives are to: identify the critical pandemic impact (CPI) of COVID-19 on AEC organizations; compare the CPI between the different organization characteristics; and analyze the interrelationships between the CPI. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of 519 articles and in-depth interviews with 40 AEC practitioners were carried out, yielding 12 COVID-19 impacts. Then, data on the 12 impact’s criticality were collected through a survey among AEC practitioners. In total, 127 valid responses were received and analyzed using mean ranking analysis, analysis of variance and Spearman’s correlation. The findings were also compared with pandemic impacts from prior works. Findings Five CPI exist among the 12 impacts, namely, “reduced construction productivity,” “reduced foreign investment in the construction industry,” “reduced demand on construction-related works,” “disruption in the supply chain” and “reduced number of public projects.” “Reduced foreign investment in the construction industry” and “reduced demand on construction-related works” significantly impact small-medium enterprises than large enterprises. Also, “disruption in the supply chain” and “reduced construction productivity” are recurring impacts in all countries compared. Finally, moderate relationships exist between “reduced foreign investment in the construction industry” and “reduced demand on construction-related works” and “disruption in the supply chain” and “reduced construction productivity.” Originality/value The findings can be used to prioritize available resources in developing short-term responses for COVID-19. Also, action plans can be developed to mitigate the CPI from recurring.

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Section: Comparison With Other Studiescontrasting

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Critical analysis of pandemic impact on AEC organizations: the COVID-19 case

King

Rahman

Fauzi

et al. 2021

JEDT

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“…• For housing projects: While government enforcements enhanced the safety on construction projects and limited the spread of COVID-19, the order affected project progressions in terms of time delays, cost overruns, declined workforce and excessive layoffs, and limited resource availability Esa et al (2020) • For infrastructure projects: The increase in uncertainties in mega projects led to different consequences varying between financial matters such as lack of overhead costs to keep companies running due to delayed payments, and productivity matters due to lack of materials and labor shortage King et al (2021) • Other disruptions included delays in project timelines due to late authority approvals, reduced labor since foreign workers had to leave while no new workers were able to enter the country, and material delays due to crosscountry procedures and suppliers running short of supplies Zamani et al (2021) Nigeria Interviews…”

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Analysis of COVID-19 Concerns Raised by the Construction Workforce and Development of Mitigation Practices

Hatoum

Ali

Nassereddine

et al. 2021

Front. Built Environ.

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The coronavirus outbreak has created a global health crisis that has disrupted all industries, including the construction industry. Following the onset of the pandemic, construction workers faced and continue to face unprecedented safety and health challenges. Therefore, construction employers established new safety precautions to protect the health and safety of the workforce and minimize the spread of the virus. The new precautions followed the advice and guidelines offered by different health and safety agencies like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). With construction projects resuming operations, it becomes important to analyze the coronavirus-related health and safety concerns of construction workforce and understand how the new safety procedures can assist on jobsites. Existing studies mostly focused on interviews and surveys with construction companies to understand the impact on project performance and supply chains. However, no study has yet to analyze the United States construction workforce. This paper fills the gap by providing a qualitative descriptive analysis of the COVID-19 complaints data gathered by OSHA from construction jobsites. Information gathered by OSHA includes the jobsite location, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) of the construction company, the type of the complaint (i.e., formal or non-formal), and a thorough description of the complaint. N-grams were employed to analyze the complaints, detect trends, and compile a list of the most frequent concerns reported by the workforce. The analysis of the complaints data identifies safety practices that were most violated, highlights major safety and health concerns for construction workers, and pinpoints geographical areas that have seen a surge in complaints. The study also synthesized the existing research corpus and compiled a list of 100 best practices that construction employers can adopt to mitigate the concerns of the workforce. The findings of this study provide insights into the safety and health trends on construction sites, lay the foundation for future work of academicians and practitioners to address the concerns faced by construction workers, and serve as lessons learned for the industry in the case of any future pandemic.

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“…After receiving 127 survey responses from the architectural, engineering, and construction organizations, the authors were able to identify many effects, such as reduced foreign investment in the industry, lower demand of construction-related projects, disruption in the construction supply chain, or lower productivity. The same authors investigated the effects of the pandemic on infrastructure projects [13] using 20 phone interviews and grouping the consequences of COVID-19 in two main categories: financial and productivity. Among the main effects, the cost overrun of the projects due to the implementation of the safety operating procedures, problems and delays in the supply chain mechanism, or labor shortages may be counted.…”

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“…After analyzing the existing literature, a multitude of studies were found relevant as a baseline of knowledge in terms of COVID-19 main effects on the construction sector, countermeasures applied in the industry and their implementation, usage of the information technologies in the pandemic context, and digitalization. The delays that occur inside the building industry due to the anti-COVID-19 spreading regulations and to the lockdown measures have been reported by many researchers [7,11,13] as having a high impact on the sector. Their effects are propagated in many directions, such as material supply, planning, or labor shortages.…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on the Usage of Information Technologies in the Construction Industry: The Case of Romania

Maha

Stoian

2022

Buildings

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made the world face a whole new reality, and the measures taken for slowing the spread of the disease included social distancing, as well as national, regional, or local lockdowns and restrictions regarding the movement of people. For such an important sector of the Romanian economy as the construction industry, the restrictive measures imposed by the authorities led to postponing, delaying, or stopping the current projects. This paper aims at investigating the main effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Romanian construction sector, as well as the role of the digitalization process in mitigating the negative impact on the companies activating in this domain, in the context of the current levels of use of information technologies. The research involved the use of qualitative (exploratory in-depth interviews) and quantitative (online surveys applied to members of the local building sector, such as engineers, architects, contractors, and managers) data collection methods, respectively descriptive statistics for data categorization and interpretation. In general, the Romanian construction sector was only slightly affected, with the most significant negative effects being the delays and cost overrun due to safety and health issues. This paper is one of the first studies to explore and assess the effects of COVID-19 on the Romanian construction industry and the role of digitalization in reducing the pandemic impact. The main findings reveal that the companies in this industry that have a high digitalization degree overpassed in a smoother manner the current pandemic situation.

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Mechanisms for addressing the impact of COVID-19 on infrastructure projects

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Critical analysis of pandemic impact on AEC organizations: the COVID-19 case

Critical analysis of pandemic impact on AEC organizations: the COVID-19 case

Analysis of COVID-19 Concerns Raised by the Construction Workforce and Development of Mitigation Practices

COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on the Usage of Information Technologies in the Construction Industry: The Case of Romania

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