Delays in Construction Projects

  • Unique Paper ID: 154738
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 192-199
  • Abstract:
  • Construction industry is one of the significant contributors to the economic growth and development of country. The problem of delays in construction sector is global phenomenon. Delay in timely completion is one of the main issues in public sector construction project of developing countries. Delay is a condition where a construction project does not complete within the designed schedule. The occurrence of a delay in the construction project is common and significantly affects by enormous way. This report gives the information about the types, causes, classification of causes and mitigation measures to overcome the delays in construction project. This report provides the conceptual framework of the delays in construction project & how to overcome the issues. The methodology includes the questionnaire to the engineers and the contractors from that basis the causes of delays are arranged/ranked by the RII (relative importance index). Study shows the most critical effect of the delay on construction is the cost overrun and because of that termination of project happens.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 192-199

Delays in Construction Projects

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