STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION

AHMAD MONIS ANSARI

STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION

July 2019

Vol-5, Issue-4

Paper ID: 10614

ISSN: 2395-4396

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Research Area

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Keywords

Construction delay delay mitigation risks consultants clients and contractors

Abstract

The main aim of this paper was to find out the main causes of delay in construction projects in India. The research design was quantitative, where the data was collected from clients, consultants and contractors using questionnaires. The questionnaire had a list of delay causing factors of which the respondents were ask to rank each according to the 5 point likert scale. The data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Program for Social Scientists (SPSS). The results obtained indicate that the top major causes of delay were; fluctuation of prices of construction materials, shortage of materials, inaccurate time estimation, and errors during construction. In addition the top major effects of delay were; Cost overrun, acceleration of losses, time overrun, negative social impacts and litigation. Also the top major risks associated with construction delay were; too much pressure on project stake holders, price inflation of materials and overall project, disputes amongst project participants, project abandonment, overall cost increase and decline in revenue.

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#	Name	Institute / Affiliation
1	AHMAD MONIS ANSARI	AL-FALAH UNIVERSITY

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ANSARI, AHMAD MONIS (2019). STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 5(4), 298-315.

MLA Style

ANSARI, AHMAD MONIS. "STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 5, no. 4, 2019, pp. 298-315.

IEEE Style

AHMAD MONIS ANSARI, "STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 298-315, 2019.

Vancouver Style

ANSARI AHMAD MONIS. STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2019;5(4):298-315.

Harvard Style

ANSARI, AHMAD MONIS (2019) 'STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 5(4), pp. 298-315.

Chicago Style

ANSARI, AHMAD MONIS. "STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 5, no. 4 (2019): 298-315.

Turabian Style

ANSARI, AHMAD MONIS. "STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF DELAY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 5, no. 4 (2019): 298-315.