Abstract
Purpose – Rework is seen as an unnecessary effort of redoing a process or activity that was incorrectly implemented the first time. It is caused due to so many factors such as architect changing design during construction, or increase in client taste. The aim of this research is to assess the rework cost of selected building projects with a view to improving the project delivery process in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approach – Historical data for the study were obtained with respect to information regarding rework cost, variation cost and additional work cost and were collected on 22 completed building projects. This was achieved through the convenience sampling method where ease of access to information regarding the projects is a major determinant.Findings – It was concluded that there is a significant relationship between rework cost and initial cost, final cost, cost overrun, initial time, final time and time overrun. It was also observed that sub‐structure has the highest rework cost with 9.4 per cen...
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