Causes of Abandoned Construction Projects: A case study in Iraq

Abstract

Recently, many construction projects in Iraq have been either incomplete or abandoned, with negative implications for stakeholders, the economy, and the environment. The research methodology in this study adopts to Identify the reasons for the abandonment of construction projects in Iraq and arranging them corresponding to the viewpoint of three superiors (owners, consultants, contractors) of the construction project. A literature review on abandoned construction projects was carried out and interviews were conducted for a range of experts in the sector of the building environment in Iraq. As a result, the questionnaire consisted of 41 causes of abandoned construction projects in Iraq. the causes are grouped into six-item. A field survey was conducted using the Relative Importance Index (RII) to rate these causes from the perspective of the owner, contractor, and consultant. 85 forms are the total number of questionnaires distributed, representing 30 for owners, 20 for contractors, and 35 for consultants. The results concluded that the causes of abandoned projects related to time, finance, and resources are in the first, second, and third places, with a total RII equal to 78, 76.3, and 75.8, respectively.