Abstract
For many years, the issue of delay in MARA management procurement constructionprojects has been phenomenal. Its impacts were so significant that it tends to deceleratethe implementation of MARA strategic planning. This paper presents a survey study onsignificant causes of delay in MARA management procurement construction projects.The questionnaire used consists of identified 18 causes of delay. The study was carriedout on the current 12 (38.7%) MARA construction management procurement projectsscattered in peninsular Malaysia. The respondents were personnel that work as PMC(executives, resident engineers, and clerk of works) for those projects and clients(MARA state directors, project officers, and engineers). Seventy sets of questionnairewere distributed to the respondents and 58 sets (82.86%) returned. The results analysisrevealed that the significant delay causes were cash flow and financial difficulties facedby contractors, contractors’ poor site management and ineffective planning andscheduling by contractors. Several steps are proposed in order to avoid delay forMARA future project. Key words: Construction delay, MARA construction projects, Majlis Amanah Rakyat
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