Causes of delay in residential construction projects in Cambodia

Serdar Durdyev,Syuhaida Ismail,Maksat Omarov,Sanjay Kumar Shukla

doi:10.1080/23311916.2017.1291117

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Journal: Cogent Engineering	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
Citations: 87	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Zaman University, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak

Abstract

Construction industry is one of the significant contributors to the economic growth and development of Cambodia. Two major challenges are limiting the performance of the construction industry in Ca...

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Construction industry is one of the significant contributors to the economic growth and development of Cambodia (Council for the Development of Cambodia [CDC], 2015)
Detailed analysis of the demographic profiles of the respondents showed that the majority (i.e. 65%) occupied high-ranking positions as project managers, directors or associate directors with approximately 10 years of work experience in the construction industry of Cambodia
The most ten influential factors agreed by the contractors and consultants as the main causes of project delays are: shortage of materials on site; unrealistic project scheduling; late delivery of material; shortage of skilled labour; complexity of project; labour absenteeism; rain effect on construction activities; design changes; delay by subcontractor; accidents due to poor site safety

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Construction industry is one of the significant contributors to the economic growth and development of Cambodia (Council for the Development of Cambodia [CDC], 2015). Sustainable development of construction industry is important (Enshassi & Ayyash, 2014), which has a multiplier impact on the wider economy (Durdyev & Ismail, 2016). Construction industry contributes approximately 30.1% to the GDP of Cambodia, and has been generating about one fourth of an employment since 2007 (Durdyev, Omarov, & Ismail, 2016). Strong evidence shows the performance inconsistency of Cambodian construction projects and the trend is growing rapidly. Two major challenges are limiting the performance of the construction industry in Cambodia, which are poor cost and schedule performance of the construction projects (CDC, 2015)

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