Abstract
Delays in Building Construction Projects in Ghana
Highlights
The literature is replete with studies of construction delays and their negative impact on project success and company performance (Couto and Teixeira, 2007)
The main objective of this study is to identify the major causes of delays of building construction projects in Ghana using an opinion survey
The perspectives of clients, consultants and contractors of the 32 delay factors were analysed based on the relative importance index
Summary
The literature is replete with studies of construction delays and their negative impact on project success and company performance (Couto and Teixeira, 2007). Studies on the causes could not be found in the published literature except the study by Frimpong and Oluwoye (2003) which investigated the significant factors that cause delay and cost overruns in the construction of underground projects in Ghana. They reported that to a large extent, Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building consultants, owners, and contractors agreed that project financing, economic and natural conditions and material supply were the four major categories of causes of delay and cost overrun factors. This important research leaves a gap which the current study sought to fill, namely to find the causes of delay in building construction projects
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