EFFECT OF CONSTRUCTION DELAYS ON PROJECT TIME OVERRUN: INDIAN SCENARIO

Abstract

The time and cost for performance of a project are usually important to the employer and contractor. A bout 57% of Indian construction projects are experiencing time overrun . These time overruns always contributed as expensi ve to all parties. This paper highlights the types of construction delays due to which project suffer time and cost overrun. Constru ction delay is considered to be one of the recurring problems in the construction iand it has an adverse effect on project suc cess in terms of time, cost and quality. The construction industry is the tool thro ugh which a society achieves its goal of urban and rural development. It is one of the sectors that provides important ingredient for the development of an economy. This paper studies exter nal and internal factors that influence the construction process and outlines the effect of delay in large construction projects. Va rious media reports shows incidents of extended delays and extensive cost ove rruns in infrastructure projects. These delayed pro jects are further can conclude additional delays and this affects an ongoing proje cts and also new projects which could not be starte d due to pending projects whose completion date already elongated. Realizing the de nsity of matter this paper studies the performance of previous year 2012 ongoing and also completed projects. These projects are fro m around 17 various central sectors costing Rs. 100 0 crore and above (Mega Projects).