Abstract
Water construction projects in Iran frequently face problems which cause cost overrun and time delay, the two most common issues in construction projects in general. The objective of this survey is to identify and quantify these problems and thus help in avoiding them. This survey represents a collection of the most significant problems found in the literature, classified into 11 groups according to their source. The questionnaire form used contains 84 questions which were answered by random engineers who work in water construction projects. The Relative Importance Weight (RIW) method is used to weight the importance of each one of the 84 problems. The focus of this survey is on overall top ten issues which are: bureaucracy in bidding method, inflation, economical condition of the government, not enough information gathered and surveys done before design, monthly payment difficulties, material cost changes, law changes by the government, financial difficulties, mode of financing and payment for completed work and changes made by the owner. A section for each of these issues provides additional information about them. In the full text of this survey the same weighting method is used to classify the main groups, and the results show that issues related to the groups of government, owner and consultant has the most significant impact. The last part of this survey describes the point of view of the engineers who took part in this survey and the recommendations they made.
Highlights
Project success can be defined by achieving successful technical performance, staying on planned schedule and not exceeding the initial budget or the anticipated time
A total number of 55 people asked to fill the questionnaire forms were random engineers involved in Iranian construction companies that have experience in water construction projects as consultants, contractors or owners
This report investigates the problems related to water construction projects in Iran through the use of a questionnaire designed for this project which includes 84 problems divided into 11 groups according to their source
Summary
Project success can be defined by achieving successful technical performance, staying on planned schedule and not exceeding the initial budget or the anticipated time. In lots of construction projects across the world especially in the developing countries, most of the projects participants cannot reach their goal as finishing the project on time and without additional cost. Delay in time and cost overrun are the two most common issues that occur in a construction project. Cost overrun is more common than time delay. It should be noted that time delay can have a different impact on the contractor and the owner, from losing money to losing other projects due to the delay. Delivering without additional time or cost depends on many factors such as personnel performance, owner, contractor, consultant, labors and design team, availability of material and other sources, contractual relations and etc
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