Abstract
Construction project delay is global problem in all construction industry. In Kuwait, there were many conducted research work aimed to identify delay causes in Kuwait construction projects. This paper aims to propose set of recommendations to mitigate effect of delays in construction projects in Kuwait. Rresults of previous research work were used as bases for propose recommendations. Previous research results are divided into five ranks (Top, highly, moderate, low, and very low ranked delay causes). Top causes are investigated and analyzed to identify why these top-ranked delay causes are happened and how to prevent their occurrence and/or mitigate their effect in case of occurrence. This research limited to provide proposals for top ranked only as it is more efficient. Most of these recommendations are oriented to governmental influencers. These recommendations contain revision and change project contract documents, shortening period for documentary session, changing contract conditions especially clauses of programming and delay analysis, and revise project awarding systems. These recommendations need governmental support to enhance project time performance in Kuwait. The results of this study can be used as a base for any effort to solve and dilute effect of delays in construction projects in Kuwait.
Highlights
Delaying project completion has many drawbacks for all project parties
A construction project delay is defined as the time during which part of the construction project has been extended beyond what was originally planned due to unanticipated circumstances [4] or the time overrun beyond project delivery date [5]
The results are regrouped based on the influencers and re-ranked as top, highly, average, low and no effect on delay causes
Summary
Delaying project completion has many drawbacks for all project parties. Delay in project completion will postpone owner usage of project. Delaying project means that postponing equipment and staff releasing to use in new projects and increasing bank charges. Kaming et al [6] defined delay as the extension of time beyond planned completion dates traceable to the contractors. Al-Ghafly [8] found that the percentage of delayed projects in Saudi Arabia varied from 35% to 84%. This project delay was not recorded in the traditional projects, it is recorded in green buildings projects. Percentage of 32.29% of the green construction projects completed behind schedule [9]
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