Abstract
Construction projects are successful, when it is completed on schedule with in the agreed budget, expected quality level according to the specification otherwise it leads to so many problem. More than 70% of projects fail or are challenged to achieve their planned objective (Standish Group, 2015).This study identifies the cause and effect of delay of building construction in Sothern nation nationality of people state in case of Gurage zone. The study was conducted by using mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methods of research and a 1 to 5 likert scale questionnaire survey together with focus group were used. A total of 35(thirty-five) questionnaire were distributed and collected from clients, contractors and consultants and two focus group discussion were held to identify the cause and effects of delay factor. The questionnaire were analysed and calculated in degree of severity, frequency of occurrence and importance index. The analysis result showed that the top 10 (ten) causes of delay of BCP in importance index (II%) were economic condition (inflation, currency and LC), fluctuation in price of material, time overrun of the project, slow decision making, improper planning, lack of finance to fund the project completion, preparing incomplete bill of quantity, delay in approval of payment, shortage of material, and change in drawing and design respectively. The top five effect of delay of BCP in importance index were increase in financial cost of project (budget overrun), time overrun of the project, poor quality of completed project, abandonment of building projects, and wastage and underutilization of human resources and materials. Keywords : Building construction, Economic condition, Delay causes, Effects of delay, time overrun. DOI : 10.7176/CER/12-1-02 Publication date: January 31 st 2020
Highlights
Construction projects play a great role in the economic development of nation
Public construction project consume an average of nearly 45% of annual government capital budget (MFEDE, 2017/18)
Building construction is growing in fastest rate in the whole administration of Gurage zone to full fill the needs of building for office, health, education and other public services
Summary
Construction projects play a great role in the economic development of nation. the current practice of construction industry faces a lot of problem and a rare event are completed on the scheduled time, budget and desired quality of the stakeholders. Owolabi et al (2014) studied the cause and effect of delay on project construction delivery time in Nigeria They identified fourteen (15) causes for delay of construction projects, these are lack of fund to finance the project completion, change in drawings, lack of effective communication among the parties, lack of adequate information from consultant, slow decision making, contractor’s insolvency, variations, project management problem, mistake during construction stage, bad weather, fluctuation in prices of building materials, in appropriate overall organizational structure linking to the project, and labour strike. The relationship between the variables is indicated in figure 1
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