Delays In Construction Projects Research Articles

Identifying and Ranking the Root Causes of Schedule Delays in Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction Projects

Delays in completing the construction of oil and gas projects impact the production, sustainability, reliability, and revenues of the company, which result in market share losses in the long term. This research aimed to determine, evaluate, and rank the root causes of schedule delays in oil and gas pipeline projects in Saudi Arabia. Forty-seven different causes were identified firstly from a wide-ranging literature review and then finalized through conducting interviews with two local experts. These causes were ranked by distributing and analyzing questionnaires on the topic. Client-related materials, delays in materials and equipment delivery, permit approval, delays in subcontractor work, and delays in preparing and approving engineering drawings were found to be the top five major causes affecting oil and gas pipeline construction projects. From the initial analyses, it was observed that an adversarial relationship was apparent as the results indicated that the parties tended to blame each other for the delays. The sub-causes of the initial five causes were identified and root cause analysis was performed. A delay in the material and equipment delivery category had the most weighted sub-causes; hence, it is of high importance to mitigate it. Further recommendations were made for different delay causes.

Digital technologies and data-driven delay management process for construction projects

One of the main challenges of construction projects is managing delays; there is still a lot to overcome to reach near-zero delays (mitigation of delays) in all construction projects. Technology and different platforms are applied to support a high volume of data flow acquired from multiple resources during the construction project life cycle; how can these automated and digital progress tracking systems be considered for more effective construction delay management? The aim is to investigate the current state of real-time technologies and their applications and assess how specific attributes of these disruptive technologies can significantly alter delay management in construction industries. Therefore, this study presents a new process-based framework for using technologies with a data lifecycle viewpoint. This research uses a four-step systematic literature review involving identification, screening, extortion-eligibility check, and selection-inclusion. Furthermore, it is followed up by a thematic content analysis on using new technologies to mitigate delays in construction projects. Key trends, themes, areas of concern for research, and limitations identified in previous literature as research gaps and future needs were documented and structured. This work presents a novel process of comprehensive classification of real-time technologies that are being used in the construction industry to acquire data, screen/analyses data, and present information through an Industry 4.0 application: IoT technologies such as sensors, RFID etc., smartphones, planning/scheduling tools (Ms Project, Primavera), and Building Information Modelling (BIM). The developed process-based framework is served as a roadmap to 1) centralise real-time communication between technologies to collect, analysis and presentation data in construction phase, 2) prepare timely reports for project managers to take proper action against those problems delaying project.

Identification of Project Construction Delay Factors in Depok City, West Java (Study in Department of Housing and Settlement, Depok City)

Depok is one of the big cities in West Java, and it is a buffer zone for the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. Hence, the Depok city government is very active in developing the city, especially in building housing and settlements. There are many projects handled by the government but are often delayed. To solve these problems, the purpose of this research is to identify the construction project delay factor. There are 5 variables studied in this study such as project owner factors, contractor factors, consultant factors, shared responsibility factors, and external factors. This research is research with a qualitative approach by conducting a literature review and the results will be validated by experts following the provisions of the Project Management Institute. The results of the analysis show that 5 variables, namely project owner factors, contractor factors, consultant factors, shared responsibility factors and external factors are very valid in influencing construction project delays in Depok City. This research is expected to have positive implications and become a reference in mitigating the risk of delays by determining the control measures for future projects in Depok City and other cities. Keywords: Delay, Delay Factor, Construction, Housing Project, Depok

DELAY MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND THE IMPLICATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Every project’s goal has always been to be successful. Failure to complete projects on time has become a major problem in the last few decades. Construction delays are a common and serious problem that needs to be investigated further. This issue has implications for the construction industry and the economy’s growth, as well as the long-term development of countries. Many studies have not highlighted the strategies implemented by organisations to lessen the impact of project delays. As such, a systematic literature analysis (SLR) was performed in this study by selecting publications of articles from indexed journals on the Web of Science and Scopus to identify the efficacy of strategies utilised when mitigating problems that postpone the overall construction. The method applied for this SLR is using the Reporting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES) analysis protocol. Through this protocol, several steps need to be followed accordingly to acquire an accurate number of articles that have to be reviewed. The findings identified five leading aspects of strategies that should be adopted to reduce construction project delays, namely: communication; management; information systems and technology; enforcement of law and order; and financials. The implications of these strategies are also discussed in this research.

Reasons for delay in construction projects in the municipality of Aiy

The research aimed to study the causes and difficulties that beset the process of executing construction projects, by studying the provisions of the standard contracting contract FIDIC, which is used by the Ministry of Public Works and other public institutions in Jordan, whether the fourth edition of it or the 99th edition, noting that the unified contracting contract book for the year 1996 is It is only the FIDIC contract with its fourth edition and its amendments. Also, this study aims to clarify the causes and these difficulties and to indicate the solutions that can be proposed to avoid these difficulties. The study recommended the following:

Comparative Study of Delay Factors In Construction Projects In South Sulawesi (BUMN VS Private)

The development of the construction world is currently growing rapidly along with the times, where stakeholders in the construction world are required to be able to complete a project efficiently, but in reality there are still many obstacles that we encounter that result in a work being hampered. Referring to the Government Agency Performance Report (LKIP) of the Office of Highways and Construction Development of South Sulawesi Province (2018-2019) and the Office of Public Works and Spatial Planning of South Sulawesi Province (2020) there are still many jobs that are delayed. The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that influence the completion of construction projects and to analyze the comparison of factors/variable delays that significantly affect construction project delays in the scope of government (BUMN) and private sector in South Sulawesi as well as alternative handling. The method used is Frequency Index Analysis, Influence Index, Interest Index, and risk analysis. The results of the research show that 27 of the 35 factors distributed are relevant in South Sulawesi and the comparison of the risk factors for delay is dominant. The first rank was for BUMN respondents. There was a design change by the owner (58 %) and the first rank was for Private. Delay in delivery of goods/materials (79.44 %). The alternative on the BUMN side is that there is a design change by the owner is to review and discuss together about the urgency to change items and improve design planning. The alternative for the private sector, namely delays in delivery/material goods, is to ensure that construction management conducts coordination meetings with contractors to evaluate the order mechanism so that it can be carried out early.

Analysis and Study on the Major Reasons and Influence of Construction Project Delay

Analysis and Study on the Major Reasons and Influence of Construction Project Delay

Time overruns in the construction projects in Iraq: Case study on investigating and analyzing the root causes

Abstract In the construction industry, time overrun in construction projects has become a global phenomenon. In Iraq, this problem is very considerable where a high percentage of projects are completed behind schedule, causing a large negative impact on society on the one side and the economic impact on the other side of the country. This study aims to define the major factors that cause construction project’s time overrun by studying delay causes of projects and performing a number of interviews with a group of specialists in project construction. Next, a questionnaire is used to obtain responses from 115 participants in the city of Najaf. In addition, agreement analysis is performed to ensure that the arranged rankings by all involved respondents’ categories are not ordered by coincidence, and the Chi-squared test is put to use as well to mark the agreement or disagreement context among the respondent category rankings. The target respondents of the study included: clients, consultants, project managers, contractors, and engineers who have an experience in project management and construction. The findings of the study revealed that the top five most essential factors causing delay in public construction projects are global and local economic crises, bureaucracy and corruption, public holidays, delay in getting governmental permits, and issuing numerous change orders by owners. Moreover, eight components are extracted from the 45 questionnaire items put to use for factor analysis. Among the extracted factors are the inaccuracy of tendering process, technical performance management, and government interferences.

Exploring the adoption of technology against delays in construction projects

PurposeCompleting construction projects within the planned schedule has widely been considered as one of the major project success factors. This study investigates the use of technologies to address delays in construction projects and aims to address three research questions (1) to identify the adopted technologies and proposed solutions in the literature, (2) to explore the reasons why the delays cannot be prevented despite disruptive technologies and (3) to determine the major strategies to prevent delays in construction projects.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 208 research articles that used innovative technologies, methods, or tools to avoid delays in construction projects were investigated by conducting a comprehensive literature review. An elaborative content analysis was performed to cover the implemented technologies and their transformation, highlighted research fields in relation to selected technologies, focused delay causes and corresponding delay mitigation strategies and emphasized project types with specific delay causes. According to the analysis results, a typological framework with appropriate technological means was proposed.FindingsThe findings revealed that several tools such as planning, imaging, geo-spatial data collection, machine learning and optimization have widely been adopted to address specific delay causes. It was also observed that strategies to address various delay causes throughout the life cycle of construction projects have been overlooked in the literature. The findings of the present research underpin the trends and technological advances to address significant delay causes.Originality/valueDespite the technological advancements in the digitalization era of Industry 4.0, many construction projects still suffer from poor schedule performance. However, the reason of this is questionable and has not been investigated thoroughly.

Detection and In-Depth Analysis of Causes of Delay in Construction Projects: Synergy between Machine Learning and Expert Knowledge

Due to numerous reasons, construction projects often fail to achieve the planned duration. Detecting causes of delays (CoD) is the first step in eliminating or mitigating potential delays in future projects. The goal of research is unbiased CoD detection at a single project level, with the ultimate goal to discover the root causes of delay. The existing approach is based on expert knowledge which is used to create CoD lists for projects in general or groups of similar projects. When applied to a single project, it is burdened with bias, as shown on a case project returning low Spearman Rank correlation values. This research introduces a Delay Root causes Extraction and Analysis Model—DREAM. The proposed model combines expert knowledge, machine learning techniques, and Minutes of Meetings (MoM) as an unutilized extensive source of information. In the first phase, DREAM outputs a CoD list based on occurring frequency in MoM with satisfactory recall values, significantly reducing expert-induced subjectivism. In the second phase, enabled by MoM dates, DREAM adds another dimension to delay analysis—temporal CoD distribution. By analyzing corresponding informative charts, experts can understand the nature of delays and discover the root CoD, allowing intelligent decision making on future projects.

An Analysis of the Main Causes of Delays in the Completion of Road Construction Projects: A Case Study of Tanzania

Introduction Completing road construction projects in time is a challenge for developing countries, specifically for Tanzania, where great economic costs result from difficulties in identifying and reducing the factors that cause the delay. Methods This study addresses factors that cause the delay of a road construction project in Tanzania and proposes some methods that could potentially reduce this delay. A structured questionnaire was drawn up through an interactive online workshop with the help of experts and professionals from the road construction sector in Tanzania, and follow-up interviews were conducted. Results and Discussion In addition, the first results were analyzed, and the factors identified were combined into five important groups, namely, client-related, consultant-related, contractor-related, design-related, and external factors. These were the main contributing aspects to delays in road construction projects in Tanzania. Conclusion Furthermore, from across these groups, six significant causes of delays emerged, and these were inadequate access to finance and delayed payments for completed work, financial problems or difficulties, unwillingness or inability to sustain operations over long periods of non-payment, an unrealistic program of works (Works Schedule), inadequate site management, and political interference.

An investigation of difficulties in information management for delay and disruption claims

Information is important for making successful delay and disruption claims in construction projects. Without the required and complete information, it becomes challenging to provide supporting evidence for the damages incurred due to various delay and disruption events. However, there are several difficulties associated with managing the information needed for delay and disruption claims, which create complexities in the substantiation and resolution of these claims. This research, therefore, aims to explore such difficulties and propose recommendations for its mitigation to improve the process of delay and disruption claims. To achieve this, the concept of information management was adopted. Based on systematic review of literature using well-recognized databases (SCOPUS and Web of Sciences) and following PRISMA guidelines, 26 different difficulties were identified and prioritised in the collection, storage, access, and use of information required for delay and disruption claims. Incomplete information, lack of human resources, poor communication, verbal instructions and inaccuracy in recorded information were found to be the most common difficulties in the information management for delay and disruption claims. Recommendations are given to overcome the identified difficulties through available modern digital technologies such as drones, the internet of things, BIM, blockchain, bigdata and machine learning etc. This will pave way to obtain complete and accurate contemporaneous information on delays and disruptions in construction projects. Moreover, effective information management for delay and disruption claims will not only improve the process but also help in avoiding and/or amicably resolving disputes between contracting parties.

Forensic Delay Analysis as Evidence of Transaction Costs in Construction Projects

Construction projects are characterised by supply chains with multiple contracts and significant transaction costs. An example of these costs is to be found in the management of project delays. The operationalisation and measurement of transaction costs, especially in the construction context, has hitherto proved difficult. The work reported here is concerned with defining and measuring the resources required for the management of contractual disputes relating to project delays. Its main argument is that concepts from transaction cost economics (TCE) theory (bounded rationality, uncertainty, information asymmetry, and opportunistic behaviour) present serious problems for transaction efficiency. This is exemplified in forensic analysis of construction project delays. Data from twelve case studies are analysed, to reveal that up to 90% of time spent on delay analysis was concerned with searching for and validating information which could, ostensibly, be automatically and reliably captured using digital technologies. This research forms part of a wider study that considers the implications of the identified inefficiencies and makes a case for the exploitation of advances in information technology on the more efficient resolution (or even avoidance) of contractual disputes. It concludes that there is a prima facie case for this, and therefore for the reduction in the transaction costs that relate to the management of construction project delays.

Incorporating Emerging Technologies in the Forensic Analysis of Construction Project Delays

Considering the significant role of the construction industry in the global economy, its continuous adoption of new technological advances is both desirable and inevitable. These advances include Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML). However, not all sections of the industry currently embrace these developments. Forensic Delay Analysis (FDA) is an activity of specialists in extracting and presenting evidence contractual claims disputes that relate to project delays. Such delays are frequent and expensive, but the FDA process has benefitted little from these new technologies. The paper reports the initial work of a collaborative PhD project funded under the Intensive Industrial Innovation Programme of the European Regional Development Fund. The project explores the integration of BIM and AI/ML technologies within the FDA process. The potential of emerging technologies in different parts of the FDA process is first considered, followed by a systematic literature review (SLR) of published work that might support, refute, or exemplify such contributions. The findings show that BIM and AI/ML offer promising solutions to the current challenges of FDA and opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of dispute resolution, but further work is needed to test the proposed improvements on real-world project workflows and to collect expert feedback to assess their effectiveness.

A Review on Significant Factors Causing Delays in Saudi Arabia Construction Projects

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is suffering major delays in construction projects. Because the construction business in Saudi Arabia has changed dramatically over the last three decades, it is crucial to conduct a thorough study into the reasons for delays and to get industry experts on the same page. In this paper, an overview of the construction sector generally and the Saudi Arabian construction industry has been presented. Based on the literature review the major causes, as well as effects of the delays caused in the construction industry, have been identified. Some of the common causes identified are incorrect planning, administration problems, difficulties in financing, lack of experienced staff, and poor communication. It is advised that the major actors in the construction sector employ the proper tactics to implement preventative measures to lessen the consequences when carrying out construction projects.

An integrative literature review on the causes of delays in construction projects: evidence from developing countries

Delays have commonly been a serious problem. This study aims to evaluate, criticize, and synthesize the literature on the causes of delays in construction. A total of 70 journal articles from 33 countries focussing on identifying the causes of delays were critically analysed. The main findings of this study are that the questionnaire survey is the most commonly used data collection method, the project phases at which the causes of delays are identified is not clearly stated in the majority of the reviewed articles, there is no agreement on the classification of causes of delays, the number of causes of delays studied by researchers greatly varies, the term ‘delay’ is not clearly defined in the majority of the articles, there is no standardized terminology for the causes of delays, key variables such as type of project, project delivery system and contract type are mostly ignored, and the location of the project is an important variable to consider when identifying the causes of delays. The findings of this study provide researchers, practitioners, and construction professionals with a detailed reference, which can assist them in better understanding the causes of delays, taking the necessary proactive actions, and improving the overall project performance.

Systematic review of critical drivers for delay risk prediction: towards a conceptual framework for BIM-based construction projects

PurposeThis study aims to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework that serves as a foundation for identifying most critical delay risk drivers for Building Information Modelling (BIM)-based construction projects.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) to identify key delay risk drivers in BIM-based construction projects that have significant impact on the performance of delay risk predictive modelling techniques.FindingsThe results show that contractor related driver and external related driver are the most important delay driver categories to be considered when developing delay risk predictive models for BIM-based construction projects.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the body of knowledge by filling the gap in lack of a conceptual framework for selecting key delay risk drivers for BIM-based construction projects, which has hampered scientific progress toward development of extremely effective delay risk predictive models for BIM-based construction projects. Furthermore, this study's analyses further confirmed a positive effect of BIM on construction project delay.

Underlying Causes of Construction Project Delay: A Review

Delay is a worldwide problem which normally occurs in every project. Delay of the project occurs when a period of time of the completion date is late or postponed. Since the project is delayed, the cost of the project will have escalation which will risk the contractors. Instead of getting a benefit from the project, they gain losses. Similarly, other construction projects in different countries are prone to face delays. The aim of this study is to summarise the causes of delay in the construction project from previous study. Regarding the causes of construction project delay, the major countries in the world have faced slow decision making, poor site management and supervision, shortage of labour, changes of scope of work during construction, late in revising and approving design documents, etc. The identification of important delay causes helps a contractor to plan well before the project start.

Studying the causes of delays in construction projects: the case of Qatar infrastructure projects

Background: This study aims to examine the causes of delay in construction projects, particularly in the case of infrastructure projects in Qatar. The most critical delay causes were analyzed in the perception of the project’s three participants: clients, contractors, and consultants. A literature review was conducted to highlight possible delay causes in other countries. There were gaps in detecting the causes of delay due to the lack of studies on Qatar infrastructure projects. Methods: The deductive approach has been used in this study for the quantitative method. It provides a new framework or theory for identifying the causes of delay. The quantitative method used a questionnaire that was created through Survey Monkey. The number of participants was one hundred thirty-three. The questionnaire included forty-one questions in four sections, one sheet for participant information, nine questions about personal data, thirty questions about delay causes, and two questions about delay effects. Results and Discussion: The data analysis was conducted on a questionnaire to rank the causes of delays by the Relative Importance Index (RII) method. Further analysis was undertaken to interpret the data by regression analysis. The results showed that client changing orders during construction was the most significant delay cause in Qatar infrastructure projects. Conclusions: The research aim was achieved by meeting its objectives. Several recommendations were suggested to reduce delays’ influence on Qatar's infrastructure projects. Research limitations were identified for this study.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELAY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the whole world has harmed several industries including the construction industry. It has caused the operation of the construction industry had to be stopped for a while because the construction industry is reported to be one of the industries with a high risk of COVID-19 virus transmission. Due to that, many construction projects were delayed as a result of series of movement control orders by the government. The purpose of this study is to identify the main contributor factors to project delay due to Covid-19. In addition, this study identifies the mitigation actions to overcome the delays for building construction project in Malaysia. Quantitative method was used and online questionnaire survey were distributed to the target respondents involves clients, consultants, and contractors. The research area covers the conurbation of Klang Valley, Great Penang, and Iskandar city as these areas contain about a third of the overall country’s population (Chin et al., 2019). In addition, the number of construction companies as at March 2021 located in Klang Valley, Johor and Penang are 1672, 653 and 323 respectively (CIDB, 2021). Relative Important Index (RII) and correlation analysis were used to analyse the data obtained from the survey. The finding of this study identifies the main factors contribute to delay during COVID-19 pandemic are delay in material delivery; delay in decision making by the consultants; delay in revising and approving document; and unclear of Standard of Procedure (SOP) instructions by the government. As a result, project is suffering with cost overrun and the loss of skilled and unskilled labours. In order to overcome delay, the findings suggest that proper planning and rescheduling; systematic and clear communication; getting help from government aid and completing worker’s overdue payment are among the mitigation actions proposed by the respondents. The finding of this study shed light in preventing unnecessary delays in construction project due to the unpredictable pandemic by identifying the factors and impact of delays to improve the awareness of pandemic effect to the construction project. The outcome of the research study can be used as a guidance to help the construction practitioners especially for the clients, consultants, and contractors to monitor and act in the future construction activities to avoid unnecessary project delays when facing unpredictable pandemic in the future.