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Level: Basic
TCM Section(s):
7.6. Risk Management
Venue: 2021 AACE International Conference & Expo
Abstract: This paper aims to study and analyze the main causes and impacts of construction projects delays in Saudi Arabia. This delay is a common concern worldwide, as it has significant impacts on the engineering and financial aspects of projects. To carry out this study, relevant data were collected from related sources including88 contractors, 42 consultants and 25 clients (total of 155 source of information in a form of questionnaire responses), the data were then assessed and analyzed obtaining33 causes and 6 impacts of projects delays. The identified causes and impacts were found to be related to all different types of the construction projects. The study results indicate that there are three main causes of delays in construction projects:
Level: Basic
TCM Section(s):
7.6. Risk Management
Venue: 2021 AACE International Conference & Expo
Abstract: This paper aims to study and analyze the main causes and impacts of construction projects delays in Saudi Arabia. This delay is a common concern worldwide, as it has significant impacts on the engineering and financial aspects of projects. To carry out this study, relevant data were collected from related sources including88 contractors, 42 consultants and 25 clients (total of 155 source of information in a form of questionnaire responses), the data were then assessed and analyzed obtaining33 causes and 6 impacts of projects delays. The identified causes and impacts were found to be related to all different types of the construction projects. The study results indicate that there are three main causes of delays in construction projects:
- Poor project scheduling and planning from the contractor's side,
- Inability of the contractor to implement financial planning and;
- Lack of supervision and monitoring on site by the contractor.