Authors :
Shreyansh Singhal; Dr. Rajeev Kansal
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/v873t4as
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8348686
Abstract :
Delays in construction projects are inevitable
& result in disputes, litigations, and claims among
different parties and poorly influence scheme
accomplishment in respect of the duration of time,
quality & price. Most huge schemes are finished with a
delay than the parties' agreed-upon dates for several
reasons. These sorts of delays can have a crucial
financial influence on the scheme. In general, delays are
a basic loss condition: All the parties lose one way or the
other and there are no actual winners. The statuses of
each party are at stake as well.
For the evaluation of delay causes and their effects
on construction schemes, a detailed study is done on the
causes of delays in construction projects and techniques
for analyzing them and approaches to evaluate. To
evaluate the major delays observed by Project Manager,
Proprietor, Consultant, and Contractor during the
construction phase a questionnaire is prepared and
circulated among 40 nos. of industry-related persons (30
nos. working at the site). The questionnaire was
prepared with the help of a comprehensive literature
review as well as with the help of industry project
experts. From the response to the questionnaire, it is
identified that there are majorly 9 groups (such as
Contractor, Architect, Project Team, Proprietor,
Consultant, Equipment, Material, Labor & external
factors) under which there are 67 delay causes are
found.
For evaluating the main reason for delay a method
is developed on ranking accordingly as per the results
obtained through questionnaire surveys dependent on
the relative importance index method. Through
questionnaire results, we got a clear picture that most
delaying factors are repeated in every project such as
financial issues, shortage of material, labor, improper
supervision, communication, real-time changes, etc. To
avoid delay, certain recommendations are also given
accordingly.
Keywords :
Inevitable, Har Ghar Jal, Disputes, Litigations, Questionnaires,
Delays in construction projects are inevitable
& result in disputes, litigations, and claims among
different parties and poorly influence scheme
accomplishment in respect of the duration of time,
quality & price. Most huge schemes are finished with a
delay than the parties' agreed-upon dates for several
reasons. These sorts of delays can have a crucial
financial influence on the scheme. In general, delays are
a basic loss condition: All the parties lose one way or the
other and there are no actual winners. The statuses of
each party are at stake as well.
For the evaluation of delay causes and their effects
on construction schemes, a detailed study is done on the
causes of delays in construction projects and techniques
for analyzing them and approaches to evaluate. To
evaluate the major delays observed by Project Manager,
Proprietor, Consultant, and Contractor during the
construction phase a questionnaire is prepared and
circulated among 40 nos. of industry-related persons (30
nos. working at the site). The questionnaire was
prepared with the help of a comprehensive literature
review as well as with the help of industry project
experts. From the response to the questionnaire, it is
identified that there are majorly 9 groups (such as
Contractor, Architect, Project Team, Proprietor,
Consultant, Equipment, Material, Labor & external
factors) under which there are 67 delay causes are
found.
For evaluating the main reason for delay a method
is developed on ranking accordingly as per the results
obtained through questionnaire surveys dependent on
the relative importance index method. Through
questionnaire results, we got a clear picture that most
delaying factors are repeated in every project such as
financial issues, shortage of material, labor, improper
supervision, communication, real-time changes, etc. To
avoid delay, certain recommendations are also given
accordingly.
Keywords :
Inevitable, Har Ghar Jal, Disputes, Litigations, Questionnaires,
