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Evaluation of Common Delay Causes of Construction Projects in Singapore
Author(s)
Borvorn Israngkura Na Ayudhya
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2011.11.008
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Department of Civil Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
ABSTRACT
The objectives of this paper were to identify and evaluating the common delay factors among owners, consultants and main contractors in building projects in Singapore. The interview and questionnaire method were used in this research. Randomly distributed questionnaire technique was applied to select samples of 74 various construction practitioners consisting of owners, consultants and main contractors to evaluat the severity of the 35 identified delay factors. The project investigated in this study included residential building and office building projects. The results found that delay in progress payment by owner, adverse weather conditions, main contractor financial problems, evaluation of completed works and act of god factor caused mostly severe delay in building construction project.
KEYWORDS
Construction delays, building construction, Singapore.
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