Issue of Delay in Construction Industry: Local Project Participants Perspective

Najuwa Nasir

Abstract


The construction sector is a highly effective platform that contributes to the economic development of many countries. However, the sector is threatened by delays in the completion of time phenomena caused by the owner of the project. This delays is one of the problems of the sector as it impedes the country’s growth and also affects the project owner. Therefore, this study focuses on the delay in construction projects in order to identify the factors of decision making difficulties by the project owner at pre- construction phase. Through an extensive literature review and ongoing research interview, the list of critical factors for decision making at pre-construction is established. Accordingly, this paper’s perspective is from contractor and engineer as project participants, and as practitioners that are deeply concerned with project delays. Consequently, project owners should be aware of these factors to improve future decision making process and get better project quality.


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