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Faridi, A S and El-Sayegh, S M (2006) Significant factors causing delay in the UAE construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1167-76.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Delay; project management; project controls; time; UAE
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190600827033
  • Abstract:

    Construction delay is considered one of the most recurring problems in the construction industry. Delays have an adverse impact on project success in terms of time, cost, quality and safety. The effects of construction delays are not confined to the construction industry only, but influence the overall economy of a country like UAE, where construction plays a major role in its development and contributes 14% to the GDP. Thus, it is essential to define the most significant causes of delay in order to avoid or minimise their impact on construction projects. A detailed questionnaire was developed and used to get input from professionals associated with the UAE construction industry. The perspective of contractors and consultants has been analysed to rank the causes of delays based on their Relative Importance Index. Contractors and consultants were in agreement on the most significant causes of delays. The research revealed that 50% of the construction projects in UAE encounter delays and are not completed on time. The top 10 most significant causes of construction delays have been identified by this research. Approval of drawings, inadequate early planning and slowness of the owners’ decision-making process are the top causes of delay in the UAE construction industry.

Li, X, Ogier, J and Cullen, J (2006) An economic modelling approach for public sector construction workload planning. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1137-47.

Low, S P and Hongbin, J (2006) Analysing ownership, locational and internalization advantages of Chinese construction MNCs using rough sets analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1149-65.

Polat, G, Arditi, D, Ballard, G and Mungen, U (2006) Economics of on-site vs. off-site fabrication of rebar. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1185-98.

Shiers, D, Rapson, D, Roberts, C and Keeping, M (2006) Sustainable construction: the development and evaluation of an environmental profiling system for construction products. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1177-84.

Song, Y, Liu, C and Langston, C (2006) Extending construction linkage measures by the consideration of the impact of capital. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1207-16.

Tam, C M, Tong, T K L and Chan, K K (2006) Rough set theory for distilling construction safety measures. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1199-206.

Tam, V W Y, Tam, C M, Yiu, K T W and Cheung, S O (2006) Critical factors for environmental performance assessment (EPA) in the Hong Kong construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1113-23.

Wiguna, I P A and Scott, S (2006) Relating risk to project performance in Indonesian building contracts. Construction Management and Economics, 24(11), 1125-35.