Assessment On The Effectiveness Of Mugher Cement Enterprise Coal Conversion Project
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2017-06-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Many projects experience schedule and cost overrun and thereby exceed initial contract
amount period and cost. It becomes difficult to complete projects in the allocated cost
and time. Taking into account the scarce financial resources of the country, cost overrun
is one of the major problems and need investigation. This study examines previous
literature on construction projects cost and schedule overruns, with the specific aim of
identifying the causes and effects of cost schedule overruns in Mugher Cement
Enterprise Coal conversion project. This is because of the overriding importance of time
for both the owner (in terms of performance) and the contractor (in terms of money), it is
the source of frequent disputes and claims leading to lawsuits. The primary concern of
these arguments is answering the question of the extent of each contracting party’s
responsibility for the delayed projects and extra cost incurred. Consequently much has
been done to avoid disputes related to delays. The thesis was initiated to investigate
these issues by considering the case of Mugher Cement Enterprise Coal conversion
project, towards developing a frame work for improving cost overrun and delay analysis.
The methodology adopted in undertaking this research was the mixed approach
involving a detailed review of the relevant literature, report produced followed by survey
through structured interview to investigate the variables identified in depth. The study
has revealed that the Mugher Cement Enterprise Coal conversion project is exposed to
delay caused by delayed site handover, lack of coordination between main and subcontractors,
delayed in delivery of equipment as scheduled, delay in initial payment,
labour strike, civil unrest (uncontrolled problem). In addition it was found out in the
literature that methodologies for analyzing delays are different in various ways leading
to difficulties and disputes associated with delay analysis. Therefore, best practice
recommendations for avoiding the causes of delays identified and a model for assisting
the analyst in selecting an appropriate delay analysis methodology for any claim
situation were provided
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disputes associated, amount period, projects experience