Contribution of Determinant factors at Various Life Cycle Stages on Time Overrun of Road Construction Projects in Ethiopia: Case of projects Administered by Ethiopian Roads Authority
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2023-09-15
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Abstract
This research attempts to assess the extent of effect of determinants of time overrun in road construction
projects at various life cycle stage by analyzing the compound effect of impact and frequency of
occurrence of 12 determinant factors composed of sixty-eight (68) time overrun factors identified from
literature. Two determinant factors composed of 11 individual time-overrun factors during project initiation
life cycle stage, two determinant groups consisting 11 factors during project planning life cycle stage and
eight determinant groups comprising the majority 46 delay factors during project execution life cycle stage.
Primary data was collected using questionnaire and SPSS 23 used for analysis. The study finds out the top
three determinants of time overrun are Inefficient/insufficient Material and Machinery Management and
Utilization and Poor Financial management System during execution lifecycle stage and Poor Data
Collection during planning life cycle stage. The criticalness of the delay factors leading into time overrun
increases as the project progresses; proportion of critical nature of delay factors leading into time overrun
increases from 45.5% at project initiation stage to 67.5 % at project execution life cycle stage. The study
also reveals, the responsible stakeholder for the delay causes varies for the different life cycle stages client
being responsible during initiation and contractors during execution life cycle stage. Moreover, the
researcher used ANOVA, Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis to test the relationship
between variables and to suggest alternative hypothesis. The research also conducts secondary data
analysis between 2016 and 2020 and find the number of projects getting into time overrun increase as the
projects progress further