“Cause and Effects of Delay on Educational Building Projects in Addis Ababa University- Case Study

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2016-06

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Addis Ababa University

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The construction industry is one of the main sectors that provide important ingredients for the development of an economy. Construction is a tool through which a society achieves its goals of urban and rural development. However it is becoming more complex because of the sophistication of the construction process itself and the large number of parties involved in the construction process, i.e., clients, contractors, consultants, users, designers, subcontractors, regulators, and suppliers. This eventually leads to delay in the completion of the project. Construction delay defined as “time over run either beyond completion date specified in a contract or beyond the date that parties agree upon for delivery of a project.” It is slipping over its planned schedule and is considered as common problem in construction projects. Delay in construction project completion is a global phenomenon that occurs in the construction industry and considered as one of the most common problems causing a multitude of negative effects on the project and its participating parties especially where the government projects are concerned and in the construction industry of Ethiopia is no exception. The objective of this study is to identify the major causes and factors of construction delays, their effects on the successful completion of projects, and provide suggestions to minimize delays in the construction of Educational Building projects under Addis Ababa University. This study uses a comprehensive literature review to design and conduct a survey to investigate delay causes and then filtered based on appropriateness to the Ethiopian Construction Industry as well as the Educational Building Projects at Addis Ababa University. A specific survey was conducted thru case study for selected projects to examine the most critical delay factors and their effects. A general survey was distributed thru questionnaire to examine the correlation of the most critical factors of delay and its relative effect on the project with respect to time, cost and quality. Data was collected and analyzed using the ‘Relative Importance Index (RII)’ whereby the score with the highest RII is one that mostly influences the delay. Key words: Educational building construction projects, Construction Delays, Causes of Delay, Effects of delay, Addis Ababa University

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Educational building construction projects, Construction Delays, Causes of Delay, Effects of delay, Addis Ababa University

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