Significant Factors Affecting Quality and Quality Maximizing Methods of Construction Projects in Outskirt Areas of Afghanistan

Abstract

A project completed according to specific design and including its certain time and plan that called to be ending well project but in general, projects totalize less or outside the pre-planned budget and time because several various factors in the circle of the world all country developing country and developed country via various percentage variance through its predestinated period, On the other hand, that research carried out to study scads significant factors affecting quality and quality improving ways of construction projects in environ region of Afghanistan, on the other word, a questionnaire was expanded according to recognized factors that are obtained according to literature to obtain idea from professionals of construction. The building professionals who have given their responses are consultants/engineers, owners/clients, managers & contractors. The analyses used here are the ranks and Relative Importance Index that has done through the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). However, the questionnaire operated and obtained and at the end of this survey analysis top ten effectible factors which affecting quality of construction projects and five main quality improvement methods were identified which will improve the quality. The top ten affecting quality factors are: Corruption during implementation of projects, Security challenge during the implementation of projects, Negligible testing and inspection, Little technical knowledge of Contractors, Material delivered to site with poor quality, Inadequate site supervision, Lack of quality assurance, Shortage of Skilled Manpower, Poor planning and scheduling, Lack of strategic planning. Five qualities, maximizing methods are High experience technical team appointment, Site management and supervision, properly structured, Experienced and skilled Contractor's staff, Staff of supervision must be skilled and experienced, High experience labor using.