Study on Time Delay Analysis for Construction Project Delay Analysis

Abstract

Time delay is one of the biggest problems facing in many construction buildings in India. Completing projects on time is the key factor of the project, but the construction process is subject to many variables and unpredictable factors, which result from many sources such as availability of resources, external factors, performance of parties and type of building. If there is a delay in project it leads to loss of productivity, increased cost, contract termination and disputes between contractor and owner. The aim of this project is to examine the causes and effects of delay on building construction project during construction phase and to provide control measures for time overrun in the project. A study carried out on construction schedule delays and various delay analysis techniques and methods in order to evaluate the causes of delay and their impacts in the construction project. Then a questionnaire survey is done to find the major causes of delay faced by Client, Contractor, Consultant and Project manager. Population sample of 35 was used in which 30 was deployed. From the survey and study identified 67 causes of delay under 9 major groups such as Project team, Owner, Contractor, Consultant, Architect, material, labour, equipment and external factors. Then a ranking method is done based on relative importance index method to find major cause of delay. It is found that the most common factors of delay which is repeated in most of the project are lack of funds to finance the project to completion, labour shortage, material shortage, lack of effective communication, lack of supervision and changes in drawings. The outcome of the project is to provide recommendation to control delay in the project during construction phase.