Delay of as-built drawings submission for Malaysian toll highway

Abstract

Construction projects are difficult to be built exactly as stipulated in the original contract or construction drawings. Most of this agreement requires As-Built Drawings (ABD which represent construction modifications. Despite of the importance of ABDs, producing accurate and timely ABDs have been persistent problem in the construction industry including toll highway construction. This paper provides an integrated approach in analysing the influence factors to the delay of ABDs submission for Malaysian toll highway. A questionnaire survey was conducted to solicit the factors from authority, concessionaire/contractor and consultant viewpoint. This study identified the major factors that influence submission of ABDs. Factor Analysis is conducted in order to study the items correlation. The perspective of authority, concessionaire/ contractor and consultant has been analysed and ranked based on Relative Importance Index (RII). The findings indicate that six (6) component were classified as a delay factors in submission of ABDs which includes: (1) field personnel skills and tools (2) data collection process skill (3) planning and coordination skills by project management team (4) financial capabilities (5) personnel interpersonal skills and competency (6) client related factor. The findings provide a conceptual studies in developing the submission framework for future research.