Identification of the Challenges Imposed by COVID-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan Construction Projects

Abstract

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global pandemic which spreading all over the world which ruining lives of hundreds of people & effect negatively on business matters over the world. This can trigger different kinds of challenges to all the industries while affecting world economy. Thus this paper aims to identify the challenges imposed by COVID-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan construction projects. This research was assessed through detailed questionnaire survey and interviews. The number of distributed questionnaires were 50 and the response rate was 82% which added a positive mark on the research study. Frequency index method & content analysis were used to analyse the collected data. The findings highlighted the main challenges among construction industry due to coronavirus as delay of completion, issues with supply chain management & change the public perception on site. It is recommended to spend the period of working from home fruitfully & to start the site works stage wise with the involvement of less number of labours at the beginning stage. While this research focused on the challenges, further study can be done to investigate about the renaissance & the industry predictions of the construction sector for post COVID-19 world.