| dc.description.abstract | Constructions undergo unfavourable situations related to their cost overruns due to
the delays and exposure to risks because of inappropriate identification and
minimising of the factors. To fulfill this gap, the research has analysed factors
affecting the delay in building construction projects in Sri Lanka through the
interaction of the project team with an adequate understanding on the practical
solutions for minimising relevant factors. The study has used a mixed approach of
qualitative and quantitative techniques for the identification of factors, and a review
of literature was done. To assess the factors affecting delays, a questionnaire was
distributed among 40 professionals in Sri Lanka and the analysis based on the
Relative Important Index (RII)identified that client related factors, contractor
related factors, consultant related factors and other related factors and assessment
of the factors that affect the building construction industry. Significant factors of
building construction delays were identified such as poor communication and
coordination, delays in obtaining approvals from government regulated bodies and
delays in subcontractor activities, inexpedient scheduling and project planning,
inefficient contractor work and unexpected subsurface conditions and unforeseen
circumstances. The study identified that the contractor related category had the
highest affect as a result of delays of construction industry in Sri Lanka. To identify
practical solutions for minimising, interviews were conducted by selecting 10
professionals with more than 10 years of experience as the sample. Concerning
more on the effective performance of the key stakeholders under a better
management system is recommended in minimising the problem of increasing
delays, which will help to ameliorate performance issues of the industry. | en_US |
