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Important causes of delay in public utility projects in Saudi Arabia

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  • Mohammed Al-Khalil
  • Mohammed Al-Ghafly

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This study was conducted to determine the most important causes of delay in public utility projects, based on the frequency and severity of the causes. A survey of randomly selected samples of contractors, consultants, and owners was carried out to assess the frequency of occurrence and the severity of impact of sixty potential delay causes. A frequency index and a severity index were determined for each cause. An importance index for each cause was then computed as the product of the frequency and severity indices. The results showed that the three parties surveyed generally agree on the importance ranking of delay causes. The causes were grouped also into six major categories of delay. The analysis showed lack of agreement among the parties on the ranking of the major categories of delay.

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  • Mohammed Al-Khalil & Mohammed Al-Ghafly, 1999. "Important causes of delay in public utility projects in Saudi Arabia," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(5), pages 647-655.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:17:y:1999:i:5:p:647-655
    DOI: 10.1080/014461999371259
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    2. Mohammad Ajmal Nikjow & Li Liang & Xijing Qi & Samad M. E. Sepasgozar & Nicholas Chileshe, 2021. "Triggers of Delays in International Projects Using Engineering Procurement and Construction Delivery Methods in the Belt and Road Initiative: Case Study of a High-Speed Railway Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-21, August.
    3. Herve Kabanda & Alex Romard & Fuze Yurtsever & Anjali Wadhera & Joshua Andrews & Craig Merrett, 2021. "Construction Time Estimation Function for Canadian Utility Scale Power Plants," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-16, August.
    4. Basem Al Khatib & Yap Soon Poh & Ahmed El-Shafie, 2020. "Delay Factors Management and Ranking for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Projects Based on the Relative Importance Index (RII)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-21, July.
    5. Weddy Bernadi Sudirman & Sarwono Hardjomuljadi, 2011. "Project Risk Management in Hydropower Plant Projects," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 3(2), pages 171-186, December.
    6. Tirataci Hakan & Yaman Hakan, 2023. "Estimation of ideal construction duration in tender preparation stage for housing projects," Organization, Technology and Management in Construction, Sciendo, vol. 15(1), pages 192-212, January.
    7. Ihab Hijazi & Umit Isikdag & Mohammed Abunemeh & Xin Li & Mariam Hashash & Rani El Meouche & Sergen Cansiz, 2018. "Mapping the Processes of Donor-Funded Construction Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-25, July.
    8. Deep Shumank & Asim Mohd & Khan Mohd Kashif, 2017. "Review of Various Delay Causing Factors and Their Resolution by Application of Lean Principles in India," Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, Sciendo, vol. 5(1), pages 101-117, November.

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