THE EFFECTS OF DELAYS AND DISRUPTION ON THE COST OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE)
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THE EFFECTS OF DELAYS
AND DISRUPTION ON THE COST OF BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
(A CASE STUDY OF
ENUGU STATE)
ABSTRACT
This project is purposely for
determining the effects of delay and disruption on the cost of building
construction project in Nigeria, ascertaining the cost, which aim at x-raying
unnecessary delay and disruption in the normal processes of procuring and prosecuting
building and civil engineering construction work at both pre-contract and post
contract stages of construction. The factors that usually call for these delay
and disruption in construction projects of the numerous project on the
construction landscape and on the parties that are involved in carrying out the
projects. This study continued with elucidating what the Quantity
Surveyor and the other parties involved in the construction process can do to
eliminate delays and disruption in construction in Nigeria.
According to this study, inadequate planning, incompetent project manager,
variation in project scope, political factors, price fluctuation etc.,
contributes to the delays and disruption of building construction project and
thereby affecting their cost also. Most of the proper majors are recommended
for the elimination of delays and disruptions on construction project i.e
Adequate pre-contract study, engaging competent construction professionals etc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of
study
1.2 Statement of
problem
1.3 Purpose of
study
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Significance of
study
1.6 Scope of
Study
1.7 Definition of
Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Delay and
Disruption
2.2 Construction
Delay and
Causes
2.2.1
Why Construction Projects are delayed and Abandoned
2.2.2 Common problems causing delay in
construction
2.2.3 Inadequate pre-contract study and
Planning
2.2.4 Award of
Contract
2.2.5 Variations
2.2.6 Fluctuations
2.2.7 Natural
Disaster
2.2.8 Poor Executive Capacity of the
Contractor
2.3 Cause of High
Costs of Construction
2.4 Time Over-Runs
and
Cost
2.5 Delay and
Disruption in Construction in Summary
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research
Design
3.2 Area of
Study
3.3 Population of
Study
3.4 Sampling
Technique
3.5 Instrument for
Data Collection
3.6 Validity of an
Instrument
3.7 Reliability of
Instrument
3.8 Method of Data
Collection
3.9 Method of Data
Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION AND
ANALYSIS 0F DATA OR RESULT
4.1 Results
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION AND
CONCLUSION OF RESULTS
5.1 Discussion of
Findings
5.2 Conclusion of the
Study
5.3 Recommendation
5.4 Implication of
the Findings
5.5 Suggestion for
Further
Study
5.6 Limitation of
Study
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table
1:
Causes of Delay and Disruption are Mainly Political Situation Limited Movement
between areas award Project To Lowest bid price.
Table
2: Cause
of Delays and Disruptions in Construction Projects
Table
3:
Price Fluctuation was Identified as the most Important Factor Responsible for
the Escalation of Project Costs
Table
4:
Fluctuation Claim Only arise where there are Increase in price but no Refund
for the price Decrease and this affect Building costs.
Table
5:
Delayed and disrupted disruption project will yield to extra cost and poor
construction management to the client and contractors.
Table
6:
Variation of Addition, omition and Substitution Affects Construction cost.
LIST OF FIGURE
Example of Abandon Project
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Most town and cities in Nigeria are dotted with projects that are being
delayed, disrupted, and uncompleted. Explanations giving for
the stages of each buildings projects is varied and sometimes attributed to
lack of financial, human and material resources with which to execute the
projects. It is common in Nigeria especially now
that the country is suffering from depression in the economy. It is
often bad to see huge capital investments being disrupted and abandoned.
Any attempt to delay and disrupt a construction project, will have terrible
consequences on every aspect of the nation’s activities which will be severe
and unwelcome.
Delays and disruptive in construction has some effects on its cost and very
retrogressive in a developing economy like Nigeria and needs to be properly
addressed and tackled with all the courage and effort that we can muster.
1.2
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
One of the biggest problems associated with most of the construction projects
in Nigeria today is problem of delays and disruptions at both the pre-contract
and post-contract stages of construction in building and civil engineering
works.
The cost of building increases at the cause of delays and disruption in
construction because of variation. many construction project in Enugu needed
huge capital outlay and time to execute them and any attempt to delaying and
disrupting the construction proper will result to terrible consequences that
will affect the economical control and building cost.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE
STUDY
The purpose of this study is as follows –
- To investigate into most delayed and disrupted construction projects
- To ascertain the effects of delays and disruptions on cost of building construction.
- To examine the effect of fluctuation in prices on construction projects costs.
- To examine the costs of delayed and disrupted construction project to clients, contractors, the professionals that are engaged and the nation, in particular Enugu state.
- To examine the effects of variation in design on construction project costs.
1.4
RESEARCH QUESTION
1. What
are the causes of delays and disruptions in construction projects?
2. What
are the effects of delays and disruptions on building construction project
cost?
3. Do
fluctuations in prices bring about changes in construction project cost?
4. What
the costs are of delayed and disrupted construction projects to the clients,
contractors, the professionals that are engaged in the field?
5. In
what ways can variations in design affect construction cost?
1.5 THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be beneficial to the most construction industry in Nigeria
because once a project is initiated and manage properly it will eliminate high
cost of procurement and a lot profit are involved.
Also this will help in
planning and execution of future construction project executions, especially
the quantity surveyor in the feasibility and planning stages of a proposed
scheme and preparation of work method and schedules by the building manager.
The
study also intend to bring together, the causes of construction delays and
disruptions and also tries to ascertain the costs, which will help the
construction firms, Engineers, Surveyors and construction managers to initialize
and control their project without lost or poor management.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
From the Oxford advanced learner’s English dictionary, delay implies the
process or action of being slow being late or linger and also explain
disruption as the action of making it difficult for something to proceed.
Delay – delay in construction can be
defined as an act whereby projects execution is slow or interrupted one time or
the other, thereby leading to unnecessary extension in the programme of work
from what was initially scheduled.
Disruption – disruption in construction
projects can be defined as an act or sites partially or completely deserted at
one time or the other for the reasons of certain exigencies which have resulted
in prolonged delays which are not in accordance with the programme of work in
use extension of time or postponement as initially scheduled.
Cost – the estimated amount of money
that will be needed for something or the price that should be charged for
something.
Also, it implies the effort, loss or damage that is involved in order to do or
achieve something.
Construction – the process or method of
building or making something, especially road, building, bridges etc.
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