Balali, A; Moehler, R C and Valipour, A (2022) Ranking cost overrun factors in the mega hospital construction projects using Delphi-swara method: An Iranian case study. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(13), pp. 2577-2585. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Completing a project according to the anticipated budget is one of the most important criteria in a successful construction project. As mega hospital construction projects face various kinds of limitation which affect the cost dramatically, many developing countries such as Iran have focused in these kinds of projects. Only a few studies have been conducted which are associated with cost overrun factors in hospital construction projects in developing countries. The aim of this study is to identify and rank cost overrun factors in mega hospital construction projects of Iran. Delphi and SWARA methods were used in order to align experts' opinions in categorizing cost overrun factors and weigh the cost overrun factors, respectively. These factors were then allocated to consultants, employers and contractors. The results illustrated that “Unacceptable quality of work which leads to rework” with score of 0.458, “Not allocating sufficient budget from the government during the project” with score of 0.429 and “Lack of supervisors' technical knowledge” with score of 0.44 were the most crucial factors in contractors, employers and consultant groups, respectively. The identified factors inform the main literature on hospital projects and results in decreasing cost overruns in the mentioned projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cost overrun factors; Delphi method; hospital construction projects; success criteria; step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis |
| Index terms: | healthcare building construction, construction project, developing country, success criteria, face, rework, supervisor, case study, Delphi method, ratio analysis, cost overrun |
| Subjects: | financial and cost management, economic analysis, operations management, psychology, practitioner, data collection methods, assessment methods, building construction, development economics, production management |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, International Construction, Design Practice, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Project Management, Cost Management, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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