Elinwa, A U and Joshua, M (2001) Time-overrun factors in Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(5), pp. 419-425. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Factors that affect time overrun in the Nigerian construction industry have been studied, and the rank agreement factor for the professionals are architects/engineers, 0.75; architects/builders, 0.83; quantity surveyors/engineers, 0.74; quantity surveyors/builders, 0.79; and engineers/builders, 0.69. Important findings are (1) the degree of occurrence of time overrun is high-between 80 and 90%; (2) relative contributions of the client, contractor, and others are 62, 32, and 6%, respectively; (3) time overrun is more pronounced in government/public sector projects (89%); and (4) time overrun occurs on all projects, irrespective of size.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Index terms: | public sector, engineer, time overrun, quantity surveying, construction industry, architect, builder, overrun |
| Subjects: | project controls, administrative law, industry analysis, profession, practitioner |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Time Control, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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