Pakistan Journal of Engineering & Technology (Dec 2019)

Time and Cost Overrun in Construction Projects of Pakistan

  • Asad Iqbal ,
  • Hafiz Saeed Ur Rehman ,
  • Moaaz Munir ,
  • Masood Ashiq ,
  • Adhban Omar ,
  • Zeeshan Haider ,
  • Muhammad Akhtar ,
  • Musharaf Javed ,
  • Obaid Ur Rehman ,
  • Muhammad Adnan ,
  • Muhammad Jahanzaib

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 22 – 29

Abstract

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According to this research, time and cost overruns in construction initiatives of Pakistan. So, carried out the qualitative questionnaire survey to collect the data for each time and cost invades. For distributing the questionnaire, visited many construction businesses of Pakistan like National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK), Construction & Works (C&W), National Logistics Cell (NLC) and many other non-public companies. Also, h designed the on-line filling questionnaire and used the net (social media) to distribute the questionnaire however the response is very inadequate. Distributed 70 questionnaires and capable to receive 50 questionnaires back. And used the SPSS software for evaluation of our questionnaire data and discovered the results. SPSS is a statistical package for beginning, intermediate, and superior statistics analysis. Also calculated the relative importance index (RII) for all trouble and as mentioned by outcomes have given the rank to each factor. Found the effects of questionnaire survey facts that the most integral element which is accountable for time overruns is ‘’delay in economic guide by using proprietor to the contractor (stage with the aid of stage payment)’’ having relative importance index (RII=0.796). Sometimes the consumer is neglecting his obligations to lift on the building challenge and shows his laziness to pay the “pay progress” to the contractor. This causes conflicts between the contractor and client, the work stops to pay development regulates. Find out the outcomes of a questionnaire statistics after analysis the most quintessential issue is “Change orders with the aid of owner in the course of construction”, having relative significance index (RII=0.756). When the client is interfering in the development initiatives again and again then it creates issues for contractors, employees and consultants then the task is struggling from time and cost overruns.

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