Study of factors influencing construction delays at rural area in Malaysia

Abstract

Abstract. Construction is one of an important industry which contributes to the economic growth in Malaysia. However, it has been revealed that 79.5 percent and 66.7 percent of the public and private projects were not completed within the time specified in the contracts out of 359 projects in Malaysia. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the delay factor caused project delay at rural area. A 5-points Likert scale questionnaire survey were answered by 111 respondents which having experience with rural construction project. The questionnaire data were analysed by using Relative Importance Index (RII). Five top factors were determined from this study based on their RII values which are improper construction method implemented by contractor, weather condition, difficulties in providing delivery to site, breakdown of site equipment, and poor qualification of contractor's technical staffs.

Share determination of stakeholder delays, based on targeted delay analysis of projects, with incursive and defensive (In-De) approach

“…About 80% of public projects and 66.7% of private projects in Malaysia face significant delays that resolving of them always cause dispute between parties to the project. The obtained results show that the existing techniques of delay analysis are different from each other, inadequate and unrealistic, which are not generally accepted by the parties to the dispute (Ramli, 2017). None of the existing delay analysis techniques is adequate as required and does not convince parties to the project in terms of fair calculation of delays, sharing them among project stakeholders and adapting the obtained results to realities (Chou and Yang, 2017).…”

“…Certainly, delay in carrying out projects means inappropriate use of resources and capitals, so, a solution should be found to solve this problem. Hence, proposing an appropriate and efficient model as an essential strategy to prevent delays in projects is inevitable (Ramli, 2017). Financial source is one of the most important and effective sources of projects and occurrence of delays always cause increase in project costs.…”

Analisis Faktor Manajemen Proyek Dominan Yang Mempengaruhi Pelaksanaan Proyek Infrastruktur Di Daerah Pedesaaan

“…Menurut Ramli, et al, (2018), kondisi situs dapat mempengaruhi waktu penyelesaian proyek konstruksi yang melibatkan kondisi bawah tanah dan kegiatan yang dimulai pada awal proyek konstruksi. Sebuah penyelidikan terperinci dan persiapan sebelum dimulainya proyek konstruksi dibutuhkan untuk menghindari kondisi tanah yang tidak terduga di mana biasanya kondisi tanah alami tidak bisa diprediksi.…”

“…Pencatatan merupakan bagian dari administrasi kontrak yang dibutuhkan dalam proyek di pedesaan.2. Tenaga KerjaRamli, et al, (2018) menyatakan bahwa sebagian besar proyek di daerah pedesaan memiliki masalah untuk merekrut dan mempertahankan staf. Kurangnya tenaga kerja yang terampil dan berpengalaman menjadi salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan keterlambatan proyek konstruksi.3.…”

“…Kurangnya tenaga kerja yang terampil dan berpengalaman menjadi salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan keterlambatan proyek konstruksi.3. LokasiRamli, et al, (2018) berpendapat bahwa akses terbatas ke lokasi proyek merupakan salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan penundaan dalam proyek pembangunan desa. Banyak yang perlu dipertimbangkan tentang akses ke situs di mana proyek biasanya di daerah pedesaan jauh dari kantor pusat sehingga perlu mengelola waktu perjalanan.…”