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Cause of Delay
Finance and payments of completed work Owner Interference Slow decision making Owner Obtaining permits from municipality Obtaining permits for laborers Excessive bureaucracy in project-owner operation Building codes used in design of projects Nominated Subcontractors Site management Construction methods Mistakes during construction stage Inadequate contractor experience Planning and scheduling deficiencies Delay in issuing contract documents, drawings, design details, delay in stage passing e by departments Ambiquity in specification and conflicting intyerpretation by different parties Lack of proper qualification and experience among the the contractor's team members Absence of frequent site meetings chaired by higher officials to have better coordination between engineers, supervisors and contractors Absence of strong administrative will to complete the project in the time and budget Waiting for sample materials approval Preparation of scheduling networks and revisions by consultant while construction is in progress Lack of training personnel and management support to model the construction operation Lack of database in estimating activity duration and resources Poor judgment and experience of involved people in estimating time and resources Inadequate early planning of the project Inspection and testing procedure used in project Application of quality control based on foreign specification Traffic control regulation practiced in the site of the project Accidents during construction Unrealistic schedules Contract management Preparation and approval of drawings Quality assurance/control Waiting time for approval of tests and inspection Design changes by owner or agent during construction Design errors made by designers Foundation conditions encountered in the field Mistakes in soil investigation Water table conditions on site Geological problems on site Preparation and approval of shop drawings Quality of material

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Cause of Delay
Shortage in material Changes in types and specifications during construction Slow delivery Materials Damage in storage while needed on site Delay in the special manufactured materials Labor supply Labor productivity Equipment availability and failure Shortage of both labour and equipment Unskilled operators Slow delivery equipment Poor productivity equipment Change orders Mistakes and discrepancies in contract document Change in BOQ's or scope of work Joint ownership of projects Poor organization of contractor or consultant Difficulty of coordination between various parties (contractor, subcontractor, owner, consultant) working on project Insufficient communication between the owner and designer in the design phase Unavailability of professional construction management experts Controlling subcontractors by general contractors in execution of work Unavailability of financial incentive for contractor to finish ahead of schedule Negotiations and obtaining of contracts Legal disputes between various parties in the construction project Project delivery systems used (PCM, design-build,general contracting, turnkey, etc. ) Poor contract management Major disputes and negotiations Inappropriate overall organizational structure linking to the project Lack of communication between the multiole subcontractor parties involved in construction Relationship between different subcontractors' schedules in execution of project Conflict between contractor and consultant Uncooperative owner Slowness of owner's decision-making process Weather condition Regulatory changes Problem with neighbors Unforeseen site condition Hot weather effect on construction activities Rain effect on construction activities Insufficient available utilities on site Inflation, escalation of material prices Increase in labour wages delay in making monthly payment to contactor in accordance with the progress of work

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