Assessment on Construction Sport Facilities Project Delays:The Case of Addis Ababa City, Addis Ketema Sub-City Administration

Abstract

The problem of delays in the construction industry is a global phenomenon and the construction industry in Ethiopia is no exception. The main purpose of this study is to identify the delay factors and their impact (effect) on project delay. Earlier studies either considered the causes or the effects of project delays, separately. This study takes an integrated approach and attempts to analyze the impact of specific causes on specific effects. A questionnaire survey was conduct to solicit the causes and effects of delay from clients, consultants, community and contractors. About 112 respondents participate in the survey. The questionnaire design was processed by developing a sample containing 78 attributes & nine group factors from intensive review literature. Moreover, the identified factors were validated by experts on the scope of the study. In addition, a pilot test was also conducted with ten experts from the client, contractor, and consultant of the sport facilities construction project. To overcome the challenges of the extracted critical delay causing factors in sport facilities construction project, the suggestions are recommended for the key stakeholders of project.