An analysis of causes and factors affecting change orders occurrence in construction projects in Iraq
Joint Authors
Wali, Khalil Ismail
Sabir, Nazik Imad
Source
ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
One of the most important problems facing the construction management process is the occurrence of change orders, which became inevitable in every construction project and the magnitude of these variations varies considerably from project to project.
Considerably causing different effects to the project like changes in cost, time, quality, and completion schedule.
The objective of this study is analyzing change orders causes related to owner, contractor, consultant and other causes and their effects on project cost for the Kirkuk governorate-Iraq selected as a case study for the purpose of this paper.
The Relative Importance Index (RII) methodology was used to analysis the collected data.
The case study analysis focused on the selection of 12 construction projects and a questionnaire administered to professionals in the construction industry in Iraq.
According to the questionnaire analysis of 40 questions and based on RII ranking was found that the top most ten significant causes of the change orders come to the poor project management in the first rank.
Whereas, change in the country’s economic conditions comes in the second rank, contractor’s lack of experience and mistakes during construction stage, poor cost estimation, quality assurance and control, poor performance of contract and subcontractor, the contractor’s financial difficulties, the lack of required skills, unrealistic project durations and design errors and omissions, and finally the collision between contract documents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wali, Khalil Ismail& Sabir, Nazik Imad. 2019. An analysis of causes and factors affecting change orders occurrence in construction projects in Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences،Vol. 31, no. 6, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-949347
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wali, Khalil Ismail& Sabir, Nazik Imad. An analysis of causes and factors affecting change orders occurrence in construction projects in Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol. 31, no. 6 (2019), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-949347
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wali, Khalil Ismail& Sabir, Nazik Imad. An analysis of causes and factors affecting change orders occurrence in construction projects in Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 2019. Vol. 31, no. 6, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-949347
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 11-12
Record ID
BIM-949347