Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries

Abstract Project delays adversely affect road infrastructure development in developing countries. Unfavorable consequences of project delays involve cost overrun, contractual disputes, arbitration, and quality non-conformities. Despite these risks, literature shows that delays are still a prevalent...

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Autores principales:	Mejía,Guillermo, Sánchez,Omar, Castañeda,Karen, Pellicer,Eugenio
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2020
Materias:	delay causes delay factors road projects road infrastructure systematic review
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-915X20200002002202020-10-04Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countriesMejía,GuillermoSánchez,OmarCastañeda,KarenPellicer,Eugenio delay causes delay factors road projects road infrastructure systematic review Abstract Project delays adversely affect road infrastructure development in developing countries. Unfavorable consequences of project delays involve cost overrun, contractual disputes, arbitration, and quality non-conformities. Despite these risks, literature shows that delays are still a prevalent problem in construction management. Although there is a considerable number of publications on project delays, few studies have compared their causes between developing countries. Therefore, this study aimed to: a) classify and determine the level of influence of the delay causes; b) find the relationship between delay causes and country's development; and c) propose recommendations for mitigating the most critical causes in developing countries. A systematic literature review provided a sample of 14 primary studies from Africa (50%) and Asia (50%). Based on this sample, the study found that developing countries, with a GDP per capita ($US2018) <= $ 2,000, may experience different delay causes depending on the economic and the geographical contexts. In African countries with a Global Competitiveness Index -GCI <= 56, road projects may experience delays due to financial issues of the project owner, as well as delays due to equipment/material issues of the project supplier/subcontractor. On the other hand, in Asian countries with a GCI between 62 and 49, road projects may experience delays due to financial issues of the project contractor, and delays due to planning issues of the project designer/consultant. According to these economic contexts, this study proposes a frame of causes and mitigation actions as a contribution to the risk analysis of road projects in developing countries.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileRevista de la construcción v.19 n.2 20202020-09-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2020000200220en10.7764/rdlc.19.2.220
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description	Abstract Project delays adversely affect road infrastructure development in developing countries. Unfavorable consequences of project delays involve cost overrun, contractual disputes, arbitration, and quality non-conformities. Despite these risks, literature shows that delays are still a prevalent problem in construction management. Although there is a considerable number of publications on project delays, few studies have compared their causes between developing countries. Therefore, this study aimed to: a) classify and determine the level of influence of the delay causes; b) find the relationship between delay causes and country's development; and c) propose recommendations for mitigating the most critical causes in developing countries. A systematic literature review provided a sample of 14 primary studies from Africa (50%) and Asia (50%). Based on this sample, the study found that developing countries, with a GDP per capita ($US2018) <= $ 2,000, may experience different delay causes depending on the economic and the geographical contexts. In African countries with a Global Competitiveness Index -GCI <= 56, road projects may experience delays due to financial issues of the project owner, as well as delays due to equipment/material issues of the project supplier/subcontractor. On the other hand, in Asian countries with a GCI between 62 and 49, road projects may experience delays due to financial issues of the project contractor, and delays due to planning issues of the project designer/consultant. According to these economic contexts, this study proposes a frame of causes and mitigation actions as a contribution to the risk analysis of road projects in developing countries.
author	Mejía,Guillermo Sánchez,Omar Castañeda,Karen Pellicer,Eugenio
author_facet	Mejía,Guillermo Sánchez,Omar Castañeda,Karen Pellicer,Eugenio
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title	Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
title_short	Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
title_full	Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
title_fullStr	Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed	Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
title_sort	delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries
publisher	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
publishDate	2020
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Delay causes in road infrastructure projects in developing countries

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