Evaluating the causes of delays in construction projects, case study: Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority
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2021-06-15
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Abstract
The issue of construction project delays is commonplace in Ghana. Major infrastructure projects
undertaken by Ghana ports and Harbours Authority experience the issue of delays. Port expansion
and other infrastructure improvement projects undertaken by GPHA, have all exceeded their
proposed completion dates. This research sought to evaluate the causes of construction project
delays using Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority as a case study. The study aimed to find the
important causes of delay in construction projects and to identify the critical negative effects of
the delays on construction projects undertaken by GPHA. A questionnaire survey was conducted
among purposively sampled respondents who have collaborated with GPHA on different
construction projects. Quantitative method of research was adopted for data gathering. Using the
Relative Importance Index (RII) technique. The findings revealed that the important causes of
project delays were, Political interference; Insufficient data collection and surveys before designs
leading to errors; Inadequate cash flow due to non-payment; Unexpected ground conditions. Again
time overruns, cost overruns and disputes between contracting stakeholders were established to be
the critical negative effects of delays on construction projects undertaken by GPHA
Description
This thesis is submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and
Management, College of Art and Built Environment
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science.
Keywords
Construction,, Projects, Delay, Effect