Abstract
Saudi Arabia has been facing issues with completing construction projects on time and on budget. It has been documented that 70% of public construction projects are delayed. A case study was performed at a University campus in northern Saudi Arabia, identifying the major causes of project delays. The University was experiencing delays from 50% to 150%. The delay factors were gathered from the University Projects Director. The University's delay factors were then compared to delay factors experienced on Saudi construction projects, identified by performing a literature research. The comparison identified nine causes of delays that both studies documented. The study also proposes a solution to minimize the nine major delay factors. A literature research identified one construction management method, the Performance Information Procurement System (PIPS), has documented multiple times its ability to improve project performance and minimize delays.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 932-939 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Procedia Engineering |
| Volume | 145 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
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Keywords
- best value
- delay project causes and factors
- performance information procurement system (PIPS)
- public construction
- Saudi Arabia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
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Using PIPS to Minimize Causes of Delay in Saudi Arabian Construction Projects : University Case Study. / Alzara, Majed; Kashiwagi, Jacob; Kashiwagi, Dean; Al-Tassan, Abdulrahman.
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