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Factors causing delay in construction projects : a case study of commercial construction project in Ho Chi Minh City

AuthorPhan Hong Hoan
Call NumberAIT Proj. no.CM-09-06
Subject(s)Construction contracts--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh
Construction industry--Case studies

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementProject ; no. CM-09-06
AbstractIn construction industry, a project is known to be successful when it meets three fundamental criteria such as finishing on ti me within the budget, the prescribed quality requirements such as satisfying customer’s demand and adapt safety in operation stage. Unfortunately, many commercial construction pro jects in Ho Chi Minh City have problems of project management leading to their delay. Investigating these problems has become project manager’s indispensable demand. In general, the problems involved with proje ct delays are solvable. In making effort to solve these problems, the critical factors influe ncing negatively on construction duration need to be discovered. Hence, it is very important to establish a systematical approach that will be used as a tool for the investigation.This report will assess and analyze key factor s causing the delay problems in construction project in Ho Chi Minh City. The qualitative meth od, basically is based on the principle of assessing the risk level of factors impacting negatively on the progress of the project, and it is conducted to fulfill the objective of the study. Ca se study is brought out to discus about delay problems in the Exhibition and convention Center Project (SECC). Finally, some solutions dealing with project delay problems in construction executing stages are proposed.
Year2009
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Project ; no. CM-09-06
TypeProject
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSConstruction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM)
Chairperson(s)Chotchai Charoenngam
Examination Committee(s)Hadikusumo, B. H. W. ;Huynh Trung Luong
Scholarship Donor(s)Sai Gon Construction quality control company (SCQC)
DegreeProject (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2009


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