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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12358/26461
TitleDelays and cost overruns in the construction projects in the Gaza Strip
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Purpose – Delays and cost overruns are evidently frequent problems in the construction industries of many developed and developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to assess factors leading to time overruns (delays) and cost overruns in construction projects in the Gaza Strip. Since there appear to be additional special contributors to delays here, the relative perceptions of contractors, consultants and owners are compared, based on a listing of causal factors derived from previous studies elsewhere, together with other factors arising from special conditions in the Gaza Strip. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of a randomly selected samples yielded responses from 66 contractors, 27 consultants, and 31 owners. The survey included 110 delay factors/causes which were grouped into 12 major groups. The same survey also included 42 cost overrun factors. The level of importance of the delays and …

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Enshassi, Adnan
Al-Najjar, Jomah
Kumaraswamy, Mohan
TypeJournal Article
Date2009
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contract costs
construction operations
delivery lead time
palestine
Published inJournal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
SeriesVolume: 14, Number: 2
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
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