Assessment of Causes and Effects of Variation on Construction Project Performance in South West Nigeria

Authors

  • Esan Martins Taiwo  Department of Structure and Materials, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia and Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria
  • Folaranmi Kazeem Adekunle  Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Nigeria
  • Hassan H  Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria
  • Buari T. A  Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET2073135

Keywords:

Variation, Project Delivery, Contractors, Construction Projects

Abstract

The construction industry in Nigeria faces many problems, including the delay due to variations in project execution. This delay has been studied as a major setback in the Nigerian construction industry. In Nigeria, the construction industry's performance in terms of time has been observed to be poor. The objective of this study is to examine the variation of the construction project in order to determine the effect on the delivery of the project. The maximum performance of the project would be reached if the work always goes efficiently on time with the budget. The result of the variation is delay, cost overruns, quality defects and other negative impacts. The causes of variation were identified by a questionnaire survey for two higher education institutions. The results of the study identified the five main factors, including change of plan or scope, defective labour, customers' financial problems, unavailability of skills and desired profitability of the entrepreneur. In general, the study shows agreement among clients, consultants and contractors regarding the classification of the 20 factors that cause the variation. The results also reveal that factors related to clients are the main causes of variation, followed by factors related to contractors. An understanding of the causes and effects of the variation would be helpful in training professionals to assess the variation. In addition, the study would also help professionals take proactive measures to reduce the gaps on construction projects.

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2020-06-30

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Esan Martins Taiwo, Folaranmi Kazeem Adekunle, Hassan H, Buari T. A "Assessment of Causes and Effects of Variation on Construction Project Performance in South West Nigeria" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 3, pp.629-641, May-June-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET2073135