| Abstract: | As the spread of COVID-19 has continued since December 2019, possessions around the globe have changed how we live our lives, mostly from physical to virtual interactions, such as going to college and doing our jobs; however, some activities like construction have a hard time to perform virtually. Thus, the construction industry is one of the main sectors that provide important ingredient for the development of countries economies of global GDP.However, many projects experience extensive delays during in the construction sector is a global phenomenon and the construction sector in Ethiopia is no exception
Therefore, this study aims to assess the delaying factors in construction projects of public servants social security agency (PSSSA) (4B+G+M+19 and two 4B+G+M+16) tower buildings during COVOD-19 pandemic period, the impact caused by the pandemic and to body of knowledge areas being practiced assistance of managing the delay. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection and 106 questionnaires were completed and analyzed. Using a simple ordinal scale based on 5-points Likert scale professionals, contractors, project engineers, project architects, directors, project managers, and finance departments expressed their views on the relative importance on factors of delay related to consultant, contractor and client. Feedback from a survey administered to the clients, contractors, and consultants was analyzed using the Relative Importance Index (RII). Results showed that delay in progress because of foreign trade and shipments, loss of workers due to illness, government related inconvenience, unrealistic contract duration, inaccurate time estimates, improper project planning and scheduling, poor management and supervision, change in scope of design and poor planning and coordination’s are ranked by clients, contractor and consultants as the main magnitude of the construction delay during covid-19 pandemic period. Construction frontline players are recommended to put their efforts on the identified key factors in relation to their magnitudes of influence. By doing so, the causes of project delays in the selected site could be significantly reduced or controlled, which will ultimately lead to the on time completion of the construction project of (PSSSA). |
