King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Department of Construction Engineering and Management CEM Instructor: Dr. Soliman Al-Mohawis Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia Authors: Mohamed I. Al-Khalil Mohamed A. Al-Ghafly Presented By: Tariq Al-Wabil 20 December 2003

INTRODUCTION PREVIOUS STUDIES MAIN CAUSES OF DELAY SUMMARY & CONCLUSION Q & A GUIDELINES Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

Purpose: To determine the most important delay factors so that efforts can be made to control these factors. OWNER. CONSULTANT. GENERAL CONTRACTOR SUB CONTRACTOR MATERIAL SUPPLIER ٱ Introduction Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ Previous Studies 37% according to the contractors. 84% according to the consultants. Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia 70% of Public Utility Projects subject to delay. 39% of Original Project duration.

Six major Categories 1 -Contractor performance 2 -Owner administration 3 -Early planning and design 4 -Government regulations 5 -Site and environmental conditions 6 -Site supervision ٱ Main Causes of Delay Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia Sixty Causes of Delay (Handout)

ٱ Main Causes of Delay 1 -Contractor performance (1 - 29) Material Equipment Manpower Project management Project Finance

2 -Owner Administration ( ) Slow decision making Progress Payment Coordination with other authorities ٱ Main Causes of Delay Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ Main Causes of Delay 3 -Early Planning & Design ( ) Low qualification of A/E Changes in the scope of the project Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ Main Causes of Delay 4 -Government Regulations ( ) Difficulty in obtaining work permits. Tendering System Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ Main Causes of Delay 5 -Site & Environmental Conditions ( ) Different from area to another Site survey by the contractor Work interference by Contractor Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ Main Causes of Delay 6 -Site Supervision ( ) Qualification of Consultant Engineer’s Staff. Submittal Approval Inspection & Testing Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

ٱ SUMMARY & CONCLUSION Cash flow Problem Work Permits. Tendering System Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

Degrees Financial Limits of Saudi Contractor#Field Degree (In Millions Riyal) 5 th 4 th 3 rd 2 nd 1 st Roads Water and sewage works Industrial Works Marine Works Buildings Electrical Works Mechanical Works Electronic Works DamsLandscaping Slaughter Houses Cities Cleaning & Hauling of garbage Parks & recreation grounds Maintenance Medical Centresb Maintenance Wells Drilling More than 300 More than 200 More than 100 More than 10 Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

Contractor Classification Certificate Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

Q & A Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia

Thank You Important Causes of delay in Public Utility Projects in Saudi Arabia