Questionnaire Survey

DELAY CLAIMS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT We are interested in finding out the details about delay claims of construction projects in Singapore. Please identify one project that has delay claims that your company was involved in within the last 5 years, and answer all the questions listed below. We understand that the information required can be demanding, and we deeply appreciate your time and effort in completing this questionnaire survey.
I.GENERAL I. PROJECT DETAILS 1. 2. 3. The total construction cost is S$__________________ The final project cost is S$________________ Ownership of the project:

4.

Public Private

Project type:

5.

Factory/warehouse Commercial (offices) Private Housing Public Housing

Educational Hospital Hotel Others, please

specify:_________________

Procurement method:

Traditional Design and build Management contracting Construction Manager arrangement Others, please specify: __________________________

II. CONTRACTUAL MATTERS

6. Type of contract used in this project:

Singapore Institute of Architect Standard form of Contract *Edition:________ Public Sector Standard form of Contract *Edition:________ Joint Contract Tribunal standard form *Edition:________ Others :________________________
7. Payment method agreed in the contract:

Lump Sum Measurement basis

 Others, please specify: __________________________

8. 9. 10. The completion time stipulated in the contract was ___________________months The actual project completion time was: ___________________ months Extension of time claimed for in accordance with the contract clause (Clause/and Period claimed: cl.___________/_________days) Extension of time claimed not in accordance with the contract clause [if any] (Period claimed: ___________days) Extension of time awarded: _______________days Extra cost claimed for in accordance with the contract clause

11. 12. 13.

(Clause/and Amount claimed: cl.___________/S$_____________) 14. 15. Extra Cost claimed for (Amount claimed: not in accordance with the contract clause [if any] $_____________)

Extra Cost awarded: S$ __________)

II. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

16. Please place a tick to indicate the nature of the project work in the respective columns provided below: Design Matters a) The project design is complex b) The construction technology chosen is complex c) Drawings by the Architect are incomplete. d) Many changes are made to the drawings throughout the construction. e) High amount of specialist works are required for this project. f) Instructions on changes to design details are often late. g) Architects and Engineers drawings contradicts to on site conditions h) Owner frequently changing design. 17. How instructions and design changes and variations to work are documented? Kept by contractor (on-site) methods*:__________________ Kept by contractor (off-site) methods:__________________ Consultants. Methods:_____________________ Others: _______________
Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

*methods can be in computer files or paper format or others.

18. Totally Totally Inadequate Neutral Adequate Inadequate Adequate a) The time given to prepare for tender to bid b) Time given to Consultant to evaluate bid.

II. OWNERS AND CONSULTANTS CONTRIBUTIONS

19. The project manager is

20.

In-house Project Manager of the owner Consultant Architect Consultant Engineer Contractor-Managed (design and build arrangement)

Please provide your assessment of the performance of the owner and consultant using a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good) in the table below:
1=V. poor 2= poor 3 =neutral 4=good 5=V. Good

a) Owner previous experience in such project b) Owner previous experience in such project c) Owners staff commitment to work progress. d) Consultant staff commitment on site during the project e) Consultant previous work experience with the Contractor g) Consultant previous work experience with such project.

III. MAIN CONTRACTORS CONTRIBUTIONS 21. How are the sub-contractor chosen?

Nominated by owner and contracted to the contractor [i.e. NSC] Chosen and contracted to the owner directly Domestic Subcontractor of the Main Contractor 3

 Others :________________________________
22. Is the Master Program constantly reviewed by the Contractor? (Please tick in the box next to it)

Yes, How frequent:_________ No

23.

Did the Contractor attempt to accelerate works prior to decision being made by the consultant on the extension of time? (Please tick in the box next to it)

Yes No

24.

Please provide your assessment of the performance and capability of the main contractor using a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good) in the table below:
1=V. poor 2= poor 3 =neutral 4=good 5=V. Good

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) 20.

overall construction technology management ability on and off-site IT technology relationship with the Owner Relationship with the consultants. previous work experience with similar project documentation methods Timely submission of interim claims. track record for delay claims track record with completion on time cash flow management Maintenance of workforce log. Communication link between main office and site. site security and safety record Resource availability (Quantity of plant, manpower, etc.) Frequency of consultant site meeting with contractors and subcontractors. Specialized works in the project. The total number of subcontractors engaged in this project is __________

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.