Questionnaire for Practitioners(Delays in Completion and Cost Overruns in Building

Projects- Dubai.)
1. To recommend a guideline to avoid delays in completion and cost overruns in Dubai
building projects
1. Please enter the Demographic Information requested in the form below. Your name, the name
of your organization and your contact details will be kept strictly confidential. Summaries and
statistical analyses of responses will be presented to the University.
Name:

Company:

Address :

City/Town:

P.O. Box:

Email Address:

2. Please Indicate Your Designation:

3. Please indicate the type of organization you are employed:

Client
Project Manager
Engineering Consultant
Cost Consultant
Contractor

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4. Please identify whether followings have caused delays in Completion and Cost Overruns in
Dubai Building Projects which you are involved/or aware of:
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1. The confusing
and ambiguous
requirements of
Clients would
cause impact in
time delay and
cost overrun of the
projects. .
2. The improper
feasibility study
providing by the
Client would cause
impact on time
and cost overrun
of the project.
3. The Clients
Improper bidding
process would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
4. Payment delays
by the Client would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project

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5. Too many
scope changes
and constructive
changed orders by
client would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
6. Slow responses
from the Client
organization would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
7. The Clients
Financial
availability would
have an impact on
time/cost of the
project
8. Delay in
possession of site
would cause an
impact of time/cost
9. Inadequate
experience staff
within the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project

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10. Lack of
consultation with
the Client by the
Project
Management
Team organization
would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
11. Failure utilize
tools to manage
the Project
symmetrically by
the Project
Management
Team organization
would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
12. Poor
Leadership on part
of the Project
Manager would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
13. Lack of timely
decision and
corrective actions
by the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project

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14. Large number
of participants
within the project
would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun.
15. Unrealistic
project schedule
by the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
16. Poor project
planning and
control by the
Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
17. Bureaucracy at
the work place by
the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project

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18. Lack of top
management
commitment by
the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
19. Unreasonable
risk allocation by
the Project
Management
Team would cause
impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
20. In viability
appraisal, cost
data used for
estimating
purpose would
have cost impact
of the project
21. Delay in
providing required
information by the
Project Manager
for the
construction would
cause an impact
on time/cost
22. Low
constructability of
design by the
designer would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project

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23. Errors and
omission in design
documents would
cause impact on
time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
24. Impractical
design by the
designer would
cause an impact
on time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
25. The cost
consultant should
prepare and
update a cost plan
to client with the
advance warning
on timely manner
26. Poor efficiency
of supervision by
the contractors
staff would cause
an impact on time
delay and cost
overrun of the
project
27. Inappropriate
construction
methods by the
contractor would
cause an impact
on time delay and
cost overrun of the
project

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28. Using obsolete

technology by the
contractor would
cause an impact
on time delay and
cost overrun of the
project
29. Any Disruption
to Contractors
Programme would
cause an impact
on time/cost
30. Delay in
issuing EOT and
TOC would cause
an impact on
time/cost
Other (please specify)

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