Overview of the Delay Analysis Framework for Construction Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract: The Delay Analysis Framework consolidates diverse techniques and methods to achieve a reliable, timely, economic, and automated schedule analysis and damage calculation. However, and because of the occurred delays for projects and growing complexness for recent construction projects in UAE, delays and cost overrides became common realities in the construction sector. That motivated the researchers and practitioners to use several approaches to calculate project delays and assign delay responsibility between the involved parties. This paper is prepared to demonstrate and evaluate different delay analysis frameworks that used to settle and resolve the occurred delays and support the delay analyst. In this regard, the study is comparing diverse frameworks to evaluate the capability of delay analysis frameworks through the measurement of many variables such as ability in assigning the responsibilities for the project delay, saving delay analysis cost, time, efforts and resources, dealing with concurrent delays and the flexible limit of application. The previous studies addressed several delay analysis framework that used by the Contractors in the construction projects in UAE and other countries. It’s useful to review those delay analysis frameworks from another view to gain insight into the capability of theses delay analysis framework through the measurement of many variables. Therefore, in this review, previously reported novel for the functions and advantages of the delay analysis frameworks are briefly discussed through evaluating seven measurements. The study found that the Integrated Forensic Delay Analysis Framework is more complex and it required several techniques to be applied. Also, the Developed Integrated Framework Analysis by Golnaraghi and the Integrated Forensic Delay Analysis Framework are required high level of detail and records comparing to the Conceptual Delay Analysis Framework by Abdelhadi. Moreover, the study recommended overcome the weakness of the previous delay analysis framework and develop the appropriate delay analysis framework to promote their use properly, in order to help reduce the frequent delay of claims settlement and provide high advantages.

Keywords: Claim, Delay Analysis Framework, Extension of Time, Concurrent Delays.

Title: Overview of the Delay Analysis Framework for Construction Project in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Author: Shahnaz Ali Abdalla Mohammed, Mohamad Syazli Fathi

International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research  

ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)

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