A case study of Delay Analysis of construction project: Al Kut Olympic Stadium || Construction Delays || Types of Construction Delays || Effects of Construction Delays

A Case Study of Delay Analysis in Construction
Project : Al kut Olympic Stadium
Gaurav Verma
Final Year Civil Engineering,
Dayalbagh Educational Institute,
Dayalbagh, Agra
May, 2021
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
gaurav-verma-5663b0174
gaurav170350@dei.ac.in

Outlines
 Construction Delays.
 Types of Delays in Construction Projects.
 Effects of Construction Delays.
 Location of Al Kut Olympic Stadium.
 Scope of Study.
 Objectives of study.
 Research Methodology.
 Result Analysis.
 Summary.

Construction Delays
 Construction delays are considered as time lag in completion of activities from its specified time as per
contract or can be defined as late completion or late start of activities to the baseline schedule, directly
affecting specified cost. As a result, there will be extensions of time required which will further result
in fine, increased cost due to inflation, termination of contract, court cases etc. or combinations of
above stated factors, resulting in delay damages.
 Construction delays are often result of a mismanaged event/s and can be seen as a risk for the projects,
which if identified, analyzed and managed in a systematic process at inception, could be managed,
minimized, shared, mitigated or accepted to give some good results and minimize chances of further
delay.
Source: https://theconstructor.org/construction/delays-construction-projects/13465/
 Delay in construction project has a negative effect on clients, contractors, and consultants in terms of
growth in adversarial relationships, mistrust, litigation, arbitration, and cash-flow problems. A
construction project may be regarded as a successful endeavor until it satisfies the cost, time, and
quality limitations applied to it.

Types of Delays in Construction Projects
Types
of
Delays
Critical & Non Critical Delays
Excusable & Non-Excusable Delays
Concurrent Delays
Expansable & Non-Expansable Delays
4

 A delay that is responsible for extending project duration is a critical delay.
1. Critical & Non-Critical Delay
 Few results are mentioned below:
• Extended Field Overhead.
• Unabsorbed home office overhead.
• Liquidated Damage.
• Idle labor & equipment cost.
• Labor & Material Cost Escalation and many more.
 A delay that is not the cause of extended project duration is a non-critical delay;
however, it will have an effect in terms of activities getting completed late than
scheduled completion.

 A delay where the contractor is entitled for extension of time or compensation or
both, under the terms & conditions of contract is excusable delay.
2. Excusable & Non-Excusable Delay
 In this case, contractor does not have any control on the activity getting delayed.
The causes may be:
• Force Measure Clause
• Natural Calamities
• Political/Social Unrest
• Terrorist Attacks
• Delay from Client (Approvals, Decisions, etc.), etc.

 A delay where the contractor is fully responsible for the activities getting delayed
and resulted in extending project duration (responsible for critical delays)
are non-excusable delays.
2. Excusable & Non-Excusable Delay
 In this case, the contractor has to bear the risk of cost consequences including the
liability to pay damages for itself but possibly for the other parties as well. The
causes may be:
• Delayed Mobilization
• Delayed Procurement
• Delayed submission of important documents
• Planning & Scheduling
• Critical events that were not highlighted to client on right time, etc.

 A situation where more than one delay event occurs at the same time affecting
multiple activities simultaneously/independently affecting the completion
is concurrent delay.
3. Concurrent Delays
 However, not all those events enable the contractor to be entitled for extension of
time & cost claim. Importantly, it is the causes of delay rather the delay
themselves, that must overlap.

 Scenario where contractor is liable for Time Extension & Cost compensation
is compensable delays.
4. Compensable & Non-Compensable Delay
 All compensable delays fall under excusable delays.
 If the contractor is solely at fault for a delay event, it is termed as non-
compensable delay.
 Non-compensable may fall under critical, non-critical, excusable or non-
excusable; depending upon the situation it has created and conditions of contract.

Effects of Construction Delays
Source: https://www.irjet.net/archives/V3/i10/IRJET-V3I10108.pdf
Effects
Dispute
Cost
Overrun
Time
Overrun
Negotiati
on
Total
Desertion
Litigatio
n
Abandon
ment
Lawsuit

Location of Al Kut Olympic Stadium
Source:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Kut+Olympic+Stadium/@32.4990045,45.8279046,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3fe3bf51d7aa06ff:0xbef5b1f15e30c39b!8m2!3d32.5022143
!4d45.8337427?hl=en

Scope of Study
Source: https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v5i6/6061607.pdf
 This study focuses on a literature review of previous studies of research,
published and unpublished papers, books dealing with the subject of delay
analysis in construction projects or subjects close to this title as well as field data
include reports issued by the competent authorities for projects in Iraq, in
particular the project of demolition and rebuilding of Al kut Olympic Stadium
with a capacity of 20,000 spectators.
 The study identified the main reasons for the delay of this project as well as the
effect of this delay and methods to minimize the impact of this delay and avoid
delays for similar projects in the future.

Objectives of Study
 The major aim of this research is to identifying the major issues of delay, effect of delay
and method of minimizing delay in project of demolition old stadium of Al kut and
constructing new stadium in Waist state in Iraq and to giving responsibility amongst the
project groups for delays.
 Objectives have been identified as following:
• To find the general issues of construction delays according to literature survey.
• To use the MSP in planning and scheduling activates in Al kut stadium project to
minimize delay.
• To observe the main issue of construction delay in construction of Al kut stadium
project in Waist state in Iraq.
• To allocate responsibility amongst the projects parties of construction delay.
• To identify the methods of minimizing constructions delay in the Al kut stadium
project.

Research Methodology
Collection
of Project
Data
Preparation
of Schedule
using MSP
Software
Assigning of
Resources
Setting of
Baseline
Tracking a
Schedule
using MS
Project
Comparing
Schedules
Identifying
Variances
Identifying
Revisions

 In the Al kut stadium project, initially all the relevant data has been collected like stadium Drawings,
Specifications, types of resources, quantities, planned schedule, photographs, etc.
 Al kut project is demolition and removal and the establishment of Al kut Olympic stadium with a
capacity of 20,000 spectators on a total area of 73000 square meters.
1. Collection of Project Data
2. Preparation of Schedule using MSP Software
 Before preparing the schedule initially different activities are identified with the help of data given by
the organization and resources required for the project by rate analysis.
 It has been found that in all there are around 250 activities required for this sport facilities. With the help
of relevant data from the ministry of youth and sport of Iraq for the project.
 Using MSP i.e. by linking all the activities and after linking all the activities, with the help of different
linking options, total duration of the project was found i.e. 750 days.

 Assigning of resources is done so that actual cost of project can be known.
 After this assignment, project feasibility can be known that if the project is actually within budget
and time.
3. Assigning of Resources
4. Setting of Baseline
 As the baseline is set for the project, progress for the project could be summarized by comparing
it with actual schedule i.e. planned schedule is compared with actual schedule with the help of
milestone and by setting baseline to the project.
 Baseline is to show that how that project is differing from its planned to actual scenario, and
hence one can get their project scenario, if the project is achieving its milestone or not.

 Tracking progress is all about data gathering: tasks completed, hours worked, and costs incurred.
 So with the help of tracking, project status can be found out as now baseline is set for the project.
Tracking of the project can be done in different ways:
5. Tracking a Schedule with MS Project
• Percentage of work complete (% Work Complete).
• Actual duration.
• Remaining duration.
• Actual start.
• Actual finish.
• Actual work.
• Remaining work.
• Actual work by time period.

 It is realized that the schedule argument as well as the planned progress and changes to the
difference between real progress will be important.
 Planned change amendment arguments and schedule durations are to schedule and their
status date back to status date to the right will be calculated to take place in the future.
6. Comparing Schedules
7. Identifying Variances
 To identify variances in performance, Start Variance and Finish Variance columns can be
used.
 In addition, trace displays and custom styles in a single view baseline information to
schedule updates can make the strip.

 MSP has a Compare Project Versions utility to review differences between two similar MSP
schedules. Compare Project Versions utility only compares tasks and resources and resource
assignment does not compare.
 Implementation of spectators filled the two types:
8. Identifying Revisions
• Spectators terraced capacity of 13200 Spectators.
• Cabin Terraced capacity of 6785 spectators.
 Supplying and erection transformer of electricity with capacity of 1250 kva and electrical
generator with capacity of 1259 kva build up on two services buildings:
• Outside of field boundaries contain station for pumping and storage for drink water and also
for purpose of irrigation and firefighting, this building contain security room and reception.
• The second building contain Locker rooms, Warm-up halls, sports hall and its parts, Mosque,
sound control rooms, press rooms, kitchen, Cafeteria, etc.

 Supplying and installation of Electronic screen (6*4 square meters) 2 screens.
 Executing parking for 2 and 4 wheels (5 parks).
8. Identifying Revisions
 Supplying and installation of seats fixing in the spectator’s positions (750 seats) in VIP
area and VVIP (65) also fixed seats (600) and at least the ordinary seats (13200 seats).
 Supplying and installation lighting columns in different types.
 Construct entrance gates (2) to enter the field and another main gates (2) and a grid of
roads inside the boundaries of the stadium.
 Constructing pipeline grid for different purpose.

Result Analysis
1. Additional Days
135
days
10
days
120
days
265
days

Result Analysis
2. Additional Works
 It has been added to work under an order parts no.1 with amount 1,668,025,000 in
1232012.
 It has been added to work under an order parts no.2 with amount 18,378,729,000 IQD in
162014.
 The condition of the construction until 15/3/2015 is according to the plan submitted by the
contractor who was executing the project and ratified by the ministry of youth and sports
(client) that the work should be completed till 22/11/2013 but the actual percent of done
work is 63.5% in 15/3/2015 so the deviation in the plan is 36.5% until the 15/3/2015.

Result Analysis
3. Problems & Obstacles
 The following are the most important problems that have caused delays:
1. Change the design of the foundation from raft foundation to deep foundation (piles).
Based on soil investigations report that stipulated the actual bearing capacity of the soil
is not (10 kg/cm2) but it is (4.5 kg/cm2) that would be taken in the primary design.
2. The absence of the design because of the end of the decade, including the Ministry of
Youth and Sports, which has affected negatively on the technical solution to the
problems facing the design and work through the stages of implementation.
3. Not resolve the issue of the iron structure that holds terrace the stadium cover and make
change in the initial design and make new design has more strength than old one.

Result Analysis
A weakness in the integration of the integrated design vision of the project Which impact
on the integration of technical and architectural specifications for certain paragraphs of
the project An example of such an agreement with the province of Waist to connect the
discharge of heavy water network with the carrier to be implemented by the province of
Waist line and passing next to the project site as well as with rain water draining note
that the stadium project was built on the basis of the existence of drainage networks
design but in fact the lack of such networks near the stadium addition to the error by
adopting the design discharge of sewage and rain water draining one network as opposed
to instructions of the Ministry of Health, Environment and Water Resources.
Canceled some of main activates to decrease the cost of project.
4.
5.
3. Problems & Obstacles

Result Analysis
4. Task Cost Overview

Result Analysis
5. Resource Work Availability Report

Result Analysis
6. Resource Remaining Work Report

Summary
 The aim of this analysis was to analyze the factors that influence the success of
construction coming up with of Al kut Olympic sports stadium and delay analysis case
study.
 Before you install with Preconstruction, well planning and procarance of special
constructions immediately before the commencement of part to progress with coming to be
very useful.
 SRM helped come up with throughout the preconstruction that major problem
preconstruction stage a project team was formed and the project completion was
maintained the same team.
 Engineers were trained to become the Manager and who's coming with that it is supported
by the entire project team is able to achieve success can be a way to educate.

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