Inspecting the Factors Affecting the Delay in Executing Civil Construction Projects in Zone One of Tabriz Municipality

Subject Areas : Business Management

Houshang Taghizadeh ^{1 *} , Amir Laleh ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz Islamic Azad University, Iran
2 - Graduated Master of Industrial Management at Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

Received: 2008-01-09 Accepted : 2008-06-09 Published : 2008-06-21

Keywords: Environmental factors, Employer, Civil Construction Projects, Counsellor, Contractor,

Abstract :

Municipality is considered as the symbol of a government in the world. This public organ as the most influential one has shouldered a wide range of duties and services and will undergo more responsibilities within the prospect of 20 years of civil development and the fourth development plan of the country. One of the most common dilemmas of the municipalities is the delay in execution and accomplishment of the projects. If any of the projects faces delay, not only will the national investments be wasted, but also they will lose their technical and economical legitimacy. So, a field analysis was carried out in Zone One of Tabriz municipality in order to identify the influential factors on the delays. At first, in order to analyze these questions, various resources were studied and then the influential factors were classified in four groups of employer, counsellor, contractor and the environmental factors. Then a questionnaire was compiled. Next, having studied the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, we distributed it among the statistical population and the data were collected. Finally, by using the T-test scores, the influential factors were identified. The influence rate of each factor was identified according to the Friedman test. As a result, with the help of the data, practical solutions were introduced to stop the delays.

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