Studying the Reasons for Delay and Cost Overrun in Construction Projects: The Case of Iran

• Main Authors: Samarghandi, Hamed, Tabatabae, Seyed Mohammad Moosavi, Taabayan, Pouria, Hashemi, Ahmad Mir, Willoughby, Keith
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: TH1-9745 Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/41443/1/JCDC_21%281%29_2016-Art._4%2851-84%29.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/41443/; http://web.usm.my/jcdc/vol21_1_2016/JCDC%2021(1)%202016-Art.%204(51-84).pdf

Undesirable delays in construction projects impose excessive costs and precipitate exacerbated durations. Investigating Iran, a developing Middle Eastern country, this paper focuses on the reasons for construction project delays. We conducted several interviews with owners, contractors, consulta...