TY - JOUR
T1 - Ranking cost overrun factors in the mega hospital construction projects using Delphi-SWARA method
T2 - an Iranian case study
AU - Balali, Amirhossein
AU - Moehler, Robert C.
AU - Valipour, Alireza
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Completing a project according to the anticipated budget is one of the most important criteria in a successful construction project. As mega hospital construction projects face various kinds of limitation which affect the cost dramatically, many developing countries such as Iran have focused in these kinds of projects. Only a few studies have been conducted which are associated with cost overrun factors in hospital construction projects in developing countries. The aim of this study is to identify and rank cost overrun factors in mega hospital construction projects of Iran. Delphi and SWARA methods were used in order to align experts’ opinions in categorizing cost overrun factors and weigh the cost overrun factors, respectively. These factors were then allocated to consultants, employers and contractors. The results illustrated that “Unacceptable quality of work which leads to rework” with score of 0.458, “Not allocating sufficient budget from the government during the project” with score of 0.429 and “Lack of supervisors’ technical knowledge” with score of 0.44 were the most crucial factors in contractors, employers and consultant groups, respectively. The identified factors inform the main literature on hospital projects and results in decreasing cost overruns in the mentioned projects.
AB - Completing a project according to the anticipated budget is one of the most important criteria in a successful construction project. As mega hospital construction projects face various kinds of limitation which affect the cost dramatically, many developing countries such as Iran have focused in these kinds of projects. Only a few studies have been conducted which are associated with cost overrun factors in hospital construction projects in developing countries. The aim of this study is to identify and rank cost overrun factors in mega hospital construction projects of Iran. Delphi and SWARA methods were used in order to align experts’ opinions in categorizing cost overrun factors and weigh the cost overrun factors, respectively. These factors were then allocated to consultants, employers and contractors. The results illustrated that “Unacceptable quality of work which leads to rework” with score of 0.458, “Not allocating sufficient budget from the government during the project” with score of 0.429 and “Lack of supervisors’ technical knowledge” with score of 0.44 were the most crucial factors in contractors, employers and consultant groups, respectively. The identified factors inform the main literature on hospital projects and results in decreasing cost overruns in the mentioned projects.
KW - Cost overrun factors
KW - Delphi method
KW - Hospital construction projects
KW - success criteria
KW - SWARA method
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U2 - 10.1080/15623599.2020.1811465
DO - 10.1080/15623599.2020.1811465
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089860064
SN - 1562-3599
VL - 22
SP - 2577
EP - 2585
JO - International Journal of Construction Management
JF - International Journal of Construction Management
IS - 13
ER -