Identifying potential delay situations in advance to define construction contract obligations of public buildings

During the execution of construction project, project completion on time was commonly considered the key of project’s success. Project time can be evaluated as the vital factor in project management point of view because it affects directly on the profit of project if project time delay happens. Because of the many sources and causes of construction project delays, it is often difficult to analyze the ultimate liability in delay claims. During a construction projects, delays may result from many circumstances. Act of GOD, the Employer, the Engineer, the Contractor, or a third party may cause delays. Delays are one of the biggest problems that construction firms face. They can lead to many negative effects such as lawsuits between Employers and Contractors, increased costs, loss of productivity and revenue, and contract termination. The aim of this paper is to identify the main causes and consequences of delay in public building projects and their impact. By applied Spearman coefficient in this study, it was found that the degree of agreement among the parties of the project is high. In addition, the Engineer has an intermediate position from both the Employer and the Contractor. The significance of Spearman correlation coefficient values was checked and it was found that we can be 99.9% confident the correlation has not occurred by chance, and the results can be dependable.