Effects of Delay in construction Projects of Punjab-Pakistan: An Empirical Study

The objective of the present study was to measure the effects of delay in construction projects like cost-overrun, time-overrun, litigation and project abandonment. Data on the study variables has been collected through structured questionnaire from 37 construction firms located in Punjab province of Pakistan. Participants were approached personally to collect the data. Various statistical tools such as reliability test, factor analysis, common method variance, normality test, Independent Sample T-test, One-Way ANOVA, correlation, computation of means and standard deviations and structural equation model have been applied for data analysis and inference. It is found that delay in construction projects significantly lead to cost overrun, time overrun, litigation and project abandonment. The findings of the study also provide significant insights to construction industry so that they may formulate strategies in order to avoid delay and its consequences. Moreover, the recommendations and limitations are discussed in the conclusion part of the study.

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