Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China

Cost overrun during construction is one of the most common problems occur in construction projects around the world, which also includes the area of Chongqing in China. At present, there are few studies related to cost overruns at the construction stage of high-rise residential building projects (HR...

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Main Authors: Yuee Wang, Farid Ezanee Mohamed Ghazali
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Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2023-09-01
Series:Archives of Civil Engineering
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description Cost overrun during construction is one of the most common problems occur in construction projects around the world, which also includes the area of Chongqing in China. At present, there are few studies related to cost overruns at the construction stage of high-rise residential building projects (HRBPs) in Chongqing. The purpose of this study is to develop effective control measures from the contractor’s perspective to help projects to minimize cost overruns during the construction phase of HRBPs in Chongqing. Firstly, through the literature review and semi-structured interviews, 65 cost overrun-related risk factors in construction projects were identified. All the risk factors have been prioritized through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on their importance to project success. Out of the 65 factors identified, 12 were classified as the critical ones that have a great potential to instigate a cost overrun during construction to take place in the real project. There were four risk factors that have the greatest impact on cost overruns, and their weights were 0.04 or above, including low bid, force majeure, undetailed/inaccurate geological survey data, and increased loan interest rates. Finally, control measures were developed for these four critical cost overrun risk factors (CCORFs). The measures developed provided a guideline to control the risk of cost overruns and clear control key points to help contractors minimize cost overruns on construction projects.
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spelling doaj.art-1342f0c6b267444580090fc7f4a118612023-09-18T10:50:39ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Civil Engineering1230-29452300-31032023-09-01vol. 69No 37994https://doi.org/10.24425/ace.2023.146068Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, ChinaYuee Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2889-2480Farid Ezanee Mohamed Ghazali1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3770-1324School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia,Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang, MalaysiaSchool of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia,Seri Ampangan, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang, MalaysiaCost overrun during construction is one of the most common problems occur in construction projects around the world, which also includes the area of Chongqing in China. At present, there are few studies related to cost overruns at the construction stage of high-rise residential building projects (HRBPs) in Chongqing. The purpose of this study is to develop effective control measures from the contractor’s perspective to help projects to minimize cost overruns during the construction phase of HRBPs in Chongqing. Firstly, through the literature review and semi-structured interviews, 65 cost overrun-related risk factors in construction projects were identified. All the risk factors have been prioritized through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on their importance to project success. Out of the 65 factors identified, 12 were classified as the critical ones that have a great potential to instigate a cost overrun during construction to take place in the real project. There were four risk factors that have the greatest impact on cost overruns, and their weights were 0.04 or above, including low bid, force majeure, undetailed/inaccurate geological survey data, and increased loan interest rates. Finally, control measures were developed for these four critical cost overrun risk factors (CCORFs). The measures developed provided a guideline to control the risk of cost overruns and clear control key points to help contractors minimize cost overruns on construction projects.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/128452/PDF/art05_int.pdfhigh-rise residential building projects (hrbps)construction phaseanalytic hierarchyprocess (ahp)critical cost overrun risk factors (ccorfs)control measures
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Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
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high-rise residential building projects (hrbps)
construction phase
analytic hierarchyprocess (ahp)
critical cost overrun risk factors (ccorfs)
control measures
title Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
title_full Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
title_fullStr Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
title_full_unstemmed Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
title_short Effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high-rise residential building projects in Chongqing, China
title_sort effective control measures to minimize cost overrun during construction phase of high rise residential building projects in chongqing china
topic high-rise residential building projects (hrbps)
construction phase
analytic hierarchyprocess (ahp)
critical cost overrun risk factors (ccorfs)
control measures
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