Open AccessEvaluation of Dispute Prone Areas in Construction Projects
Author(s) -
Manu Noushad,
Anu V. Thomas,
Ramaswamy K. P
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aijr proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
ISSN - 2582-3922
DOI - 10.21467/proceedings.112.8
Subject(s) - cost overrun , predictability , documentation , analytic hierarchy process , order (exchange) , business , construction industry , risk analysis (engineering) , process (computing) , dispute resolution , change order , computer science , construction engineering , project management , operations research , engineering , finance , law , project planning , systems engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , programming language , operating system , opm3
Construction projects experience claims and disputes due to increased complexity of contract documentation, which subsequently affects the cost performance of projects. Majority of the previous studies on disputes and cost overrun have mainly focused on finding the causes of cost overrun or disputes in the industry. Identification of dispute prone areas and the associated range of cost overrun due to the disputes are less explored. Previous research findings indicate that the various factors resulting in cost overrun itself are the causes of disputes. It is necessary to understand, assess and take appropriate actions for increasing the predictability of claims and disputes in order to improve the cost performance of construction projects. In this study, an attempt is made to identify and prioritize the dispute prone areas in Indian construction projects by analytical hierarchy process (AHP).