AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering 2019 (AICCE'19) - Nibong Tebal - Malaysia (2019-08-21)

Change Order Impact on Construction Industry of Pakistan
Change order is the alteration in the contract documents which signed before a project between two parties. This research was carried out to find the factors that cause change order and articulate a guideline to overcome the problems for stakeholders of construction industry. From the perspective of expertise, stakeholders of construction industry and literature review a questionnaire was designed and conducted an exploratory survey. The data collected from 102 respondents were analyzed through Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS-23) and MS Excel for reliability check. 32 influential factors identified through an exploratory survey from the stakeholders of construction industry. Five factors like scope of the project, defects in drawings, client financial problems and lack of skilled labor and role of technology concluded high-rank fac-tors by Relative importance index (RII). The impact of change order fluctuates the budget as well as the duration of the project. To avoid the adverse effects of these factors and disputes between the different parties, the project scope must be identified from the beginning of the project. The drawings should be cleared to the owner and the project should be managed properly. Majority of the projects are affected by the change order, it is therefore recommended to focus on the critical factors to avoid the effects.
Mr. Muhammad Altaf, Mr. Muhammad Ali Musarat, Mr. Azizullah Khan, Mr. Zohaib Shoukat, Mr. Usman Salahuddin