Table 2: Associated Risks on the Project
Cost Related Risks:
Index Scores
Tight project schedule
0.67
Design variations
0.49
Project variations from the client
0.46
Unsuitable construction project's program planning
0.42
Occurrence of dispute
0.42
Price inflation of project construction materials
0.41
Excessive approval procedures within the administrative government departments
0.40
Incomplete approval of document and other documents
0.39
Incomplete and inaccurate cost estimate
0.38
Inadequate program scheduling
0.38
Time Related Risks:
Index Scores
Tight project schedule
0.57
Design variations
0.48
Excessive approval procedures within the administrative government departments
0.48
Variations by the client
0.47
Incomplete approval of documents and other documents
0.45
Unsuitable construction project's program planning
0.45
Inadequate program scheduling
0.42
Bureaucracy of government
0.39
High performance and quality expectations
0.38
Variations of construction project's program
0.38
Quality related risks:
Index Scores
Tight project schedule
0.56
Inadequate program scheduling
0.41
Unsuitable construction program project planning
0.38
Incomplete and inaccurate cost estimate
0.38
Low subcontractors management competency
0.36
High performance and quality expectations
0.35
Variations of construction project's program
0.35
Non-availability of sufficient skilled labor
0.31
Design variations
0.30
Lack of coordination among project participant
0.29
Environment related risks:
Index Scores
Tight project schedule
0.39
Variations of construction project's programs
0.28
Non-availability of sufficient managers and professionals
0.27
Excessive approval procedures within the administrative government departments
0.27
Variations by the client
0.25
Insufficient and inadequate site information, which include soil test and survey report.
0.25
Low subcontractors' management competency
0.24
High performance and quality expectations
0.24
Inadequate program scheduling
0.23
Serious noise pollution come from construction activities
0.23
Safety related risks:
Index Scores
Tight project schedule
0.45
Low subcontractors management competency
0.37
Unsuitable construction project's program planning
0.33
Variations of construction project's programs
0.30
General accident occurrence in site
0.30
High performance and quality expectations
0.27
Design variations
0.26
Lack of coordination among project participants
0.26
Excessive approval procedures within the administrative government departments
0.25
Non-availability of skilled labor
0.24
Non-availability of sufficient managers and professionals.
0.24
The data in table 2 reveals that the 51 risks deemed to influence the project objectives. 10 factors were related to the project objectives while 11 factors related to safety. It is evident that many of the risks are repeated within the 51 risks which include:
Tight project schedule which was identified to influence all the five project objectives;
Risks associated with time, quality, cost and safety were also been identified to influence the design variation of the project.
These risks served as the key risks that influenced the project and they were 20 in number. All the risks and their abbreviations are presented in Table 3.
Table 3: 20 Key Risks
Abbreviations
Tight project schedule
TPS
Design variations
DV
Excessive approval procedures within the administrative government departments
EAP
High performance and quality expectations
HPQE
Inadequate project's program scheduling
IPS
Non-suitable construction project program planning
UCPP
Variations of construction project programs
VCP
Low subcontractors management competency
LMCS
Variations from the client
VC
Incomplete approval of critical document and other documents
IAD
Incomplete and inaccurate cost estimate
ICE
Lack of coordination among project participants
LCP
Non-availability of sufficient manager and professionals.
UPM
Unavailability of sufficient amount of skilled labor
USL
Bureaucracy of government
BG
General safety accident occurrence
GSAO
Inadequate and insufficient site information
Occurrence of dispute
OD
Price increase of construction materials
PICM
Serious noise pollution from the construction site.
SNP
6. Output analysis and Discussion
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