Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia

This paper investigates the most significant causes contribute to the variation orders in the construction of building projects in the States of Selangor Malaysia. Data was collected from questionnaires survey which is based on the literature reviews and also provisions in the ‘Persatuan Akitek M...

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Main Authors: N. Mohammad, A.I. Che Ani, R.A.O.K, Rakmat, M.A. Yusof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/
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author N. Mohammad,
A.I. Che Ani,
R.A.O.K,
Rakmat,
M.A. Yusof,
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A.I. Che Ani,
R.A.O.K,
Rakmat,
M.A. Yusof,
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description This paper investigates the most significant causes contribute to the variation orders in the construction of building projects in the States of Selangor Malaysia. Data was collected from questionnaires survey which is based on the literature reviews and also provisions in the ‘Persatuan Akitek Malaysia” (PAM 1998) standard form of building contract that are associated with the variation orders. The data were analyzed by using mean score method and rank to formulate the findings. The result from questionnaires survey revealed three most significant causes variation orders which are: ‘Change of plan by owner’, ‘Substitution of materials by owner ’, and ‘Changes of design by consultant’. The finding concludes that owner is the major source of the variation orders in construction of building projects and suggested that owner should have adequate planning and recourses before initiating a project in order to avoid variation order during the construction stage.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:25222016-12-14T06:31:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/ Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia N. Mohammad, A.I. Che Ani, R.A.O.K, Rakmat, M.A. Yusof, This paper investigates the most significant causes contribute to the variation orders in the construction of building projects in the States of Selangor Malaysia. Data was collected from questionnaires survey which is based on the literature reviews and also provisions in the ‘Persatuan Akitek Malaysia” (PAM 1998) standard form of building contract that are associated with the variation orders. The data were analyzed by using mean score method and rank to formulate the findings. The result from questionnaires survey revealed three most significant causes variation orders which are: ‘Change of plan by owner’, ‘Substitution of materials by owner ’, and ‘Changes of design by consultant’. The finding concludes that owner is the major source of the variation orders in construction of building projects and suggested that owner should have adequate planning and recourses before initiating a project in order to avoid variation order during the construction stage. Penerbit UKM 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/1/paper01.pdf N. Mohammad, and A.I. Che Ani, and R.A.O.K, and Rakmat, and M.A. Yusof, (2010) Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Building Performance, 1 (1). pp. 73-82. ISSN 2180-2106 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/~jsb/jbp/index.html
spellingShingle N. Mohammad,
A.I. Che Ani,
R.A.O.K,
Rakmat,
M.A. Yusof,
Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort investigation on the causes of variation orders in the construction of building project - a study in the state of selangor, malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2522/1/paper01.pdf