Analysis of Payment Delays in Construction Projects: A Critical Review

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Critical Review Report
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Executive summary of the report:
This report consists of the identification of the problem of payment delay in the construction
industry which is filled with the uncertainties, problems and risk. The topic delay in payment in
the construction industry highly sensitive and it is tried to cover all the advantages and
disadvantages of this topic in this report.
Proposed research topic
Identifying the problem of payment delay in the context of construction projects.
Summary of the main identified scholarly article relevant to the topic:
Cause of schedule delays in construction project s in
Annotation
Rachid, Zemra, Boudouh Toufik, and Baheddi Mohammed. "Causes of Schedule Delays in
Construction Projects in Algeria." International Journal of Construction Management
(2018)
Introduction
The construction sector is a very important and major sector which contributes to the developing
country's economy. This report will help in identifying the causes of delaying the construction
and payment in the construction industry. It will also assess the necessity as per the projects of
stakeholder, which can be the owner, consultant or the contractor of the construction company.
The data used in this report is collected by the help of questioner, personal interview or by
showing the sample of construction.
Aims, research questions & Research Methods
The main objective or the reason for choosing this article as the main research report is that it is
identifying the cause for the delay in the construction industry of Algeria and will explain the
significance of the people like an owner and the board of directors of the company. The aim of
this article is to explain the main source or reason in the delay of the construction projects.
Scope

The scope of this article is to identify the problems which help in the improvement of the
construction projects. The study is conducted to assess the risk involved in the process of the
construction industry and involved in the proper allocation. The results which come out with this
report is revealing the risks included in the economy of the construction company, inflation and
the unwanted changes in prices can be the main reason for this problem.
Usefulness
This article is very useful in solving the problem of delay in the construction projects and
payment of the workers. Delay is a very common risk which is included in the project of
construction but it is a very serious problem because no worker wants to work if the owner of the
construction company does not provide the salary or their payment on time. this problem has
come up as a most significant problem in today's world.
Limitations
The limitation in this report is that there is no primary method used for collecting the data can
be taken as the personal experience which can be shared by the readers. The problem which is
mentioned in this report is the frequency and the severity which is important to show to the
readers so that they can gain some experience of how the activity of construction is performed is
not covered.
Conclusions
This study was done to know the main causes of the delaying in the payment in construction
projects or industry. There are fifty-nine causes are mentioned which leads to delay in the
construction process. A survey was conducted through a questioner was designed in a way which
helped in the collection of the owner's perception and the level of severity of the delay.
Reflection1
I think the problem of delay in construction projects is a very big issue and should be resolved as
fast as possible. The delay in payment is also a big problem in the construction line which as per
my opinion is a much bigger issue that delays in the construction activity. I think the delay has
been done because of lack in the management skills of the owner that he was not able to give the
salaries of the workers on time.
Evaluate the credibility of the article
The article was peer review and linked with International Journal of Construction
Management.

A. Explain how did you locate and download the article
The article was allocated from CQU Library and downloaded from there. The search engine was
Google chrome and the keyword which is used to search this article was “delay in the payment
of construction project”.
Summary of a relevant article cited by the main article
Zidane, Youcef J.-T, and Bjorn Andersen. "The Top 10 Universal Delay Factors in
Construction Projects." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 11.3 (2018)
The Top 10 Universal Delay Factors in Construction Projects
A. Evaluate the credibility of the article
The article was peer-reviewed and was linked with the International Journal of Managing
Projects in Business

B. Explain how did you locate the article
The article was located from CQU library and was downloaded from there only. The search
engine which is used to search this article was CQU library.
C. Provide the brief annotation
The main aim of this article is projects which face delays and unnecessary wastage of time
because of the different types of factors involved which makes the construction company
unwanted consequences, so this article will help them to solve the problems effectively and
efficiently. The methods used in this report are a literature review, the semi-quantitative survey
with the help of questionnaires. The limitation in this article is that the report is based on the
respondent which counts to only 202. This report has the document which critically delays the
factors in different places.
Summary of a relevant article citing the main article
Nurbasirah Mohamed Alias & Md Azree Othuman Mydin, 2013. Various Forms of Project Delay
in the Construction Industry. Analele Universităţii "Eftimie Murgu" Reşiţa: Fascicola I,
Inginerie,
Various Forms of Project Delay in the Construction Industry
A. Evaluate the credibility of the article
The credibility of the article was good and reliable. The article really helped in the
completion of the project and understanding of things.
B. Explain how did you locate the article
The article was allocated by the help of CQU Library and was easily downloaded from the
library. The search engine was CQU Library.
C. Provide the brief annotation

The aim of this article is to explain the various sources that cause the extended time which
happens to fulfil the answers of all the questions why there is a delay in the payment of the
construction projects. The method used in this article is questioner and personal interview. The
flaw in this article is that it should point the issues which delay the construction projects but it
fails to cover it in an efficient manner. These issues are concerned with the cost of the
construction and the time taken in the construction of any infrastructure.
A preliminary research gap or statement of the research problem
The research problem was stated in all three articles considered and cited. The research problem
which is taken is the problem of delay in the payment in the context of construction projects.
There were some gaps which are there in these articles like some articles were lacking the
primary method of research which is very necessary to include in the report to make it more
convincing because readers always consider the report which is done by the person who has
written it. There were some problems in the research like it was difficult to find the article and
checking whether it is authenticated or not.
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A critical reflection of your learning experience
I learned from these articles about the causes of the delay in the payment in the context of
construction projects and the problems occur when the workers of the construction company do
not receive their payments on time. Sometimes the contractor also does not receives their
payment on time because of some problems in the line of communication between the worker
and the person who are allotting them the work. I got to know about the problems in the
construction industry which occurs in the major sectors of the economies of the developing
country. As per my thoughts and observation, most of these projects are experiencing a high level
of delay in their work and payments which lead to less efficient and effective work.
The results show that the five very important causes of the delay are just because of the changes
in the form of construction, unrealistic duration of contracts. The slow process of the variations
in the allotment of a new quantity of work, delay in the payment of those work which is done on
time and accurately and uneven planning and scheduling of the construction program by the
contractors which I think are the main issues in the construction projects or industries.
The studies which I have considered in this study show or explain the causes which are related to
owners and are the main cause of delay in work and payment. The payment I think is a
significant thing which everyone works for and if there will be any delay in payment after
workers have work with full dedication and motivation leads in breaking their moral and will
never be able to give their best performance. So payment should be made on time if the work or

assignment is completed on the due date or given time.
References:
 Nurbasirah Mohamed Alias & Md Azree Othuman Mydin, 2013. Various Forms of
Project Delay in the Construction Industry. Analele Universităţii "Eftimie Murgu" Reşiţa:
Fascicola I, Inginerie,
 Zidane, Youcef J.-T, and Bjorn Andersen. "The Top 10 Universal Delay Factors in
Construction Projects." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 11.3
(2018)
 Rachid, Zemra, Boudouh Toufik, and Baheddi Mohammed. "Causes of Schedule Delays
in Construction Projects in Algeria." International Journal of Construction Management
(2018)