This paper investigates the main time delay and cost overrun causes in construction projects within Oman related to clients, contractors, and consultants. | Towards a sustainable construction industry Delays and cost overrun causes in construction projects of Oman Journal of Project Management 5 2020 87 102 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Journal of Project Management homepage Towards a sustainable construction industry Delays and cost overrun causes in construction projects of Oman Tariq Al Amria and Manuel Marey-Pérezb a PhD student Santiago de Compostela Spain b Santiago de Compostela Spain CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history Every nation in the globe endeavours to achieve sustainable growth in its various industries. Received August 2 2019 The construction industry has an enormous contribution to the economy primarily for the Received in revised format De- developed nations experiencing urgent demands to develop and expand their infrastructure. cember 27 2019 While this expansion is taking place through projects it is essential to find the factors affect- Accepted January 2 2020 Available online ing completion of project premium. This paper investigates the main time delay and cost January 2 2020 overrun causes in construction projects within Oman related to clients contractors and con- Keywords sultants. Through a comprehensive literature review reasons for delays and cost overrun are Construction project determined and a survey targeting 100 project managers was conducted to indicate top Time delay causes among them. The findings may help the government develop better policy and con- Cost overrun struction firms to modify criteria procedures to avoid such drawbacks. Oman 2020 by the authors licensee Growing Science Canada. 1. Introduction In a research study the literature review examines studies been done in the past about cases in delay in projects. It enables the researchers to identify the progress about a given topic and to relate to the currently proposed project. Also it allows us to determine the existing gaps and model the current study to fill those gaps. This section
