The Influence of Delays in the Implementation of Work on Budget Plan and Field Management on Building Project in Banjarmasin

Civil Engineering Department, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: candrayuliana@ulm.ac.id

Abstract

The construction service company needs to think about the best strategy for dealing with delay in the project work schedule so that the cost overruns can be reduced to a minimum. The purpose of this research is to make a strategy for overcoming the delay of building project construction work in Banjarmasin. Primary data were obtained by field survey and interviews. The survey was conducted to project directors, project managers and the field, supervisors, and experts who are experienced in handling construction projects. The survey aims to collect data on the dominant factors causing delays in structural work, the impact of such delays on the budget plan, and the strategy of handling delays. The data were analyzed descriptively and AHP. Variable Y, which is the impact of the delay on changes in the work plan cost budget structure, is at a large level that is changing between 3% - 4% of the budget plan cost. The dominant factor to the cause of the delay is the slow decision-making process by the owner, the owner’s financial problem, the financial difficulties by the contractor, the mistake of choosing the construction method, the shortage of the project.