The Challenges and Reasons for Delaying Construction Projects in Libya

Fathi Elharare Elhaniash

Abstract: Environmental, technological and social constrains have caused the delays in construction industries and these delays vary from country to country. The construction projects are becoming more complex and difficult to manage due to different reasons associated with globalization. This study is conducted to identify the reasons of delays in construction industry of Libya. The data was collected from survey of 300 respondents involved in management of construction projects including consultants, project managers and owners. The data about deferments consist of three reasons; project specific, external environment and human. For this purpose correlation and regression analysis was used to find the factor contributing to deferments. Among three factors human factor and project specific reasons are the most important factors that contribute towards deferments in construction industry of Libya.

Keywords: Construction projects, challenges, deferments? reasons Libya