Study of causes and problems related to engineering in Condominium development projects

Abstract

This research studied the problems and causes in the development of condominium development to consumers in an attempt to offer prevention measures to reduce future problems. The study started from a literature review, and searched for problems found in the development of condominium from secondary data. The data gained from intensive literature review, were then developed questionnaires for collecting primary data from 35 relevant professionals. After data collection and analysis, the problems can be grouped according to construction phases into 3 phases: 1) problems in pre-construction phase: 4 problems 2) problems during construction phase: 4 problems 3) problems after construction phase: 10 problems.

        In the pre-construction phase, the three most frequent problems are the project did not start construction as scheduled, followed by the project did not passed EIA approval, and delay of land acquisition issue. For the problem during construction, the three most frequent problems are the project cannot be completed within deadline, followed by the construction not aligned with the advertised drawings, and lastly the contractor abandoned the work. For the last stage after construction, the three most frequent problems are problem of water leakage, followed by cracking problem and lastly untidy of the finished work. All of the problems and the cause will be shown with the cause and effect chart in order to suggest prevention measures.