Analyzing the major causes of rework in building construction projects at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

The objective of the study is to examine the major causes of rework in Addis Ababa Building construction projects. To achieve the stated objective, a qualitative approach with descriptive research design is used. The building contractors’ one, two and three were selected as the target population. To elicit the required data, a simple random sampling with proportional method is used. Among the distributed 118 questionnaires for the construction companies, 89 were collected. Based on the collected data, the result of the study revealed that human resource capability, project communication, project constructability, site management; and materials equipment are the major causes of rework in the Ethiopian building construction companies. Finally, the study mainly recommended for the three major participants (contractors, clients, and consultants) to develop a continuous means of communication and specifically for the contractors and consultants to have a rework event, cause and impact recording system which is going to be helpful towards reducing its occurrence. Finally, managerial implications and concluding remarks are forwarded.