TITLE:
A Standard Framework for Effective Progress Reports in the State of Kuwait
AUTHORS:
Moustafa Kotb, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Razik, Yousef S. Alolayan
KEYWORDS:
Construction, Progress Reports, Contract Disputes, Contractor Selection, Project Control
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Operations Research,
Vol.8 No.1,
January
26,
2018
ABSTRACT: The construction industry in the State of Kuwait has recently witnessed a rapid growth as the volume of construction projects increased significantly over the past decade. Because of the progress and growth of the industry and the size of the projects, the volume of disputes between the parties to the various contracts has increased accordingly. As projects become larger and more complex, their management and control become more difficult, especially in the absence of effective standard systems to for managing project progress and determining the delay, if any. Even the simple issues, as well as the large ones, if neglected and unaddressed in a timely manner, can cause huge problems that concerns to all project parties. Irrespective of addressing and managing construction delays legally, the resulting legal disputes always have other negative effects on the contracting parties. If the parties to the contract have an insight that enables them to forecast and identify the issues that may cause a conflict before it occurs, that eliminates a myriad of problems before they occur, and greatly reduces the chances of further conflict between contracting parties. This paper presents a framework for a novel progress reporting system that can help minimize contract disputes in the state of Kuwait.