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Causes Of Change Orders And Its Impact On Road Maintenance Contracts, Kabindra Kumar Shrestha
Causes Of Change Orders And Its Impact On Road Maintenance Contracts, Kabindra Kumar Shrestha
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Change orders (CO) commonly generate cost-growth, schedule-growth or both, in construction as well as in maintenance contracts. Literature reviews revealed that the causes and impact of CO on new construction contracts had been comprehensively studied, but the causes and impact of CO in maintenance contracts remained neglected. This study collected CO data on road maintenance contracts to determine the amount of CO and the most frequent and high-risk road maintenance activities that had CO. A Delphi study was conducted with 33 maintenance engineers from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to identify causes of CO and its impact on cost …