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Contractors and owners always try to prevent possible delays on construction, but
unfortunately there are many factors that help to increase the chance for delays on project
such as weather, labor or material shortage, differing site conditions, regulatory changes.
For example, the irregular weather can interrupt the project; for these reasons the project
will not keep on track like the contractors and owners would like to happen. According to
the article How to Avoid Costly: Construction Delays (Stephan, 2014), there some
guidelines that helps to avoid delays on project, for example, detailed schedule planning,
First of all, the first strategy to prevent delays on project is schedule planning.
Based on Stephan statement many projects are not successful with their objectives
because planning does not include a realistic schedule. For instance, the project schedule
should be made with a sequencing of work, and based on weather, time limit etc. A
complete schedule can prevent spending more money and save time. Another guideline,
Milestones with Contingencies. In addition, Stephan reports that a good milestone has to
that a milestone needs to became real with outside entities. The contractor has to hire a
adjust durations to match production date, giving bonus for early completed work.
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Moreover, it is essential that every month the schedule should be reexamined, and the
contractor needs to correct the possible delays. To conclude, to avoid delays the
constructors and owners has to focus on a complete schedule, and review the schedule
every month, this method might prevent some interruptions on project. Therefore, less
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