أسباب تعثّر المشاريع الإنشائية في مدينة الرياض من منظور الجهة المالكة: دراسة وصفية تحليلية

فيصل بن الفديع الشريف; عبدالله بن سعيد الغامدي; عبدالله بن سعيد الغامدي

doi:10.55074/95xfvs23

Authors

Faisal Alsharif Associate Professor, Arab East Colleges, Riyadh
Abdullah Alghamdi Researcher, Arab East Colleges, Riyadh
Abdullah Alghamdi Researcher, Arab East Colleges, Riyadh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55074/95xfvs23

Keywords:

Construction Project Failure, Owner, Riyadh

Abstract

This study aims to measure and analyze the causes of construction project failure in the city of Riyadh from the perspective of project owners in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on factors arising from owners’ decisions and administrative practices throughout the project life cycle. The study adopted a descriptive analytical approach and used a questionnaire as the data collection instrument, administered to a sample of 384 project owners or their representatives. Data was analyzed using means, standard deviations, and representation percentages. The results indicate that the most influential causes are directly associated with the owner’s role. Changes in design and materials during execution at the owner’s request recorded the highest Mean (3.49) and a representation percentage of approximately (69.9%), with a relatively low standard deviation (0.79), reflecting a high level of agreement regarding the impact of change decisions on project failure. The dimension of funding adequacy determined by the owner achieved a similar Mean (3.49) and a close representation percentage (69.8%), while poor project management, associated with the owner’s supervision of the contractor and consultant, ranked among the most influential dimensions. These findings indicate that project failure is a systemic phenomenon of an interrelated nature with statistically close effects, largely shaped by owners’ early decisions and governance mechanisms. The study recommends strengthening early planning and activating change governance and decision-making at the owner level to reduce project failure and improve project performance.

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