Delay and cost overrun of EPC projects : a case study of Cai Gia desalination plant | |
| Author | Nguyen Le Nhat Vu |
| Call Number | AIT Proj no.MPM-CM-21-08 |
| Subject(s) | Construction contracts--Vietnam--Case studies Construction industry--Management--Vietnam |
| Note | A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering (Professional) in Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The phenomenon of saline intrusion, drought caused by climate change, water pollution is seriously affecting the production of clean water at water treatment plants (WTP). Many WTP have to stop operating when the raw water salinity increases, water source is polluted or depleted. More than ever, water supply companies are facing a lot of difficulties and challenges to ensure adequate supply of clean water. Seawater treatment technology born in the early 20th century is currently widely used around the world but not in Vietnam due to technical characteristics, investment and production Costs are huge barrier to applying seawater treatment technology to clean water production. By this reason, no ones who working in water treatment business in Vietnam has experience with desalination project. The study focuses on Cai Gia desalination plant project with capacity 1,500 m3/day. This EPC project has been started from Nov 2018 and finish in Nov 2019. The EPC project has had many problems during the construction, assembly and operation of the seawater treatment system. The project is behind the handover schedule for nearly 5 months compared to the plan and incurred 12% incident handling costs from the contractor. The main purpose of this research is to figure out what are the major incidents causing delays and cost overrun in the EPC project. Secondary purpose, to analyze the causation of delay and cost overrun of major work in EPC project. Lastly, to propose management improvement to prevent the problems of delay and cost overrun for future EPC projects, especially in the EPC project in water sector. |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Project |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (Professional Master) (MPM-CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H. W.;Sakul Pochanart |
| Degree | Project (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2021 |