Schedule performance of transport infrastructure projects in Danang City: Situation and influencing factors

Abstract

Schedule is the most important issue today for the management of construction projects using public investment capital in Vietnam. The economic situation had many fluctuations after the Covid-19 pandemic such as the increase in inflation rate, the price of raw materials increased sharply; scarcity of local materials, especially materials that need large quantities such as fill soil, sand, gravel. In addition, unpredictable and increasingly negative impacts caused by climate change is also a challenge for schedule management of transport infrastructure projects. This study aims to find out which factors are strongly affecting the effectiveness of schedule management in the investment implementation phase of transport infrastructure projects in Da Nang city, Vietnam. Besides, the actual situation of transport infrastructure projects in Da Nang city from the year 2016 is reported and analyzed. Consequently, this study reveals 13 top factors affecting to the schedule of the ground clearance phase, 05 most important factors influencing to the schedule of the design-estimating phase, 03 significant impact factors of the bidding-contract signing phase, and 18 leading factors of the construction – acceptance-hand over phase of transport infrastructure projects in Da Nang city. These important factors will help guide strategies and policies to improve the efficiency of the city's transport infrastructure projects in the
coming time.

Keywords: Schedule; affecting factor; transport infrastructure; Da Nang city; Vietnam