Cost control in construction project of the site

Cost control is an important issue in construction project management. It is widely practiced by contractors in Malaysia and needs to carry out throughout the life of a project. A brief interview with a class A contractor found out that the contractor lack the knowledge of cost control system. Hence...

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Main Author:	Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib
Format:	Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	TH Building construction
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/1/MOHD_ISKANDAR_ZULKARNAIN_BIN_TALIB.PDF

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spelling	ump-25902015-03-03T07:57:27Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/ Cost control in construction project of the site Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib TH Building construction Cost control is an important issue in construction project management. It is widely practiced by contractors in Malaysia and needs to carry out throughout the life of a project. A brief interview with a class A contractor found out that the contractor lack the knowledge of cost control system. Hence, a study is carried out to study the cost control method in a construction project, to identify the cost control method frequently used by class A contractor during the construction stage and to identify the problem faced by the class A contractor in controlling the costs on site. The study is carried out in the district of Batu Pahat, Kuantan, and Muar. A total of 20 questionnaires were sent to the class A contractor and the data analyzed using the average index and frequency analysis. From the study, the main problem faced by the class A contractor are shortages of material, labor or mechanical plant, difficulty in collection of cost data, ever-changing environment of construction work, qualified expertise, duration of the project and additional costs to carry out the cost control system. 2010-11 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/1/MOHD_ISKANDAR_ZULKARNAIN_BIN_TALIB.PDF Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib (2010) Cost control in construction project of the site. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources , Universiti Malaysia Pahang . http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:52230&theme=UMP2
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description	Cost control is an important issue in construction project management. It is widely practiced by contractors in Malaysia and needs to carry out throughout the life of a project. A brief interview with a class A contractor found out that the contractor lack the knowledge of cost control system. Hence, a study is carried out to study the cost control method in a construction project, to identify the cost control method frequently used by class A contractor during the construction stage and to identify the problem faced by the class A contractor in controlling the costs on site. The study is carried out in the district of Batu Pahat, Kuantan, and Muar. A total of 20 questionnaires were sent to the class A contractor and the data analyzed using the average index and frequency analysis. From the study, the main problem faced by the class A contractor are shortages of material, labor or mechanical plant, difficulty in collection of cost data, ever-changing environment of construction work, qualified expertise, duration of the project and additional costs to carry out the cost control system.
format	Undergraduates Project Papers
author	Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib
author_facet	Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib
author_sort	Mohd Iskandar Zulkarnain, Talib
title	Cost control in construction project of the site
title_short	Cost control in construction project of the site
title_full	Cost control in construction project of the site
title_fullStr	Cost control in construction project of the site
title_full_unstemmed	Cost control in construction project of the site
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publishDate	2010
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2590/1/MOHD_ISKANDAR_ZULKARNAIN_BIN_TALIB.PDF
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Cost control in construction project of the site

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