Factors that influence our design of civil construction objects in Mozambique
Keywords:
Cost Deviation, Civil construction works, MozambiqueAbstract
This article aims to characterize the factors that are considered for cost deviation in civil construction projects in Mozambique. To this end, qualitative research was applied and, in terms of objectives, it can be classified as descriptive. To carry out the research, a questionnaire with closed questions was used. The questionnaires were sent to 100 Mozambican construction companies, located in 4 provinces. To assess the relevance of the questions sent to businesspeople, the Relative Importance Index (IIR) was applied, where it was possible to identify the factors that influence the deviation of costs for Mozambican companies: (1) Rising prices in the market (inflation) is the factor with the greatest impact within the companies surveyed, (2) The second biggest problem was the delay in paying invoices for work carried out by the entrepreneur, (3) The lack of clarity in the tender documents, change of provisions is the third most relevant that influence the cost deviation of works, (4) Changes in specialty projects (architecture, structure, electricity, etc.) during the project, (5) Lack of Civil Construction Materials on the Market (6) Difficulties in importing materials, (7) Lack of experience of the budget measurer. Finally, with a view to mitigating this gap, it is recommended that institutions that oversee public works devise strategies within a legal political framework for the adoption of a computerized estimation methodology costs appropriate to the Mozambican context to mitigate excess costs.
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