SUBSIDIARY PROJECT PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Amrita Baal1 and Derek Outridge2
1,2Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad
1Email: amritabaal@hotmail.com
2Email: derek.outridge@sta.uwi.edu
Abstract:
In 2010, the Commission of Enquiry into the Construction Sector of Trinidad and Tobago found that Public Construction Projects (PCPs) in Trinidad and Tobago suffered significant schedule overrun due to a lack of project planning, specifically at the design stage, which costed the country several millions of TT dollars. The Enquiry’s revelation prompted this study, to assess the significance of the Subsidiary Project Plans (SPPs) at the design stage of PCPs. The assessment of the impact of SPPs on project schedule, based on its level of production, was executed via statistical analyses, in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, utilizing 62 questionnaire responses. The relationship between the level of production of each SPP and project schedule was investigated via a correlation analysis revealing that SPPs are significantly neglected at the design stage of PCPs in Trinidad and Tobago which in turn adversely affected project schedule. Further statistical analysis on each SPP revealed that only 22% of the total number of SPPs that can be produced were done, at 51% adequacy.
This significant finding in the study highlighted its impact on and importance to project schedule and by extension, project cost. A minimum set of SPPs to be produced, at the design stage of Public Construction Projects in Trinidad and Tobago, is recommended for standardisation as it is expected to substantially reduce the probability of project delays and cost overruns. The findings will educate construction project professionals and stakeholders on the SPPs’ importance and its contribution to project success and sustainable construction standards.
Keywords: Construction industry, Project design, Project planning, Project schedule, Subsidiary project plans, Design management, Sustainable construction.
https://doi.org/10.47412/JRND8949
