Causes of Disputes in Construction Projects

Abstract: Disagreements between construction parties to reach an agreed upon solution are common and frequent in the construction industry across the globe. Construction disputes waste time and resources and result in delays to the completion of projects. Clauses are added in contracts to facilitate the cooperation to reach agreements instead of legal escalations in court. Sometimes, these clauses cause more harm than good because of the provision of conflicting terms that culminate in legal conflicts, which invariably bring undesirable results to the projects. As the construction projects offer opportunities to contributed firms, they also increase the risk of disputes through disagreement or ambiguity within mutually agreed contracts. The selected dispute resolution method plays a significant role that mitigates the risk of escalation. The dispute to the level that reaches the legal courts and impacts the construction projects performance. This review sheds light on the major construction projects and contract dispute causes and recommendations. Keywords: Contracting, Dispute, Claim. Title: Causes of Disputes in Construction Projects Author: Nasser Majrashi International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research ISSN 2348-7607 (Online) Vol. 12, Issue 2, October 2024 - March 2025 Page No: 75-81 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 18-December-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14514341 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/causes-of-disputes-in-construction-projects