IJIRST International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology| Volume 3 | Issue 04 | September 2016

ISSN (online): 2349-6010

Appraisal of Risk in Construction Companies in

India
Raghvendra Pratap Chauhan Yogendra Kumar Kushwaha
M. Tech. Scholar Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology &
Sciences Allahabad, India Sciences Allahabad, India

Abstract
Construction projects are initiated in composite and dynamic environments enchanting consideration of high dubiety and risk,
which are heighted by demanding time restraints. Construction companies have changed important over the past several years. It
is a company driven initially by private bank investors; the condensation of securitized real estate business has increased
acceptably. It is valuable to the numerous technical system & business management risks that often describe higher exposures
than those that are traditional system. Thus risk identification need arises. Risk identification is a key to identify those risks in a
construction project and manage it following with proper treatment way. Risk allocation is defined in this study as a technical
technique that aims to clarify and make estimate risks to individual and property impacted upon by a construction project. The
general methodology system of this study largely on the field survey questionnaire which was collected from the local area
building contractors and construction firms of different sizes by internet mail or by personnel meeting with contractor. A
description literature review is initially selected to identify the risk impact factors that affect based on the performance of
construction industry as a whole system. The survey questionnaire is planned to probe the cross-sectional behavioral step of
construction risks Construction Company. The questionnaire marked for the buffer survey was obtained by seeing the literatures
in the area of construction site and risk management. This research attempts to clarify and appraise the risks and to develop a risk
allocation model which the bank investors/ construction developers/ company contractors can adopt when contracting
construction work done in India.
Keywords: Construction Project, Risk Identification, Types of Construction Risk, Mean of Construct
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I. INTRODUCTION

Construction is much the widest employer in our country (Bust et al., 2008). It has been well data documents that a big number
of accidents obtain in the construction company (Bust et al., 2008; Camino et al., 2008; Gregory and Simon, 2006; Wang et al.,
2006). In general society, the construction company has been express as a critical profession (Mehdi Tadayon, 2008; Niza et al.,
2008). Construction objects are special and construct only once and risks management crests from a number of critical links. In
joint, the value of construction change widely in terms of construction location, production work techniques, materials uses and
the improve quality of the clean finished product with respect to space, material quality and work durability. Construction
Managers need to clear delivery of total projects to cost, proper schedule and work performance requirement. To obtain this links
identifying and managing the risks management to the project at all construction project stages from the beaming assessment of
strategic ways through the procurement work, fabrication work, construction work and commissioning condition .normally, risk
is a selection in an environment express than a fate. BS 6079 (British Standard Institution 1996)express risk as It is the
unsteadily inherent in construction plans and chances of happening that can affect the results of achieving, business work or
project goals achieve. Risk is same in all the activities in a construction project; it is only the value which similar from one way
activity to another. Judging and thinking the risks of a construction project and construction planning to manage them are the
most dangerous steps should be done in the construction project definition step. Risk initiating and judging were ignored. The
previous record of Construction Company is very week in terms of coping with risks way, resulting in the total failure of lot of
projects to join time schedules, complete targets of total budget and sometimes create the scope of construction work. As a bad
result, a lot of facing is inflicted to the owner clients and company contractors of such construction projects and also to the
normal public. Project joined risk management has linked uniform stream of interest in the academic literature review
(Bannerman, 2008). One of the major stages in construction project risk management study is to identify and stop the potential
risks (Mehdi Tadayon, 2008). scorn many scholars candidate and many practitioners organization the risk identification methods
and assessment structure in projects blank attention has been solve by construction researchers to select a valuable risk
assessment structure. This paper takes to address this restriction and the blank in the current literature review and provide models
for finding optimal risk assessment stages. The current study is identifying on concepts of risk management techniques and will
cover the linked literature on the suggest topic, collection of a survey questionnaire work and recommendation related to risk
management study practices in construction company of India.

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II. CONCEPT OF RISK

Risk is a multi-facet concept. In the concept of construction industry, it could be the share hood of the occurrence of a exact
event/factor or contribution of events/section which occur during the whole work of construction to the solution of the
construction project a lack of predictability about framework result or consolidation in a decision making or project planning
situation, the endorsement associated with estimates of results there is a chance that outcome could be good than expected as
well as unused than expected etc. In connected to the different definitions of risk, there are following ways for distribution risk
for different purposes too. Some distribution risks in construction projects broadly into external risks management and internal
risks while others classify risk in more detailed categories of political risk management, financial risk management, market risk
value, intellectual property type risk, social risk techniques, safety risk management, etc. The analyze of the risks techniques
seems to based upon whether the construction project is local (domestic) or international. The internal risks are relevant to all
projects irrespective of whether they are national or international. International construction projects tend to be subjected to the
external construction risk such as unawareness of the social conditions of the project, economic way and political scenarios,
unknown formalities and new procedural formalities, regulative structure and legal governing authority, etc. construction Risk is
inherent and more difficult to deal with, and this needs a proper construction management structure both of theoretical meanings
and practical meanings. Important improvement to project management feedback may be obtained from absorbing the process of
risk management. The steps of vulnerability to risk that a firms is faced with are large-ranging and similar from one firm to
another. This vulnerability could be the risk of business failure, the risk of construction project financial losses, the occurrences
of big construction accidents, default of business associates scheme and quarrel and organization risks. It is considerable to
understand and signify the risks as early as possible, so that adjustable strategy can be followed to striating particular risks or to
convert them to minimize any likely negative or dishonor aspect they may have. The risk management strategy process starts
with the initial identification of the relevant way and potential risks associated with the construction project management. It is of
acceptable significant since the work of risk analysis and response risk management may only be performed on identified
potential risks management. Risk analysis and evaluation is the urgent process between risk identification and risk management.
It incorporates uncertainty in a quantitative manner and qualitative manner to judge the potential impact of risk management.
The selection should generally concentrate on risks with high probabilities sector, high financial consequences system or
combinations thereof which yield a substantial financial impact factor.
Once the risks of a project have been signified and analyzed, an approximate method of reacting risk must be adopted. Within
a structure of risk construction management, construction contractors also should decide how to solve or handle each risk and
solution suitable risk treatment strategies measure or mitigation measures. These palliation measures are generally depend on the
nature and potential work of the risk. The main sustainable is to remove as much as possible the potential impact factor and to
increase the level of control of risk in construction work. More the control of one palliation measure on one risk, the more
effective the count of risk the process of construction risk management does not aim to left completely all risks from a
construction project. Its objective is to develop an organized structure to aid decision makers to solve the risks, peculiarly the
critical ones, efficaciously and efficiently.
Risks can be described as business type, technical type, or operational type. A technical risk analysis is the inability to
construct the product that will satisfy needs. An operational risk technique is the unfitness of the customer to work with core
team members of his team. Risks are either considerable or unacceptable. A considerable risk is one that negatively disturbs a
task on the non-critical path. An inconsiderable risk is one that negatively regards the critical path. Risks are either short term or
long term. A short-term risk has an urgent impact, such as changing the needs for a deliverable. A long-term risk management
has an good impact sometime in the distant future, such as launching a product without adequate testing. Risks are represented as
either manageable or unmanageable. A manageable risk management is one you can live with, such as a small requirement
change. An unmanageable risk management is impossible to reconcile, such as a vast turnover of core team members. Risk
factors for this study are signified into eight categories follows.
Construction work risk
Design work risk
Environmental controlling risk
Financial risk segment
Management planning risk
Political approach risk
Procurement core risk
Sub-Contractors workability risk
Over Technology risk

III. METHODOLOGY

The cosmopolitan methodological analysis of this study relies hard on the construction survey questionnaire which will be
collected from the local area building company contractors of different sizes by mail or by personnel face to face meeting. A
thorough out literature review was at first conducted to signify the risk factors that treat the performance of Construction

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Company as a whole. This study has carry the more general risk and broad definition of risk as presented by feg et al (2001) on
Chinas construction work joint hazards and more risk factors mention from other literature. Also some interviews with industrial
practicing were conducted to produce to check effectuality of survey questionnaires. After receiving the answer a model is
exploited to observing the risk management. The final step is to create a structure for risk appraisal.

IV. QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

The construction companies require to joined risk as an integral type of their construction project management. Decision
devising such as risk appraisal in construction projects is very significant in the construction management. The recognition and
appraisal of project risk are the critical operation for projecting success. This study influences the key factors of risk in
Construction Company. A total of 48 factors influencing risks in construction are dissected through buffer survey which joined
experts of academic sector(Professors), governmental sectors and construction company were interviewed, and 23 examine
criteria were obtained as the central factor by interviewed experts. This access provides a more efficient, exact and unionized
decision support tool.

V. FACTORS INFLUENCING RISK CONSTRUCTION RISK

problems between labours

Changing duty in construction activity
Non availability of general resources
updating of design
Availability of medical camp for labours
Change in no of quantities of work
In Time work permissions for executing work fixed
Proper Safety of workers
Design Risk
Late changes of design in drawing from client side
Will the level of details of design work delivered by the owner affect over all construction time?
Improper specifications of project
delay and incomplete design
Environmental Risk
Impact of weather condition on completion of project should be late
Pollution by construction waste are major factor
Procedure to facilitate construction waste cleanup or disposal use good techniques
Financial Risk
Delay from clients side
Increment for staff benefits and satisfaction
Unprecedented price in raw materials in market
Fluctuations in Estimated finance than expected money
Management Risk
text file and action directed as per agreement for mitigation of risk
Project team discussions on risk study
Use of WBS and project milepost to help key out project risks
Time for planning should be must
Loosing of critical staff at crucial point of construction
Clear Documented process for identifying project risks on running site
Political Risk
Pressure from state local political party
Local bodies (political/rowdies) compelling to use their resources
Union Issue on running project
Procurement Risk
Temporary demand of increase in price of materials and man

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Specialized labour for fixation/Installation work

Is there a chance of procurement team to know the sales chart of client?
Sub-Contractors Risk
Time to time Chances of sub-contractor walk out
Delay in work execution of sub-contractor
Revision of price yearly
Technology Risk
Knowledge on equipments and tools
Service for not working equipments time to time
Loss of data or software/hardware of computer

VI. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

The table 1 below has the consolidated factors of risk ie 28 out of 42 has been shortlisted due to its occurrence. Most of the risk
comes under management problems and construction.
Table 1
Settle Risk Rating After Survey
Factors Min Max Mean
Project team discussions on risk 2 5 3.88
Revision of price 1.5 4 3.81
Time for planning 2 5 3.42
Disputes between labours 2 4 2
Safety of workers 1.0 5 3.88
Use of WBS and project milestones to help identify project risk 2 4 3.87
Knowledge on Equipments. 1 4 3.32
Service for damaged equipments. 1 5 3.21
Specialized labour for fixation/Installation 1.5 5 3.87
Unrecedented price in raw materials 1.1 5 3.67
Hardiness of camp for labours 1.5 5 3.57
Loss of data or software/hardware of computer. 1 5 3.32
Temporary demand of increase in price of materials 1 5 3.31
Delay from clients 1 5 3.87
Non Availability of Resources 1 5 3.86
Pressure form any political party 1 5 2.88
Union Issue 1 5 2.72
Loosing of critical staff at crucial point of construction 1 5 2.70
The above table shows the priority of risk in Construction Company. The mention is as follows Technology, Management
department, Procurement, Environmental, Financial, Construction, Sub-contractor, Political and Design Risks.

VII. CONCLUSION

The construction companies require to joined risk as an integral type of their construction project management. Decision
devising such as risk appraisal in construction projects is very significant in the construction management. The recognition and
appraisal of project risk are the critical operation for projecting success. This study influences the key factors of risk in
Construction Company. A total of 48 factors influencing risks in construction are dissected through buffer survey which joined
experts of academic sector(Professors), governmental sectors and construction company were interviewed, and 23 examine
criteria were obtained as the central factor by interviewed experts. This access provides a more efficient, exact and unionized
decision support tool.

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