03173nas a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000190007324500860009226000670017830000230024549000270026850200580029550001660035352019620051965000230248165000440250465000570254870000390260570000580264470000420270271000390274481000590278385600650284220260817172804.0130813s2011    th uu|m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b121211621 aAshraf, Hassan10aClaims in building construction of Pakistan:bstatistical and pathogenic analysis  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2011  a147 leaves :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. CM-11-08  aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management.  aConstruction industry is getting competitive and complex due to increasing demands of the Employers and global economic downturn. This complex environment leads to claims and dispute causation which is totally counterproductive for the project Success. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the types, causes of claims against the frequency of occurrence, degree of severity and level of importance so that preventive and corrective measures could be taken accordingly. Causes and types of claims provide the information on the elements which are responsible for claim and dispute causation in general terms with no pin pointing detail. For that matter, Pathogenic influence on the causation of claims was determined in order to know the practices, tasks, circumstances and other pathogens which lead to claim and dispute causation. Data analysis was done on the responses of 59 respondents belonging to all three target populations i.e. Employer, Consultant and Contractor. Causes and types of claims were ranked against frequency, severity and level of importance. Most important causes which have been revealed from this study are delayed payments by the Employer, competitive market forcing contractors to bid low leading to tight profit margins, ineffective planning and scheduling by Contractor, poor financial management of the Contractor, price hike of materials and increased rentals of plant & equipment, and improper technical study by the Contractor during bidding stage of the project. For types of claims, extra work claims and change claims found out to be the most critical. Case studies were conducted to figure out the pathogenic influence on claims causation; Practice, task and circumstance pathogens were found to be the main pathogens responsible for claim and dispute causation. Recommendations were developed specifically for Employers, Consultants and Contractors with the theme of preventing and avoiding claim causation. 0aBuildingzPakistan 0aConstruction industryxClaimszPakistan 0aConstruction industryzPakistanxStatistical methods0 aChotchai Charoenngam,eChairperson1 aHadikusumo, Bonaventura H. W.,eExamination Committee1 aAnwar, Naveed,eExamination Committee2 aAIT Fellowship,eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. CM-11-08  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B11337