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COVID-19 pandemic: the effects and prospects in the construction industry.

Ogunnusi, Mercy; Hamma-Adama, Mansur; Salman, Huda; Kouider, Tahar

Authors

Mansur Hamma-Adama



Abstract

COVID-19, social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine, furlough, palliatives, and many more emerged as the new vocabularies of the entire world, construction industry not excluded. It is precisely a decade from the last pandemic experienced by the human race. However, the current disease outbreak called Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced, which hit all the nations of the world within four months and was declared a pandemic in March 2020. This outbreak disrupted businesses around the globe, including built asset procurement and facility management. The United Kingdom, through the Construction Leadership Council, for instance, in responding to this unprecedented situation, published a new Site Operating Procedure (SOP). The effect of this pandemic in these extraordinary times posed both positive and negative impacts in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Owner and Operator (AECOO) industry. Its effect has brought about innovative and diverse use of technology in an exemplary manner which may change the course of construction even after the extinction of coronavirus. This study explores the effects of COVID-19 on the built asset procurement and potential opportunities for the construction industry through a quantitative means. A survey was carried out on the built asset procurement professionals for the data collection. 71 questionnaires were received from Architects, Building Engineers, Civil/Structural Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Construction / Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors. SPSS 25 software (a social science statistical package) was used for the analysis of the data. The result reveals some challenges in the area of workflow and supply chain disruption, new policy issues, workers’ anxiety and review of COVID-19 vs Force Majeure in standard forms of the construction contract. However, opportunities evolved in the field of modern procurement planning, the necessity for virtual working and unique design considerations. This study is essential to paving the way for the development of additional contingency plans and a new working strategy in a minimised human contact situation caused by the pandemic.

Citation

OGUNNUSI, M., HAMMA-ADAMA, M., SALMAN, H. and KOUIDER, T. 2020. COVID-19 pandemic: the effects and prospects in the construction industry. International journal of real estate studies [online], 14(Special Issue 2), pages 120-128. Available from: https://www.utm.my/intrest/files/2020/11/2_Final_MS_CRES-Covid-025.pdf

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 28, 2020
Online Publication Date Nov 25, 2020
Publication Date Nov 30, 2020
Deposit Date Dec 3, 2020
Publicly Available Date Dec 3, 2020
Journal International journal of real estate studies
Print ISSN 1823-8505
Electronic ISSN 2231-7643
Publisher Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue Special Issue 2
Pages 120-128
Keywords Construction industry; COVID-19
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1000407
Publisher URL https://www.utm.my/intrest/files/2020/11/2_Final_MS_CRES-Covid-025.pdf

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