Latent Causes

Causes of Change Orders

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Engineering causes

Design errors

0.823

Incomplete design

0.748

Estimation errors

0.807

Inconsistencies between contract documents

0.805

Circumstances of the project

Different site conditions

0.804

Shortages of materials

0.904

Causes related to the client

Lack of communication between project parties

0.593

Time lag between design and construction phases

0.605

Changes initiated by the client

0.869