| Latent Causes | Causes of Change Orders | Load | ||
| Engineering causes | Design errors | 0.823 |
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| Incomplete design | 0.748 |
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| Estimation errors | 0.807 |
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| Inconsistencies between contract documents | 0.805 |
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| Circumstances of the project | Different site conditions |
| 0.804 |
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| Shortages of materials |
| 0.904 |
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| Causes related to the client | Lack of communication between project parties |
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| 0.593 |
| Time lag between design and construction phases |
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| 0.605 | |
| Changes initiated by the client |
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| 0.869 | |