DOI: 10.36347/sjet.2019.v07i09.003

Pages: 262-270

Time and cost is the two most focused performance indicator of construction project. Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) implements public health building construction projects for the last ten years. Like other projects time and cost are major concern of these projects. Therefore, the overall objective of the study is to analyze Time Overrun and Cost Overrun of public health buildings implemented by DUDBC. 35 projects have been studied for time and cost overrun. Published literature, reports and journals were referred as secondary source of infirmities. Library consultation along with relevant text books regarding time and cost overrun, publications of DUDBC, prevailing acts and rules of Nepal were also consulted for secondary data. From the study of 35 public health building projects, it has been observed that more than 65% projects were found suffered from time overrun ranging from 21% to 248% of their original schedule. Khilung Deurali Ayurbed Aushadhalay Construced in Syangja District was found to have the lowest value (21%) of time overrun whereas Maternity Room addition in Health Post Bhulutar constructed in Kavre District was found to have the highest value (248%) of time overrun than intended completion date and It has been observed that 11% projects were suffered from cost overrun more than 15% compared to their agreement amount. It has been found that only few projects suffer from cost overrun ranging from 0.58% to 19.62%. BEOC Building Construction, Rampur, Palpa was found to have the lowest value (0.58%) of cost overrun whereas Birthing Center building construction in Saldang Health Post, Dolpa was found to have the highest value (19.62%) of cost overrun than the agreement amount.