Table 3: Risk factors in the construction organizations in the Gaza Strip

No. Risk statement Mean Std. Dev RII (%) T value P value
Sig.
Rank
Physical factors
Ri1 Occurrence of accidents and poor safety procedures. 3.68 1.23 73.67 4.31 0.000 1
Ri2 Supplies of defective materials. 3.02 1.16 60.33 0.11 0.912 2
Ri3 Environmental disasters. 3.02 1.17 60.33 0.11 0.913 3
Ri4 Adverse weather conditions. 2.72 1.04 54.33 2.10 0.040 4
Design factors
Ri5 Defective design (incorrect). 2.90 1.34 58.00 0.58 0.564 4
Ri6 Not coordinated design (mechanical, electrical, etc). 2.85 1.02 57.00 1.14 0.260 5
Ri7 Urgent design. 3.23 0.96 64.67 1.88 0.066 2
Ri8 Awarding the design to an unqualified Designer. 3.32 1.17 66.44 2.12 0.038 1
Ri9 Unrealistic client expectations regarding project time, cost or quality. 3.17 1.17 63.33 1.11 0.273 3
Logistic factors
Ri10 Labor, material and equipment 3.28 1.15 65.67 1.91 0.061 5
Ri11 Weak human and financial resources 3.18 1.13 63.67 1.26 0.213 6
Ri12 Lack of availability of required equipment 3.15 1.15 63.00 1.01 0.315 8
Ri13 Competitive tenders 3.37 1.10 67.33 2.57 0.013 3
Ri14 Delayed payment on contract 3.17 1.21 63.33 1.07 0.290 7
Ri15 Financial failure 3.37 1.15 67.33 2.47 0.016 4
Ri16 Unexpected delay in construction material arrival 3.45 1.00 69.00 3.49 0.001 2
Ri17 Unexpected change in currency and material prices 3.50 0.95 70.00 4.09 0.000 1
Legal factors
Ri18 Non-compliance with the laws governing the work 3.22 1.15 64.33 1.46 0.150 3
Ri19 Claims and disputes between parts of project 3.18 1.11 63.67 1.28 0.207 4
Ri20 Delayed dispute resolution 3.23 1.08 64.67 1.67 0.099 2
Ri21 There is no specific committee to solve the disputes 2.97 1.15 59.33 0.22 0.823 7
Ri22 The lowest prices without regard to the efficiency and quality of work. 3.58 1.27 71.67 3.57 0.001 1
Ri23 The gap between the implementation process and the required specifications due to lack of clarity of diagrams and technical conditions 3.07 1.09 61.33 0.47 0.637 6
Ri24 No documentation of changes orders 3.17 1.14 63.33 1.13 0.261 5
Technical factors
Ri25 Limitation in business quality and time limits 3.08 1.06 61.67 0.61 0.546 2
Ri26 Change in designs and technical specifications V.O 3.02 1.00 60.33 0.13 0.898 3
Ri27 Security, safety and environmental factors 3.32 1.10 66.33 2.24 0.029 1
Ri28 The error in estimating the quantities required 3.02 1.00 60.33 0.13 0.898 4
Political factors
Ri29 Work in the hot border areas between the Gaza Strip and the Israeli occupation army headquarters 3.64 1.35 72.88 3.67 0.001 3
Ri30 Lack of security stability 3.60 1.24 72.00 3.75 0.000 4
Ri31 Close of the crosses and siege 3.98 1.11 79.67 6.85 0.000 1
Ri32 Lack of raw materials in markets due to political conditions 3.87 1.19 77.33 5.66 0.000 2
Management factors
Ri33 Lack of proper resource management. 3.68 1.07 73.67 4.97 0.000 1
Ri34 Change in the administrative structure of the project. 3.20 1.02 64.00 1.52 0.135 4
Ri35 Lack of efficient management. 3.37 1.22 67.33 2.33 0.023 2
Ri36 Uncooperative managers and slow decision-making. 3.25 1.05 65.00 1.84 0.071 3
Ri37 Effectiveness of communication among stakeholders. 3.12 0.94 62.33 0.96 0.341 6
Ri38 Lack of communication and coordination between the parties to the project. 3.17 1.14 63.33 1.13 0.261 5
- All statements 3.27 0.75 65.40 2.71 0.009* -