Table 4.

RII ranking for Clients/Owners-related delay factors.

S/N	Owner-related causes of delay	RII	RII ranking	Level of contribution
1	Delay in honoring payment progressively	0.846	1	Very high
2	Delay in the provision or delivery of project site	0.742	4	High
3	Slow decision-making process	0.658	9	High
4	Errors in design and specifications	0.696	7	High
5	Lateness in the revision and approval of design documents	0.729	5	High
6	Poor communication and coordination with contracting parties	0.767	3	High
7	Difficulties in accessing credit facilities (E.g. Loan)	0.683	8	High
8	Change orders during construction by owner	0.792	2	High
9	Conflicts between project joint-owners	0.708	6	High
10	Indefinite suspension of work by owner	0.696	7	High
11	Lack of complete documentation before commencement of project	0.642	10	High
12	Delay in the approval of sample materials	0.625	11	High