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ajceb-5663	Dosumu, Oluwaseun Sunday	Perceived Effects of Prevalent Errors in Contract Documents on Construction Projects	2018	26	.pdf	application/pdf	11849	488	43	Moreover, a study of prevalent errors in contract documents is extremely important, not only to complement the few existing studies in the area but also to determine its severe effects on construction projects. Perceived Effects of Prevalent Errors in Contract Documents on Construction Projects Construction Economics and Building, Vol. 18, No. 1, March 201815 Table 7 Prevalent errors in contract documents based on procurement methods Types of errors Tr ad iti on al m et ho d R an k D es ig n an d bu ild R an k M an ag em en t m et ho d R an k To ta l R an k P v al ue D ec is io n Over/ undermeasurement in bill of quantities 3.11 9 3.19 3 3.66 1 3.39 1 0.048 Reject Ho Dimensional errors in drawings 3.30 1 3.27 1 3.38 2 3.33 2 0.898 Accept Ho Ambiguous/wrong description in specifications 3.26 5 3.23 2 3.13 5 3.19 3 0.865 Accept Ho Conflicting information in drawings 3.25 6 3.03 6 3.24 3 3.18 4 0.484 Accept Ho Use of wrong unit/quantity for measurement 3.07 10 3.03 7 3.23 4 3.13 5 0.703 Accept Ho Omission of items in drawings 3.30 1 2.98 8 3.08 7 3.08 6 0.574 Accept Ho Conflicting information in specifications 2.85 12 3.05 5 3.13 5 3.05 7 0.673 Accept Ho Violation of codes, laws and regulations in drawings 3.30 1 3.06 4 3.03 8 3.04 8 0.984 Accept Ho Wrong description of items in bill of quantities 2.97 11 2.93 9 3.03 8 2.98 9 0.929 Accept Ho Mechanical/ Electrical symbol error 3.14 8 2.78 11 2.89 12 2.90 10 0.537 Accept Ho Omission/ absence of specifications 3.15 7 2.93 9 2.78 14 2.90 10 0.447 Accept Ho Omission of items in bill of quantities 3.28 4 2.71 14 2.86 13 2.88 12 0.161 Accept Ho Incomplete/ inadequate specification 2.58 14 2.74 12 3.00 10 2.84 13 0.363 Accept Ho Errors in design 2.72 13 2.72 13 2.96 11 2.83 14 0.536 Accept Ho 5= Very prevalent (VP, 81-100%), 4= Prevalent (P, 61-80%), 3= Moderately prevalent (MP, 41-60%), 2= Slightly prevalent (SP, 21-40%), 1=Not prevalent (NP, 0-20%); Cut point for prevalence = 3.5; P<0.05= Reject Ho Table 7 depicts the prevalent types of errors in contract documents based on the procurement method adopted for the projects.	cache/ajceb-5663.pdf	txt/ajceb-5663.txt