Research Design

For this study, we will employ a descriptive-quantitative design. It is descriptive

because this study will describe the characteristics of the population, which are the

project delivery crisis faced by Agusan del Sur's construction companies before and

during COVID-19 as well as the project delivery crisis management before and after the

pandemic by using frequency counts and percentages.

It is quantitative, as this study attempts to gather information and statistically

analyze the level of impact of COVID-19 on the construction companies' project delivery

crisis management.

Research Setting

We, the researchers have chosen this province for the following reasons; the

number of first-class municipalities and total revenues which correlates to the number of

constructions project in Agusan del Sur.

Sampling Technique

More so, this study will utilize purposive sampling, to determine the level of

impact of COVID-19 on project delivery crisis management of Agusan del Sur's

construction companies in terms of the operational and financial crisis.

Since the study is descriptive, the sample population will be at least 20 percent

every pre-identified of construction companies. Kaur (2017) suggested that descriptive

research with a smaller population as small as 500 would utilize 20 percent of the total

population.

Each of the pre-identified construction company with project managers,

developers, engineers, contractors, and the like will participate in this study. As a result,
it would preclude other potential participants from joining who may lack competence in

the subject field.

Research Instrument

To collect the primary data necessary for quantifying the project delivery crisis

before and during COVID-19, project delivery crisis management, as well as the level of

impact of COVID-19 on project delivery crisis management, a descriptive type of survey

questionnaire will be used following the study's statement of the problem to collect

relevant data that aids in answering the questions.

The questionnaire design would deal with two main areas that influence project

delivery crises in construction companies (S H Zamani et al., 2021): (i)operational crisis

and (ii)financial crisis.

Additionally, for the instrument's reliability, pilot testing will be administered and

conducted to the construction companies in Agusan del Sur that are not part of the

scope of the study in order to evaluate the feasibility of this study. Results from the

survey questionnaires will then be analyzed through Cronbach's Alpha reliability test for

internal consistency among the survey questionnaires that can measure the same

construct, thus, can form into some scale (see in table 6). However, the research team

advisor will first evaluate the survey and questionnaire.

Statistical Treatment

The following statistical tools will be used in the analysis of the data:

Frequency Counts and Percentages. This will be used to describe the

construction company’s project delivery crisis before and during COVID-

 19 and the project delivery crisis management of the Agusan del Sur’s

construction companies.

Weighted Mean. This will be utilized to get the level of COVID-19’s impact

on project delivery crisis management in Agusan del Sur’s construction

companies.

Cronbach’s Alpha Test. This will be used to see if a multiple-question

Likert scale survey questionnaire on the level of COVID-19’s impact on

project delivery crisis management is reliable.

Relative Importance Index. This will be used to rank all the project

delivery crisis management that have been affected by the impact of

COVID-19 pandemic

Data Analysis Procedure

1. Responses and Quantification of Data

The answers of the participants on the level of impact of COVID-19

on project delivery crisis management of Agusan del Sur’s construction

companies will be classified respectively with the utilization of the

subsequent scale of statistical mean, range, value, and its descriptive

equivalent. The responses, scale, range, and interpretation are shown

below:

2. Ranking of Project Delivery Crisis Management that have been

affected by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

 The practicality and variety of components on the survey data

define the relative importance index (RII), which will be calculated using

the formula below to determine which criteria are critical:

The Relative Importance Index (RII) will be used to calculate the

value, which ranges from 0.2 to 1.0. The 0.2 number denotes the weakest

point, while the 1.0 value represents the strongest point. The information

gathered from questionnaire surveys will be examined quantitatively. The

table below will serve as a guide in classifying the factors based on the

computed RII.