ADVERSITIES IN VARIOUS

CONSTRUCTION TYPES
Sports Stadium Construction
Adversities in Construction of
Sports Stadium

Adversities can be grouped to external

and internal. Internal adversities, come from
four parties involved in the project. These
parties include the owners, designers,
contractors and consultants. Other adversities,
which do not come from these four parties, for
example, material supplier, are based on
extraneous reasons from the Government.
Adversities in Construction of
Sports Stadium
 Bad Weather condition
 Possessive decision-making mechanism.
 Highly bureaucratic organization.
 Insufficient data collection and survey before design.
 Site condition.
 Lack of coordination at design phase.
 Inadequate review.
 Different attitude between the consultant and
contractors.
 Financial difficulties.
Adversities in Construction of
Sports Stadium
 Inexperienced personnel.
 Complexity Of Construction
 Insufficient number of staffs.
 Deficiency in project coordination.
 Often changing Sub-Contractors Company
 Inadequate, and old equipment.
 Lack of high-technology equipment.
 Spend some time to find sub-contractors company who
is appropriate for each Task.
 Implementation of An Unprecedented Design
 Corruption
Case Studies
1. Wembley Stadium (London,
England)
Implementation Of An
Unprecedented Design
Fundamentally, when
attempting a unique work item, such Figure 1: Wembley Stadium (photo: Martin Pettitte via Flickr)

as a novel load bearing steel arch as

fundamental part of a stadium, it is
very hard to estimate cost and
duration with precision. Wembley
stadium. The project took 5 years
longer than first estimated and costs
were more than double initial
estimates.
Figure 2: Source: Martin Pettitt (via Flickr)
Case Studies
2. Winnipeg Football Stadium
(Winnipeg, Canada)
Bad Weather Condition, Different
attitude between the consultant and
contractors, and Deficiency in project
coordination
The winds were indeed a
factor, Stuart Olson Dominion
officials told construction industry
analysts in a conference call this week. Figure 3: Winnipeg Football Stadium

But they also placed the blame at the

feet of Structural Heavy Steel
Construction, which they accused of
starting the job three to four months
late.
Case Studies
3. Mercedes-Benz
Stadium (Atlanta, US)
Complexity of Construction

Complexity of Roof
Construction for Mercedes-
Benz Stadium impetus for
delayed opening.

Figure 4:A retractable roof is one of the signature features at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Case Studies
4. Brazil National Football
Stadium (Brazil)
Corruption

The cost of building Brasilia's

World Cup stadium has nearly
tripled to $900 million in
public funds, largely due to
allegedly fraudulent billing,
government auditors say
Figure 5: Brazil National Football Stadium
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