Construction projects are sometimes temporarily suspended due to economic, political, and/or social problems that affect their development. This situation usually creates budget increases due to poor planning and an accelerated decision making process. This study proposes that in order to have adequate temporary suspension, it is necessary to plan three stages in detail: the slowdown, the conservation, and the resumption of the project. The objective of this study is the analysis of this process and the creation a guide that would allow a successful temporary project suspension. An industrial project at a cost of approximately $ 300,000,000 US dollars that had to be suspended temporarily when wearing the 70% advance was studied. The suspension was caused by the owner's financial problems. Each of the three stages was analyzed and the effects on scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, risks, communications, and procurement were reviewed. Experts from the owner organization participated in this study, analyzed the process following the slowdown and conservation, and recommended a restarting process. At the end of the process, a guide was structured which shows the activities and recommendations to be undertaken in each of the three stages. In conclusion, it can be mentioned that it is important to consider many factors associated with the suppliers, contractors, designers, owner staff, budgets, and cash flow in order to guarantee a successful project.
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