Study of the Quality of Road Construction Work Affected by Refocusing Policies during the COVID-19

• Published in: International research journal of innovations in engineering and technology Vol. 7; no. 7; pp. 12 - 18
• Main Authors: Indri Safitri, Febria, Sunarjono, Sri, Harnaeni, Senja Rum
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dharmapuri IRJIET (International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology) 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Compressive strength; COVID-19; Employment; Road construction; Indonesia
• ISSN: 2581-3048; 2581-3048
• DOI: 10.47001/IRJIET/2023.707002

In 2020 Indonesia began to recover from the covid-19 pandemic. The refocusing policy carried out by the government of the Republic of Indonesia for handling COVID-19, where most of the focus is on spending on health equipment and materials. As a result, many construction works were canceled or budget reductions occurred. Increased competition among providers for jobs has resulted in providers submitting bids of less than 80% of the estimated own price (HPS) when participating in tenders. The research was conducted on concrete road improvement activities in Grobogan Regency during the Covid-19 period, namely in 2020 and 2021. The data used for the analysis is secondary data consisting of the name of the work package, the HPS value, the number of bidders, and the results of the compressive strength test of concrete. The thickness of the laid concrete. From this study, the number of bidders is the factor that most influences the bid proportion. Jobs with an offer of <80% HPS value have more samples that do not match the plan's quality than jobs with an offer of>80% HPS value. At an offer <80%, the HPS value has some samples that are less than the planned volume, which is more when compared to work with an offer > 80% HPS value.