The analysis on the cause of material waste on the irrigation project in Aceh Besar district

The material as one component of cost estimations also plays important role in supporting the success of one project. The material procurement can absorb so high cost from the project total cost. Therefor the use of the material is attempt as minimum as possible to avoid material waste produced. This study aimed to find out the dominant factor on the cause of material waste on the irrigation project, and to analyze the relationship and the influence between material waste factors and material waste indicators on irrigation project in Aceh Besar district. This study used questionnaire distributed to irrigation contractors, with the qualification of the companies are ranging from K1, K2, K3, M1, and M2 and located in Aceh Besar district since 2010 to 2015. The population obtained is 209 contractors; by using Slovin equation obtained that the study samples are 68 contractors. The result study showed that the dominant factor causes the material waste on the irrigation project in Aceh Besar district is material procurement factor. The relationship between material waste factors and material waste indicators on irrigation project in Aceh Besar district which consists of waste factor, other factor, material procurement factor, material handling factor have high relationship partially with the correlation coefficient value of Pearson which is > 0.400, while for implementation factor and design factor have low relationship partially with the correlation coefficient value of Pearson which is < 0.400. The influence between material waste factors and material waste indicators on irrigation project in Aceh Besar district which the most affecting is the material procurement factor and the waste factor. It means that if material procurement factor, material handling factor and waste factor increase will affect material waste indicator on the irrigation project in Aceh Besar district will improve.