CASE: Ventura Baseball Stadium The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10, 2019, and be completed in time for the start of the 2022 season. A penalty clause of $500,000 per day of delay beyond April 3rd is written into the contract. Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $5 million on the project. He also said that if they were successful, the prospects of future projects would be bright, since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes. ASSIGNMENT Given the information provided in Table 6.3, construct a network schedule for the stadium project and answer the following questions: Can the project be completed by the April 3rd deadline? How long will it take? What is the critical path for the project? Based on the schedule, would you recommend that G&E pursue this contact? Why? Include a one-page Gantt chart for the stadium schedule.

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CASE: Ventura Baseball Stadium

The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10, 2019, and be completed in time for the start of the 2022 season. A penalty clause of $500,000 per day of delay beyond April 3rd is written into the contract.

Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $5 million on the project. He also said that if they were successful, the prospects of future projects would be bright, since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes.

ASSIGNMENT

Given the information provided in Table 6.3, construct a network schedule for the stadium project and answer the following questions:

  1. Can the project be completed by the April 3rd deadline? How long will it take?

  2. What is the critical path for the project?

  3. Based on the schedule, would you recommend that G&E pursue this contact? Why? Include a one-page Gantt chart for the stadium schedule.

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Case Appendix
Technical Details for the Ventura Baseball Stadium
The baseball stadium is an outdoor structure with a retractable roof. The project begins with clearing the site, an activity that lasts 60 days. Once the site is clear, work can start simultaneously on the
structure itself and demolition of an adjacent building site. This demolition is necessary to create a construction stage for storing materials and equipment. It will take 30 days to demolish the
buildings and another 30 days to set up the construction site.
The work on the stadium begins by driving 160 support pilings, which will take 120 days. Next comes the pouring of the lower concrete bowl (120 days). Once this is done and the construction
site has been set up, then the pouring of the main concourse (120 days), installation of the playing field (90 days), and construction of the upper steel bowl can occur (120 days).
Once the concourse and upper bowl are completed, work can start simultaneously on building the luxury boxes (90 days), installing the seats (140 days), installing the Jumbotron (30 days), and
installing the stadium infrastructure (120 days), which includes bathrooms, lockers, restaurants, etc. Once the seats are installed, then the steel canopy can be constructed (75 days), followed by
installation of the lights (30 days). The retractable roof represents the most significant technical challenge to the project. Building the roof track supports (90 days) can begin after the
lower concrete bowl is constructed. At this time the dimensions of the roof can be finalized and the construction of the roof at a separate site can begin (180 days). After the roof
supports are completed, then the roof tracks can be installed (90 days). Once the tracks and roof are completed, then the roof can be installed and made operational (90 days). Once all activities are
completed, it will take 20 days to inspect the stadium.
For purposes of this case assume the following:
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1. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September),
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.
2. Ifa holiday falls on a Saturday, Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday, Monday will be given as a day off.
3. The construction crew works Monday through Friday.
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Transcribed Image Text:page 210 Case Appendix Technical Details for the Ventura Baseball Stadium The baseball stadium is an outdoor structure with a retractable roof. The project begins with clearing the site, an activity that lasts 60 days. Once the site is clear, work can start simultaneously on the structure itself and demolition of an adjacent building site. This demolition is necessary to create a construction stage for storing materials and equipment. It will take 30 days to demolish the buildings and another 30 days to set up the construction site. The work on the stadium begins by driving 160 support pilings, which will take 120 days. Next comes the pouring of the lower concrete bowl (120 days). Once this is done and the construction site has been set up, then the pouring of the main concourse (120 days), installation of the playing field (90 days), and construction of the upper steel bowl can occur (120 days). Once the concourse and upper bowl are completed, work can start simultaneously on building the luxury boxes (90 days), installing the seats (140 days), installing the Jumbotron (30 days), and installing the stadium infrastructure (120 days), which includes bathrooms, lockers, restaurants, etc. Once the seats are installed, then the steel canopy can be constructed (75 days), followed by installation of the lights (30 days). The retractable roof represents the most significant technical challenge to the project. Building the roof track supports (90 days) can begin after the lower concrete bowl is constructed. At this time the dimensions of the roof can be finalized and the construction of the roof at a separate site can begin (180 days). After the roof supports are completed, then the roof tracks can be installed (90 days). Once the tracks and roof are completed, then the roof can be installed and made operational (90 days). Once all activities are completed, it will take 20 days to inspect the stadium. For purposes of this case assume the following: page 211 1. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November), December 25 and 26. 2. Ifa holiday falls on a Saturday, Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday, Monday will be given as a day off. 3. The construction crew works Monday through Friday. lel
TABLE 6.3 Ventura Baseball Stadium Case
ID
Activity
Duration
Predecessor(s)
1
Baseball Stadium
2
Clear stadium site
60 days
3
Demolish building
30 days
2
4
Set up construction site
30 days
2
5
Drive support piling
120 days
2
6
Pour lower concrete bowl
120 days
7
Pour main concourse
120 days
4, 6
8
Install playing field
90 days
4, 6
9
Construct upper steel bowl
120 days
4, 6
10
Install seats
140 days
7,9
11
Build luxury boxes
90 days
7,9
12
Install jumbotron
30 days
7,9
13
Stadium infrastructure
120 days
7,9
14
Construct steel canopy
75 days
10
15
Light installation
30 days
14
16
Build roof supports
90 days
6
17
Construct roof
180 days
16
18
Install roof tracks
90 days
16
19
Install roof
90 days
17, 18
20
Inspection
20 days
8, 11, 13, 15, 19
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 6.3 Ventura Baseball Stadium Case ID Activity Duration Predecessor(s) 1 Baseball Stadium 2 Clear stadium site 60 days 3 Demolish building 30 days 2 4 Set up construction site 30 days 2 5 Drive support piling 120 days 2 6 Pour lower concrete bowl 120 days 7 Pour main concourse 120 days 4, 6 8 Install playing field 90 days 4, 6 9 Construct upper steel bowl 120 days 4, 6 10 Install seats 140 days 7,9 11 Build luxury boxes 90 days 7,9 12 Install jumbotron 30 days 7,9 13 Stadium infrastructure 120 days 7,9 14 Construct steel canopy 75 days 10 15 Light installation 30 days 14 16 Build roof supports 90 days 6 17 Construct roof 180 days 16 18 Install roof tracks 90 days 16 19 Install roof 90 days 17, 18 20 Inspection 20 days 8, 11, 13, 15, 19
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