ICMS T3 2017: Property Project Evaluation Report - Sydney Construction

This report provides an observation and analysis of the Pavilions construction project in Sydney, Australia. The project involves the construction of luxury apartments and community buildings, with a focus on high-end customers and convenient location. The report details the progress of the construction, including the completion status, machinery in use, and worker efficiency. It also includes photographic evidence of the site and a time and action plan outlining the various phases of the project, from planning to completion, with expected timelines. The report concludes that the project is on track in terms of schedule and budget and is expected to be completed by September 2018.

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Property Management
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................2
2.0 Site Observations.......................................................................................................................2
3.0 Photographic Evidence..............................................................................................................3
4.0 Project Details and Overview....................................................................................................6
5.0 Time and Action Plan................................................................................................................7
6.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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1.0 Introduction
This project is based on the observation and analysis of an ongoing construction in
Sydney. The chosen construction project is Pavilions by Mirvac that is currently under work in
Sydney, NSW, Australia. In this project, a series of luxurious apartments are currently under
construction and is expected to be completed within next year. The apartments are mainly for the
high end customers who spend heavily for their homes. The location is in a very favorable place
and very near to all the stadiums of Sydney including the Sydney Cricket and Rugby grounds.
2.0 Site Observations
At the site, it has been observed that 60% of the construction work has been completed
and is currently under fast progress so that it completed with the next six months. In addition, the
following have been observed at the site.
Construction Work – It has been observed that the construction work is under moderate
progress and four floors of each apartment have been completed. Work is under progress for the
remaining floors and the frameworks for those floors are complete. The plastering works of those
floors are currently underway.
Machineries – At the site, it has been observed that construction machineries are working
at a remarkable pace in order to complete the construction works within the scheduled timeline.
The working of these machineries has been extremely significant for building the apartment
especially the higher floors.

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Workers – At the construction site, it has been observed that the workers are extremely
efficient in performing their duties in the construction work. With some small talks with the
workers, it has been found that the workers are extremely enthusiastic about the project and are
giving their best to get their work done within the specified timeline provided to complete the
project work.
3.0 Photographic Evidence
Figure 1: Location of Project (Artist Impression)
(Source: Iveson, 2014)

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Figure 2: One of the Apartments (Post Completion Impression)
(Source: Iveson, 2014)

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Figure 3: Ongoing Construction Work
(Source: Iveson, 2014)

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Figure 4: Ongoing Construction Work
(Source: Iveson, 2014)
4.0 Project Details and Overview
The entire project is based on the construction of a series of luxurious apartments for the
aristocratic populations of Sydney are also looking to enjoy wonderful view of the city as well as
stay at a very convenient location of the city. The overall project consists of building 7
residential towers and 4 small entertainment and community buildings. Of the 7 towers, the
highest tower will be 22 storey’s high and the residents at the high floors of the building will
enjoy the views of three main stadiums of Sydney – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Football
Ground and Sydney Rugby Ground. The entire project is handled by 550 workers and 16 team
leaders who are leading the workers to complete the entire project efficiently and within a

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specific timeline. The entire project is expected to be completed within September 2018 and at
the current time, the construction works are under full flow.
5.0 Time and Action Plan
The project time schedule as well as the chronological order of the action plan is shown
in the following table.
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Construction of Pavilion
Apartments
342 days Mon 05-06-17 Tue 25-09-18
Project Planning Phase 51 days Mon 05-06-17 Mon 14-08-17
Government Meeting 1 day Mon 05-06-17 Mon 05-06-17
Project Plan Development 10 days Tue 06-06-17 Mon 19-06-17
Draft Analysis 5 days Tue 20-06-17 Mon 26-06-17
Change Management 5 days Tue 27-06-17 Mon 03-07-17
Meeting with Sponsor 2 days Tue 04-07-17 Wed 05-07-17
Finalization of Project Plan 10 days Thu 06-07-17 Wed 19-07-17
Time Scheduling 2 days Thu 20-07-17 Fri 21-07-17
Budget Estimation 5 days Mon 24-07-17 Fri 28-07-17

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Verification and Analysis of
Project Plan
10 days Mon 31-07-17 Fri 11-08-17
Approval from Higher Authority 1 day Mon 14-08-17 Mon 14-08-17
Project Initiation Phase 250 days Tue 15-08-17 Mon 30-07-18
Preparation of the Blueprints 25 days Tue 15-08-17 Mon 18-09-17
Analysis and approval of
blueprints
5 days Tue 19-09-17 Mon 25-09-17
Budget Allocation to Project
Teams
3 days Tue 26-09-17 Thu 28-09-17
Estimation of Material Resources 3 days Fri 29-09-17 Tue 03-10-17
Estimation of Required
Machineries and Equipments
2 days Wed 04-10-17 Thu 05-10-17
Procurement of Machineries and
Equipments
10 days Fri 06-10-17 Thu 19-10-17
Procurement of Materials and
Other Resources
10 days Fri 20-10-17 Thu 02-11-17
Initiation of Construction Work 2 days Fri 03-11-17 Mon 06-11-17

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Framework Development and
Construction
90 days Tue 07-11-17 Mon 12-03-18
Plastering of the Framework
Architecture
15 days Tue 13-03-18 Mon 02-04-18
Safety Equipments Installation 15 days Tue 03-04-18 Mon 23-04-18
Utilities Installation 10 days Tue 24-04-18 Mon 07-05-18
Application of Colors 15 days Tue 08-05-18 Mon 28-05-18
Decoration of Interiors 15 days Tue 29-05-18 Mon 18-06-18
Decoration of Exterior Walls 20 days Tue 19-06-18 Mon 16-07-18
Final Changes and Works 5 days Tue 17-07-18 Mon 23-07-18
Construction Completion 5 days Tue 24-07-18 Mon 30-07-18
Project Completion Phase 32 days Tue 31-07-18 Wed 12-09-18
Documentation of the Entire
Project
5 days Tue 31-07-18 Mon 06-08-18
Evaluation of the Entire Project 5 days Tue 07-08-18 Mon 13-08-18
Development of Business Policy 5 days Tue 14-08-18 Mon 20-08-18
Preparation of Room Booking 15 days Tue 21-08-18 Mon 10-09-18

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Approval of Government for
Sales
2 days Tue 11-09-18 Wed 12-09-18
Project Sign Off 9 days Thu 13-09-18 Tue 25-09-18
Completion and Closure 2 days Thu 13-09-18 Fri 14-09-18
Post Project Review 5 days Mon 17-09-18 Fri 21-09-18
Stakeholder Signoff 1 day Mon 24-09-18 Mon 24-09-18
Project Manager Signoff 1 day Tue 25-09-18 Tue 25-09-18
6.0 Conclusion
In this report, an overall observation result has been provided on the ongoing construction
work of the Pavilions Project, Sydney. As per the observations, the project is right on track in
terms of schedule as well as budget. If there are no unforeseen accidents or budget constraints
occurring and the works are executed at this project, it can be ensured that the project will be
completed within September 2018. After the construction works are finished and the apartments
are ready, the sales for the rooms will start and the booking schemes will be made for the
purchase of the rooms by the customers.

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