Essendon & Buckley Street Level Crossing Removal Project Scope Statement

This project scope statement outlines the objectives, deliverables, milestones, technical requirements, limits and exclusions, and assumptions and constraints of the Essendon & Buckley Street level crossing removal project. The project aims to remove the level crossing, minimize traffic congestion and disruption, and improve traffic flow and safety. The technical requirements include various types of equipment and materials, as well as permission from the ministry of planning. The project must be completed within the budget of $114,664,480 and by the end of 2019. The work breakdown structure is also provided.

Running head: UNIT PROJECT A
Project: Essendon & Buckley Street level crossing removal
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Unit project A..............................................................................................................................2
1.1 Project scope statement..........................................................................................................2
1.1.1 Project boundaries..........................................................................................................2
1.1.2 Objectives.......................................................................................................................2
1.1.3 Deliverables....................................................................................................................2
1.1.4 Milestones.......................................................................................................................3
1.1.5 Technical requirements...................................................................................................5
1.1.6 Limits and exclusions.....................................................................................................6
1.1.7 Review with customer....................................................................................................6
1.1.8 Assumptions and Constraints.........................................................................................7
1.2 Work breakdown structure....................................................................................................7
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................8

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1. Unit project A
1.1 Project scope statement
The project scope includes:
 Buckley and Essendon Street level crossing removal
 Removal of boom gates at Buckley Street
 Building a underpass after the removal of level crossing
 Completion of project within the estimated time and budget
1.1.1 Project boundaries
The boundaries of the project include:
 Information about the upgrade of the existing underpass are not provided in detail
 Changes that will occur in traffic after the removal of level crossing is not provided
1.1.2 Objectives
The objectives of the project are as follows:
 To remove the Buckley and Essendon street level crossing
 To minimize traffic congestion as well a disruption at boom gates
 To improve the traffic flow as well safety
1.1.3 Deliverables
The deliverables of the project are as follows:
 On-going community consultation
 Construction commences
 Preparatory work commenced

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 Finalized design released to the community
 Contract awarded for Buckley street level crossing removal project
 Early works commence
 Major works commence
 Boom gates removed
 Finalizing landscapes
1.1.4 Milestones
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Essendon & Buckley Street level
crossing removal
985 days Thu 11-02-16 Wed 20-11-19
Initiation phase of the project 73 days Thu 11-02-16 Mon 23-05-16
Identifying objectives of the
project
15 days Thu 11-02-16 Wed 02-03-16
Undertaking feasibility study 20 days Thu 03-03-16 Wed 30-03-16
Establishing project charter 16 days Thu 31-03-16 Thu 21-04-16
Appointing team members of
the project
22 days Fri 22-04-16 Mon 23-05-16
Milestone 1: Completion of
project initiation phase
0 days Mon 23-05-16 Mon 23-05-16
Planning phase of the project 148 days Tue 24-05-16 Thu 15-12-16
Site investigations 22 days Tue 24-05-16 Wed 22-06-16
Solution announced 20 days Thu 23-06-16 Wed 20-07-16

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Community information
sessions
25 days Thu 21-07-16 Wed 24-08-16
Trader consultation 26 days Thu 25-08-16 Thu 29-09-16
Assessment of design options 26 days Fri 30-09-16 Fri 04-11-16
Lowering Buckley street under
rail line
29 days Mon 07-11-16 Thu 15-12-16
Milestone 2: Completion of
planning phase
0 days Thu 15-12-16 Thu 15-12-16
Procurement phase 254 days Fri 16-12-16 Wed 06-12-17
Community input on design
elements
32 days Fri 16-12-16 Mon 30-01-17
North west alliance project
partner announced
39 days Tue 31-01-17 Fri 24-03-17
Construction partner announced 44 days Mon 27-03-17 Thu 25-05-17
Community consultation 47 days Fri 26-05-17 Mon 31-07-17
Refinement of design including
community inputs
50 days Tue 01-08-17 Mon 09-10-17
Finalizing design 42 days Tue 10-10-17 Wed 06-12-17
Milestone 3 : Completion of
procurement phase
0 days Wed 06-12-17 Wed 06-12-17
Construction phase 436 days Thu 07-12-17 Thu 08-08-19
On-going community 32 days Thu 07-12-17 Fri 19-01-18

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consultation
Construction commences 34 days Mon 22-01-18 Thu 08-03-18
Preparatory work commenced 43 days Fri 09-03-18 Tue 08-05-18
Finalized design released to the
community
45 days Wed 09-05-18 Tue 10-07-18
Contract awarded for Buckley
street level crossing removal project
52 days Wed 11-07-18 Thu 20-09-18
Early works commence 57 days Fri 21-09-18 Mon 10-12-18
Major works commence 48 days Tue 11-12-18 Thu 14-02-19
Boom gates removed 60 days Fri 15-02-19 Thu 09-05-19
Finalizing landscapes 65 days Fri 10-05-19 Thu 08-08-19
Milestone 4: Completion of
Construction phase
0 days Thu 08-08-19 Thu 08-08-19
Closure phase 74 days Fri 09-08-19 Wed 20-11-19
Post-project review 20 days Fri 09-08-19 Thu 05-09-19
Stakeholder-sign off 30 days Fri 06-09-19 Thu 17-10-19
Documentation 24 days Fri 18-10-19 Wed 20-11-19
Milestone 5: Completion of
project closure phase
0 days Wed 20-11-19 Wed 20-11-19
1.1.5 Technical requirements
The technical requirements of the project are as follows:

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 Various types of equipments must be present for the removal of the boom gates
 Different materials like sand, concrete, cement etc. are necessary for the construction of
the underpass
 Proper blueprint for getting idea about the removal of level crossing
 Permission from the ministry of planning is needed
1.1.6 Limits and exclusions
The limits and exclusions of the project are elaborated below:
 The blueprint for the entire area of buckled street is not provided on time
 The suppliers does not supply the materials that are needed for the project
 Only limited number of equipments are present for the removal of level crossing that are
mostly needed
1.1.7 Review with customer
The reviews that were collected include:
Review 1:
Residents of Buckley Street (John Watson): It is one of the important step by the
Victorian government to reduce traffic congestion as well as disruption at the Buckley street,
Essendon.
Review 2:
Public of Buckley Street (Abrahm Quershi): The step that is taken by the Victorian
government is highly appreciable as it generally helps in improving traffic as well as safety of
the travellers.

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1.1.8 Assumptions and Constraints
The assumptions of the project are as follows:
 It is assumed that the entire project will be successfully executed by the end of the year
2019
 It is estimated that in order to remove the level crossing from the Buckley and Essendon
street, the budget that is needed is around $114,664,480
 It is assumed that due to the removal of level crossing, the traffic as well as safety of the
people will be improved
The constraints of the project include:
Scope: The project must follow the scope of the project in order to remove the level crossing
from Buckley and Essendon Street. It is identified that by following the project scope, the project
manager will be able to complete the entire project within the estimated budget and time.
Budget: The project must be completed within the budget that is around $114,664,480. If the
project managers are not capable of completing the project within this budget then number of
financial issues will occur.
Time: It is necessary to complete the level crossing removal at Buckley Street, Essendon
within the year 2019 otherwise the budget that is associated with the project will enhance which
will further create financial pressure on the Victorian government.
1.2 Work breakdown structure

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Figure 1: WBS
(Source: Created by Author)

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