Construction Management Project: Analysis and Deliverables (CE 610)

This document presents a comprehensive construction management project analysis. It includes a detailed breakdown of deliverables, such as a project schedule developed using MS Project, a budget allocation categorized by various cost elements (engineering design, land acquisition, construction, etc.), and a critical path analysis identifying the project's key activities and their dependencies. The analysis highlights the project's timeline, revealing a total estimated duration of 53.6 months, exceeding the initial 30-month deadline, and calculates the potential penalties associated with the schedule overrun. The budget analysis confirms the project's financial feasibility, remaining within the allocated budget of $35,000,000 even after considering additional costs. The project also details the critical path, identifying activities without slack and those directly impacting the project's completion date. This project provides a practical application of construction management principles, including time management, cost control, and risk assessment.

Running Head: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CE 610: Construction Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Table of Contents
Answer to Deliverable 1..................................................................................................................2
Answer to Deliverable 2..................................................................................................................2
Answer to Deliverable 3..................................................................................................................2
Answer to Deliverable 4..................................................................................................................9

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Answer to Deliverable 1
The requirements have been developed in the MS Project file attached with this
document.
Answer to Deliverable 2
The budget allocation is shown as follows.
Category Budget ($) Actual ($) Variance ($)
Engineering Design 4200000 3992304 207696
Land Acquisition 2100000 1996152 103848
Permitting 2450000 2328844 121156
Long Lead Items 10500000 9980760 519240
Construction 12250000 11644220 605780
Contingency 3500000 3326920 173080
TOTAL 35000000 33269200 1730800
Answer to Deliverable 3
As per the given conditions and work requirements, the total estimated schedule
including the predecessor links and the total float has been shown in the following table.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
Total
Schedul
e Float
0
Design, Permitting,
Construction and
Commissioning of a Natural
Compressor Station in south
west New York State
53.6
mons
Wed
5/1/19
Thu
6/8/23 0 mons
1 Send Out Notice to Proceed 0 mons Wed Wed 1.8 mons

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5/1/19 5/1/19
2 Selection of the Engineering
and Environmental Consultant 2.5 mons Wed
5/1/19
Tue
7/9/19
51.1
mons
2.1
Preparation of RFP's for the
Engineering Firms and
Environmental Consultant
30 days Wed
5/1/19
Tue
6/11/19 1 1022
days
2.2 Bidding Period for
Engineering Firms 3 wks Wed
6/12/19
Tue
7/2/19 3 204.4
wks
2.3
Negotiation of the Consultant's
Contracts and Issuing the Notice
to Proceed for These Two
Contracts
1 wk Wed
7/3/19
Tue
7/9/19 4 204.4
wks
3 Property Acquisition 4 mons Wed
5/1/19
Tue
8/20/19 1.8 mons
3.1 Site Selection 30 days Wed
5/1/19
Tue
6/11/19 1 36 days
3.2 Due Diligence of Selected Site 6 wks Wed
6/12/19
Tue
7/23/19
7FS + 6
mons
174.4
wks
3.3 Property Closing 4 wks Wed
7/24/19
Tue
8/20/19 8 174.4
wks
4 Engineering and Design 13.5
mons
Wed
6/12/19
Tue
6/23/20 1.8 mons
4.1 Topographic and Boundary
Survey 30 days Wed
6/12/19
Tue
7/23/19 7 36 days
4.2 60% Design (Issued for Bid) 9 mons Wed
7/24/19
Tue
3/31/20 11 38.6
mons
4.3 100% Design (Issued for
Construction) 3 mons Wed
4/1/20
Tue
6/23/20 12 38.6
mons
5 Preparation of Permit
Applications
15.75
mons
Wed
6/12/19
Tue
8/25/20 1.8 mons
5.1 Wetlands Delineation 15 days Wed
6/12/19
Tue
7/2/19 11SS 36 days
5.2 Preparation of Federal Permit 4 mons Wed Tue 15FS+11 1.8 mons

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Package 5/6/20 8/25/20 mons
5.3 Preparation of State Permit
Package 3 mons Wed
12/18/19
Tue
3/10/20
15FS+6
mons 7.8 mons
5.4 Preparation of Municipal
Permit Package 2 mons Wed
9/25/19
Tue
11/19/19
15FS+3
mons
11.8
mons
6 Notice to Process (NTP) of
Design Engineer's Contract 0 mons Tue
8/25/20
Tue
8/25/20 16,17,18 1.8 mons
7 Long Lead Time Equipment 18 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
1/11/22 1.8 mons
7.1 Main Turbine 18 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
1/11/22 1.8 mons
7.1.1 Design of the Unit 3 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
11/17/20 19 1.8 mons
7.1.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
11/18/20
Tue
12/15/20 22 1.8 mons
7.1.3 Fabrication 14 mons Wed
12/16/20
Tue
1/11/22 23 1.8 mons
7.2 Filter Separators 10 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
6/1/21 9.8 mons
7.2.1 Design of the Unit 3 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
11/17/20 19 9.8 mons
7.2.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
11/18/20
Tue
12/15/20 26 9.8 mons
7.2.3 Fabrication 6 mons Wed
12/16/20
Tue
6/1/21 27 9.8 mons
7.3 Large Diameter Valves 15 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
10/19/21 4.8 mons
7.3.1 Design of the Valves 5 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
1/12/21 19 4.8 mons
7.3.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
1/13/21
Tue
2/9/21 30 4.8 mons
7.3.3 Fabrication and Delivery 9 mons Wed Tue 31 4.8 mons

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2/10/21 10/19/21
7.4 Prefabricated Compressor
Building 14 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
9/21/21 5.8 mons
7.4.1 Design of the Building 7 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
3/9/21 19 5.8 mons
7.4.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
3/10/21
Tue
4/6/21 34 5.8 mons
7.4.3 Fabrication and Delivery 6 mons Wed
4/7/21
Tue
9/21/21 35 5.8 mons
7.5 Electrical Motor Control
Center and Switch Gear 13 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
8/24/21 6.8 mons
7.5.1 Design of the MCC 7 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
3/9/21 19 6.8 mons
7.5.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
3/10/21
Tue
4/6/21 38 6.8 mons
7.5.3 Fabrication and Delivery 5 mons Wed
4/7/21
Tue
8/24/21 39 6.8 mons
7.6 Large Diameter Piping 15 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
10/19/21 4.8 mons
7.6.1 Design of the Valves 5 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
1/12/21 19 4.8 mons
7.6.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
1/13/21
Tue
2/9/21 42 4.8 mons
7.6.3 Fabrication and Delivery 9 mons Wed
2/10/21
Tue
10/19/21 43 4.8 mons
7.7 Emergency Generator 14 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
9/21/21 5.8 mons
7.7.1 Design of the Generator 7 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
3/9/21 19 5.8 mons
7.7.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
3/10/21
Tue
4/6/21 46 5.8 mons
7.7.3 Fabrication and Delivery 6 mons Wed Tue 47 5.8 mons

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4/7/21 9/21/21
7.8 Fuel Gas Skid 12 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
7/27/21 7.8 mons
7.8.1 Design of the Skid 5 mons Wed
8/26/20
Tue
1/12/21 19 7.8 mons
7.8.2 Bidding and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
1/13/21
Tue
2/9/21 50 7.8 mons
7.8.3 Fabrication and Delivery 6 mons Wed
2/10/21
Tue
7/27/21 51 7.8 mons
8 Bidding and Construction 18.35
mons
Wed
1/12/22
Thu
6/8/23 0 mons
8.1 Bidding Period 8 wks Wed
1/12/22
Tue
3/8/22 20 7.2 wks
8.2 Bid Review and Negotiations 1 mon Wed
3/9/22
Tue
4/5/22 54 15.35
mons
8.3 IFC Plans and Specifications 3 mons Wed
3/9/22
Tue
5/31/22 54 1.8 mons
8.4
Finalize Construction Contract
Based IFC Plans and
Specifications
1 mon Wed
6/1/22
Tue
6/28/22 56 12.35
mons
8.5
Obtain Proposals from
Qualified Construction Inspection
Firms after Development of IFB
Plans
6 wks Wed
6/1/22
Tue
7/12/22 56 7.2 wks
8.6 Issue NTP to the Contractor 0 mons Tue
7/12/22
Tue
7/12/22 56,58 1.8 mons
8.7 Land Clearing 1 mon Thu
9/1/22
Wed
9/28/22 59 0 mons
8.8 Rough Site Work 3 mons Thu
9/29/22
Wed
12/21/22 60 0 mons
8.9 Foundation for the
Compressor Unit 6 wks Thu
12/22/22
Wed
2/1/23 61 0 wks
8.10 Foundation of Compressor 4 wks Thu Wed 61 16.2 wks

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Building 12/22/22 1/18/23
8.11 Installation of the Compressor
Unit 1 day Thu
2/2/23
Thu
2/2/23 62 0 days
8.12 Erection of the Compressor
Building 4 wks Thu
1/19/23
Wed
2/15/23 63 16.2 wks
8.13 Mechanical Work 2 mons Fri 2/3/23 Thu
3/30/23 64 2.5 mons
8.14 Electrical Work 3 mons Fri 2/3/23 Thu
4/27/23 64 0 mons
8.15 Finished Site Work 6 mons Thu
9/29/22
Wed
3/15/23 60 2.05
mons
8.16 Landscaping 1 mon Thu
3/16/23
Wed
4/12/23 68 2.05
mons
8.17 Commissioning and Testing of
the Facility Station 6 wks Fri
4/28/23
Thu
6/8/23 67 0 wks
From the table shown above, it can be said that the 30 months deadline cannot be met as
the total time required considering all the lag times, delays (known and unknown) and other
schedule related issues is 53.6 months.
According to the schedule developed, the critical path of the project is as follows.
Task Name Duration Start Finish Total Schedule Float
Land Clearing 1 mon Thu 9/1/22 Wed 9/28/22 0 mons
Rough Site Work 3 mons Thu 9/29/22 Wed 12/21/22 0 mons
Foundation for the
Compressor Unit
6 wks
Thu
12/22/22
Wed 2/1/23 0 wks
Installation of the Compressor 1 day Thu 2/2/23 Thu 2/2/23 0 days

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Unit
Electrical Work 3 mons Fri 2/3/23 Thu 4/27/23 0 mons
Commissioning and Testing
of the Facility Station
6 wks Fri 4/28/23 Thu 6/8/23 0 wks
The main criterion for the critical path of the project is that the activities should not
contain any slack / schedule float and hence, the critical path of this project does not start from
the beginning of the project.
Furthermore, the budget sheet is developed considering all known costs, extra costs and
internal costs and is shown in the following table.
Cost Elements Estimated Costs ($)
Program Management Fees 1500000
Design Engineer 2500000
Environmental Consultant 750000
Real Estate Appraiser Fees 7000
Cost of Land Site B 950000
Legal Fees 25000
Other Professional Fees 15000
Upgrades in Engineering 950000
Permitting Fees 1 50000
Permitting Fees 2 100000
Permitting Fees 3 75000
Additional Legal Fees 150000
New Tree Plantation 150000
MTU 7800000
FS 565000
LDV 1075000
PCB 845000
MCC and SG 365000
LDP 650000
EG 510000
FGS 485000

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Contract 1860000
Land Clearing 500000
Rough Site Work 5000000
Foundation for the Compressor Unit 1000000
Foundation of Compressor Building 500000
Installation of the Compressor Unit 250000
Erection of the Compressor Building 350000
Mechanical Work 750000
Electrical Work 1100000
Finished Site Work 250000
Landscaping 100000
Commissioning and Testing of the Facility Station 155000
Local Building Permits 125000
Change Orders 475000
Drilling Costs 667500
Blasting Costs 445000
Truck Costs 38500
Filling Costs 11000
General Contractor Costs 116200
Compressor Unit Storage Costs 59000
TOTAL BUDGET $33,269,200
It has been found that even after considering all the additional costs and unforeseen
expenses, the total budget is within the allocated budget of $35,000,000. Hence, the project is
feasible financially and can be conducted as per the given terms and conditions.
Answer to Deliverable 4
The estimated time given for the project was 30 months whereas the actual time required
for the project is 53.6 months. Considering the non-penalizable period of 6 months, the
additional time required for the project is 17.6 months. Hence, the total penalty to be paid is
$(5000*17.6*30) = $2,640,000.