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Culvert Project Management Plan

The document provides a breakdown of activities and durations for a culvert construction project. You must provide a schedule for the client including: 1. A network diagram and Gantt chart showing the critical path. 2. The start date is February 1st, 2021 and the schedule must be developed using a 5 day, 40 hour work week. 3. A resource loaded Gantt chart and calculation of the total resource cost. The schedule deliverables will help manage the culvert project and communicate timing to the client.

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Culvert Project Management Plan

The document provides a breakdown of activities and durations for a culvert construction project. You must provide a schedule for the client including: 1. A network diagram and Gantt chart showing the critical path. 2. The start date is February 1st, 2021 and the schedule must be developed using a 5 day, 40 hour work week. 3. A resource loaded Gantt chart and calculation of the total resource cost. The schedule deliverables will help manage the culvert project and communicate timing to the client.

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Assignment 2

Question 1

Your company was awarded a culvert contract. The contract manager has appointed you to manage
the project and has requested you to provide a schedule for the client. The contract manager
handed you the table below, showing a breakdown of activities involved, together with their
duration. The Start date is the 01/02/2021 (1st February 2021). Working week of 5 days, 40 hours
must be use.

Task Name Duration Predecessor Resource name


1 Setting out Excavation 1 day Surveyor
2 Earthworks/Site Clearing 1 day 1 Excavator + General labour
3 Bulk Excavation 3 days 1+2 Excavator
4 Compaction of Culvert bases 2 days 3 Compactor + General Labour
5 Setting out Blinding 1 day 4 Surveyor
6 Blinding (base 1-8) 2 days 5 Concrete Foreman + General Labour
7 Steel Fixing (base 1-8) 3 days 6SS Steel Fixer + Reinforcement (4,6t)
8 Inspection of Steel fixing 1 day 7 General Foreman
9 Formwork (base 1-8) 2 days 7FF Carpenter + General labour
Concrete (20m3), Concrete Foreman,
10 Concrete Casting (base 1-8) 2 days 9 General labour, Poker Unit
11 Striping Formwork 1 day 10+7 day Carpenter + General Labour

Resource Name Type Std. Rate

Group: Concrete
Concrete Foreman Work R200.00/hr
Group: General Labour
General Labour Work R48.00/hr
Group: Material
Concrete Material R1 600.00/m³
Reinforcement Material R13 000.00/t
Group: Overhead
Surveyor Work R200.00/hr
General Forman Work R250.00/hr
Group: Plant
Excavator Work R750.00/hr
Compactor Work R62.00/hr
Poker Unit Work R62.00/hr
Group: Shuttering
Carpenters Work R65.00/hr
Group: Steel
Steel Fixer Work R65.00/hr
1. Draw up a Network diagram and Gantt chart and indicate the critical path.
a. Network Diagram (Arrow chart) (20)
b. Critical Path (10)
c. Start Slag (flout) (10)
d. Resource loaded Gantt Chart (Bar chart) (20)
e. Total Resource cost (20)
[80 marks]

Question 2

1. Discuss the term “Project” according to Kerzner. (10)


2. What is the purpose of the following Acts?
a. Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. (6)
b. Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993. (2)
c. Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (2)

[20 marks]

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