Case Study: Moses Mabhida Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium is an iconic multipurpose stadium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal and is shaped like a basket. It was constructed as one of the hosts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and is currently the home stadium for the AmaZulu Football Club, a professional South African soccer team. The stadium is named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, who helped to forge and maintain the powerful United Front that eventually saw the creation of a democratic and non-racial South Africa. The stadium design includes: seating capacity of 56 000, but can be up-scaled to 85 000 for major events such as the Olympic Games. allowance for natural ventilation and creates an incredible sense of space. the iconic arch whose shape was inspired by the Y shape on the South African flag. the roof which is made of 46 000 m of Teflon-coated glass fibre membrane that produces a translucent glow when the stadium is lit up. the grand centre arch, 106 m high, is not just a design feature. The SkyCar takes visitors up to its highest point, where they can get out and enjoy breath taking, panoramic views of the city and ocean. 120 luxury suites and business clubs, providing 7 500 VIP seats. the colour arrangement of the seating conceptualised to look like the sea flowing onto the beach. Each seat that is spacious and comfortable, providing a clear line-of-sight to the pitch. With a total area facade of 15 000 m2 and a 46 000-m2 roof membrane, the icon that has set the hearts of Durbanites glowing with pride used 245 141 t of concrete and 9 978 t of reinforcing steel more than the quantities used on the Eiffel Tower! During construction, over 26 000 jobs were created, reducing Durbans unemployment statistics by 2,12%. At its highest point of 106 m, the arch which symbolises the union of a once-divided nation is higher than the 93-m Statue of Liberty and, at 360 m long, it is the longest arch in the world. Speaking at a media briefing at the stadiu, Julie-May Ellingson, head of the strategic projects unit and the 2010 programme at the eThekwini municipality, said the total R3 098 212 753 bill was about R1-billion less than it had cost to build Cape Towns Green Point stadium. Ellingson said that major hurdles had been time and money constraints. Rain and wind caused a lot of delays and we were affected by two strikes which put us back quite badly, she said. QUESTION 1 [30 MARKS] Place yourself in the context of planning for the building of the Moses Mabhida stadium. Having been tasked to be the principal project manager of the stadium project by Julie-May Ellingson, head of the strategic projects unit, a major part of your responsibility is to ensure that the project schedule is properly developed and managed to the expectations of the active stakeholders. The project needed to be completed before 32 months due to the constraints of the kickoff for the FiFa World Cup tournament. The unique design and attributes of the project however, means that there are no previous benchmarks to align time to tasks. The project team therefore had to use PERT analysis to develop the project schedule. The table below illustrates the optimistic, most likely and pessimistic times for each activity, calculated in durations of months. 1.1 Calculate the expected time of activities for this project. Time to be calculated in months. Please note that all activity durations must be rounded off to the next whole number. (9) Activity Immediate Predecessor Optimistic Time Most Likely Time Pessimistic Time A --------- 4 6 8 B --------- 2 4 6 C --------- 1 2 3 D B 6 7 8 E A 2 4 6 F E 6 10 14 G D 1 3 5 H C,D 3 6 9 I F, G, H 5 11 17 1.2 Construct an AON network for the activities of this project. (9) 1.3 Determine the critical path for the project using slack. (9) 1.4 Will this project be completed on time? Justify your response. (3)