The aim of the project is to create a team budget justification for SolarHope.Dont forget this project is budget sensitive and Sustainit needs to make an operating profit from the project but also present a quality of work that ensures they receive the first option on extending the project into the build phase and any other future consultancy work with SolarHope. A progress payment of $500k for the successful Charter has been paid to Sustainit. You have $1.5m remaining in the budget. The budget will be submitted to the project Sponsor for approval before being passed onto the client for review. 
SolarHope Energies is a renewable energy provider that has a history of supplying regional Australia with solar energy solutions. Whilst, SolarHope is a relatively stable organisation that has serviced its customer-base well, there is a growing interest amongst members of the Board to initiate a multi-billion-dollar investment and expand operations into larger-scale renewable energy production through industrial-scale solar farms due to community demand, rising costs in fossil fuel powered electricity generation, and their founders' 'sustainable and inclusive world' ethos which drives their overall strategic goal to help Build a sustainable Australia, one region at a time'. A site has been located between Horsham and Laharum in Western Victoria Western Victoria has been selected as a possible location as it has the appropriate conditions for solar energy production, is sparsely populated but close enough to major centres to access a workforce, land is relatively inexpensive and is reasonably close to distribution networks that would limit costs associated with building the appropriate infrastructure for transmission. The Board of Solar Hope Energies believes they have the technological expertise, business acumen and value-driven vison to achieve their goals but a few questions need to be answered before SolarHope wishes to commit the resources to upscaling their operations in this region. The Board has identified a number of important, and possibly project defining areas of investigation that need to be addressed before the project goes into the planning stage. They are acutely aware that these may not be fully representative of all the key issues, nor are they convinced that these are the substantive issues critical to determine the viability of the project. They do not have the resources, or expertise in-house to determine the viability of the project and that is why they have approached your consultancy agency to assist. You are one of a number of firms that have been identified as having the skill and experience to successfully complete the project. You are in competition with these firms. These have been identified as: Competitors Population/workforce profile Infrastructure Environmental Impact Demand Cost-Benefit Analysis Planning Approval Requirements Other Opportunities or Threats Stakeholder Identification and Prioritisation Additional Details The Board has allocated a budget of $1.5m - $2m to the project selection and planning stage (your project) which needs to be completed within six months after the Request for Proposal has been issued. SolarHope Energies' Director of Projects, Dr. Rebecca Sunbridge and her team (Sponsor) are responsible for overseeing this project and reporting to the Board. Your organisation consists of a number of teams/experts in: Engineering (electrical and mechanical) Solar Power Fisheries Environment and Sustainability People and Culture Construction Government Liaison and Policy Finance Marketing Tourism Indigenous Affairs Advisor Water and Sanitation Hydro Electricity Production LGBTQI Liaison Community Advisor Proposals and Projects Billable rates Partner/Senior Executive = $5000 per day (salary = $500k) Director/Specialist = $4500 per day (salary = $200k-300k) Senior Manager = $3800 per day (salary = $200k) Manager= $3500 per day (salary = $120k-$160k) Consultant $3000 per day (salary = $80k-100k) . . SolarHope Energies is a renewable energy provider that has a history of supplying regional Australia with solar energy solutions. Whilst, SolarHope is a relatively stable organisation that has serviced its customer-base well, there is a growing interest amongst members of the Board to initiate a multi-billion-dollar investment and expand operations into larger-scale renewable energy production through industrial-scale solar farms due to community demand, rising costs in fossil fuel powered electricity generation, and their founders' 'sustainable and inclusive world' ethos which drives their overall strategic goal to help Build a sustainable Australia, one region at a time'. A site has been located between Horsham and Laharum in Western Victoria Western Victoria has been selected as a possible location as it has the appropriate conditions for solar energy production, is sparsely populated but close enough to major centres to access a workforce, land is relatively inexpensive and is reasonably close to distribution networks that would limit costs associated with building the appropriate infrastructure for transmission. The Board of Solar Hope Energies believes they have the technological expertise, business acumen and value-driven vison to achieve their goals but a few questions need to be answered before SolarHope wishes to commit the resources to upscaling their operations in this region. The Board has identified a number of important, and possibly project defining areas of investigation that need to be addressed before the project goes into the planning stage. They are acutely aware that these may not be fully representative of all the key issues, nor are they convinced that these are the substantive issues critical to determine the viability of the project. They do not have the resources, or expertise in-house to determine the viability of the project and that is why they have approached your consultancy agency to assist. You are one of a number of firms that have been identified as having the skill and experience to successfully complete the project. You are in competition with these firms. These have been identified as: Competitors Population/workforce profile Infrastructure Environmental Impact Demand Cost-Benefit Analysis Planning Approval Requirements Other Opportunities or Threats Stakeholder Identification and Prioritisation Additional Details The Board has allocated a budget of $1.5m - $2m to the project selection and planning stage (your project) which needs to be completed within six months after the Request for Proposal has been issued. SolarHope Energies' Director of Projects, Dr. Rebecca Sunbridge and her team (Sponsor) are responsible for overseeing this project and reporting to the Board. Your organisation consists of a number of teams/experts in: Engineering (electrical and mechanical) Solar Power Fisheries Environment and Sustainability People and Culture Construction Government Liaison and Policy Finance Marketing Tourism Indigenous Affairs Advisor Water and Sanitation Hydro Electricity Production LGBTQI Liaison Community Advisor Proposals and Projects Billable rates Partner/Senior Executive = $5000 per day (salary = $500k) Director/Specialist = $4500 per day (salary = $200k-300k) Senior Manager = $3800 per day (salary = $200k) Manager= $3500 per day (salary = $120k-$160k) Consultant $3000 per day (salary = $80k-100k)
