The case requirements are as follows and you will be told which role you are taking in each task. 1 You are Amos Law, the senior non-executive director of SCE. SCE has been invited to tender for the contract for the construction of the new road in Omega, as the preferred partner of Omega's government. SCE's finance team has drawn up financial forecasts for the project. However, you have doubts about the contract and you want it to be discussed thoroughly at SCE's next board meeting. You are particularly concerned with whether SCE will be able to fulfil the criteria stated by Omega's transport minister. Required: Prepare a report for the board meeting, which: (a) Examinesthe financial and non-financial issues which will affect the final decision of whether to accept the contract to build the road in Omega. The report should also discuss the difficulties SCE may face in fulfilling the criteria stated by Desmond Otieno, the transport minister of Omega SCE has been awarded the contract to build the road in Omega. It is now January 20X2 and planning for the project has started You are foissa, the project manager for the construction of the road in Omega. You have just been appointed project manager, as the original project manager left SCE suddenly one month ago Oliver Wesonga, the junior member of the project team, began to draft the project initiation document during the time when no-one was acting as project manager. He has prepared for your review the outline contents of the project initiation document, and a summary of the section in it on the operational issues affecting the project. Required: Prepare a memo addressed to Oliver Wesonga which critically evaluates the outline contents and the summary of operational issues in the project initiation document which he has prepared and recommends improvements. (14 marks) IPEO. 3 It is now July 20x2, three months after SCE began construction of the new road in Omega. You are Pat Singh, a consultant employed by SCE's board. I You have just left the emergency meeting regarding the incident at the construction site and are responding to the requests made by SCE's chairman, joe Taliba, at the end of the meeting. (14 Required: Prepare: (a) A confidential memo for joe Taliba, chairman of sce, which discusses the ethical and reputational concerns raised at the meeting. (10 marks) Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating scepticism skills by challenging the comments made at the emergency meeting. (2 marks) (b) A summary for SCE's board to review assessing the control weaknesses discussed at the emergency meet. ing, stating for each control weakness its consequence and recommendation for improvements. marks) Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating evaluation skills by basing explanations of significant control weaknesses on the information provided and recommending appropriate improvements. (4 marks) (8 marks) (c) A briefing paper for SCE's next board meeting, advising the board of the advantages for SCE of establishing a separate risk committee. Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating commercial acumen skills in identifying benefits that would be relevant to SCE in establishing a separate risk committee. (40 marks) (2 marks) 4 It is now October 20X2, six months after SCE began construction of the new road in Omega, You are Pat Singh, a consultant employed by SCE's board. jon Buston SCE's chief executive, has asked you to help him to prepare for the next board meeting, which will discuss investment in big data analytics and offering long-term infrastructure nhagement for roads in Nogogland, Alpha and Omega. Required: Prepare TWO presentation slides, together with accompanying notes, for the chief excecutive to present to the board which: - Discusses the benefits and the costs to sCE of investing in big data analytics; Evaluates the possible opportunity to undertake long-term infrastructure management of roads (8 marks) in the three countries. Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating communication skills in presenting the points in the slides (2 marks) concisely and for supporting notes which will make the issues clear to the board. (10 marks) Sawood Civil Engineering (SCE) is a listed construction company. Its head office is in the capital city, Vaasa, of the country of Nogoland, Nogoland has two neighbouring countries, Alpha and Omega. The countryside in both Alpha and Nogoland is generally flat. In Omega, there is a large range of mountains (the Tamoah mountains) which separates its Eastern region from the rest of the country. All three countries use the same currency, the called eco ($) The board of SCE comprises 50% executive directors and 50% independent non-executive directors. The senior board members are: Chairman Joe Taliba Chief executive Jon Buston Senior non-executive director Amos Law SCE's core business is to provide support services, such as upgrade of electricity networks and road renewal and maintance. in all three countries. However, it has also undertaken road construction projects of increasing size and complexity. Initially SCE carried out most of its major construction projects in Nogogland, its biggest project there being a ring road around the city of Vaasa. SCE has also started to develop a portfolio in Alpha, the biggest development there being a road between Bank City and Motown, which was completed in 20x0. To date, SCE has not carried out any road construction projects in Omega. However, an opportunity has arisen for SCE tol tender for construction of a major road in Omega, which would be the biggest project which SCE has undertaken to date, The following exhibits provide information relevant to SCE Exhibit 1: Extracts from the most recent annual report of SCE, Exhibit 2: Press release of the announcement of the new road in Omega Exhibit 3: Forecast revenues and costs for the construction of the new road in Omega Exhibit 4:Outline contents of the project initiation document (PID) and a summary of the operational issues section of the PID Exhibit 5: Transcript of an emergency meeting at SCE's head office, The case requirements are as follows and you will be told which role you are taking in each task. 1 You are Amos Law, the senior non-executive director of SCE. SCE has been invited to tender for the contract for the construction of the new road in Omega, as the preferred partner of Omega's government. SCE's finance team has drawn up financial forecasts for the project. However, you have doubts about the contract and you want it to be discussed thoroughly at SCE's next board meeting. You are particularly concerned with whether SCE will be able to fulfil the criteria stated by Omega's transport minister. Required: Prepare a report for the board meeting, which: (a) Examinesthe financial and non-financial issues which will affect the final decision of whether to accept the contract to build the road in Omega. The report should also discuss the difficulties SCE may face in fulfilling the criteria stated by Desmond Otieno, the transport minister of Omega SCE has been awarded the contract to build the road in Omega. It is now January 20X2 and planning for the project has started You are foissa, the project manager for the construction of the road in Omega. You have just been appointed project manager, as the original project manager left SCE suddenly one month ago Oliver Wesonga, the junior member of the project team, began to draft the project initiation document during the time when no-one was acting as project manager. He has prepared for your review the outline contents of the project initiation document, and a summary of the section in it on the operational issues affecting the project. Required: Prepare a memo addressed to Oliver Wesonga which critically evaluates the outline contents and the summary of operational issues in the project initiation document which he has prepared and recommends improvements. (14 marks) IPEO. 3 It is now July 20x2, three months after SCE began construction of the new road in Omega. You are Pat Singh, a consultant employed by SCE's board. I You have just left the emergency meeting regarding the incident at the construction site and are responding to the requests made by SCE's chairman, joe Taliba, at the end of the meeting. (14 Required: Prepare: (a) A confidential memo for joe Taliba, chairman of sce, which discusses the ethical and reputational concerns raised at the meeting. (10 marks) Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating scepticism skills by challenging the comments made at the emergency meeting. (2 marks) (b) A summary for SCE's board to review assessing the control weaknesses discussed at the emergency meet. ing, stating for each control weakness its consequence and recommendation for improvements. marks) Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating evaluation skills by basing explanations of significant control weaknesses on the information provided and recommending appropriate improvements. (4 marks) (8 marks) (c) A briefing paper for SCE's next board meeting, advising the board of the advantages for SCE of establishing a separate risk committee. Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating commercial acumen skills in identifying benefits that would be relevant to SCE in establishing a separate risk committee. (40 marks) (2 marks) 4 It is now October 20X2, six months after SCE began construction of the new road in Omega, You are Pat Singh, a consultant employed by SCE's board. jon Buston SCE's chief executive, has asked you to help him to prepare for the next board meeting, which will discuss investment in big data analytics and offering long-term infrastructure nhagement for roads in Nogogland, Alpha and Omega. Required: Prepare TWO presentation slides, together with accompanying notes, for the chief excecutive to present to the board which: - Discusses the benefits and the costs to sCE of investing in big data analytics; Evaluates the possible opportunity to undertake long-term infrastructure management of roads (8 marks) in the three countries. Professional skills marks are available for demonstrating communication skills in presenting the points in the slides (2 marks) concisely and for supporting notes which will make the issues clear to the board. (10 marks) Sawood Civil Engineering (SCE) is a listed construction company. Its head office is in the capital city, Vaasa, of the country of Nogoland, Nogoland has two neighbouring countries, Alpha and Omega. The countryside in both Alpha and Nogoland is generally flat. In Omega, there is a large range of mountains (the Tamoah mountains) which separates its Eastern region from the rest of the country. All three countries use the same currency, the called eco ($) The board of SCE comprises 50% executive directors and 50% independent non-executive directors. The senior board members are: Chairman Joe Taliba Chief executive Jon Buston Senior non-executive director Amos Law SCE's core business is to provide support services, such as upgrade of electricity networks and road renewal and maintance. in all three countries. However, it has also undertaken road construction projects of increasing size and complexity. Initially SCE carried out most of its major construction projects in Nogogland, its biggest project there being a ring road around the city of Vaasa. SCE has also started to develop a portfolio in Alpha, the biggest development there being a road between Bank City and Motown, which was completed in 20x0. To date, SCE has not carried out any road construction projects in Omega. However, an opportunity has arisen for SCE tol tender for construction of a major road in Omega, which would be the biggest project which SCE has undertaken to date, The following exhibits provide information relevant to SCE Exhibit 1: Extracts from the most recent annual report of SCE, Exhibit 2: Press release of the announcement of the new road in Omega Exhibit 3: Forecast revenues and costs for the construction of the new road in Omega Exhibit 4:Outline contents of the project initiation document (PID) and a summary of the operational issues section of the PID Exhibit 5: Transcript of an emergency meeting at SCE's head office