The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on July 3, 2017, and be completed in time for the start of the 2020 season. A penalty clause of $250,000 per day of delay beyond April 3 is written into the contract.

Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $3 million on the project. He also said if they were successful, the prospects of future projects are bright since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes.

ASSIGNMENT

Given the information provided inTable 6.3, construct a network schedule for the stadium project and answer the following questions:

1. Will the project be able to be completed by the April 3 deadline? How long will it take?
2. What is the critical path for the project?
3. Based on the schedule would you recommend that G&E pursue this contact? Why? Include a one-page Gantt chart for the stadium schedule.

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TABLE 6.3Shoreline Stadium Case

ID Activity Duration Predecessor(s)

1Baseball Stadium

2 Clear stadium site 70 days

3 Demolish building 30 days2

4 Set up construction site 70 days3

5 Drive support piling 120 days4

6 Pour lower concrete bowl 120 days5

7 Pour main concourse 120 days6

8 Install playing field 90 days6

9 Construct upper steel bowl 120 days6

10 Install seats 140 days9

11 Build luxury boxes 90 days9

12 Install jumbotron 30 days9

13 Stadium infrastructure 120 days9

14 Construct steel canopy 75 days10

15 Light installation 30 days10

16 Build roof supports 90 days4

17 Construct roof 180 days16

18 Install roof tracks 90 days14

19 Install roof 90 days17, 18

20 Inspection 20 days8, 11, 13, 15, 19