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 in Table 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.

Chapter 6 Developing a Project Plan 205 TABLE 6.3 Shoreline Stadium Case ID

Activity Duration Predecessor(s)

1 Baseball Stadium

2 Clear stadium site 70 days

3 Demolish building 30 days 2 4

Set up construction site 70 days 3 5

Drive support piling 120 days 4 6

Pour lower concrete bowl 120 days 5 7

Pour main concourse 120 days

6 8 Install playing field 90 days 6 9

Construct upper steel bowl 120 days 6 10

Install seats 140 days 9 11

Build luxury boxes 90 days 9 12

Install jumbotron 30 days 9 13

Stadium infrastructure 120 days 9 14

Construct steel canopy 75 days 10 15

Light installation 30 days 10 16

Build roof supports 90 days 4 17

Construct roof 180 days 16 18

Install roof tracks 90 days 14 19

Install roof 90 days 17, 18 20

Inspection 20 days 8, 11, 13, 15, 19