Planning And Construction Of Boarding Houses In NSW

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Discuss about the Planning And Construction Of Boarding Houses In NSW.

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Introduction

This project is based on the development of rental residential buildings (including several housing / boarding units) in Newcastle, NSW. The proposed project is proposed to be completed in a period of the next two years within a feasible budget investment. In addition to the proposed plan of the boarding units, there are several other specifications that are required to be met in the project. These specifications include the placement of the rooms inside the building units, number of floors, facilities and services, parking areas and others. For executing the project, all these requirements are to be met and based on the requirements, a suitable budget and schedule plan is to be developed.

In this report, with the help of the analysis of the project requirements, a suitable work breakdown structure has been developed that includes the work specifications in each phase of the project along with the proposed durations and related costs in each of the work packages.

Project Scope and Objectives

The main scope of the project is to clear a certain piece of property and build 27 boarding units that will be provided as rentals. The scope statement of the project is defined by the following points.

Clearing of the entire land property for constructing the housing units is within the scope of the project.
Constructing the foundations of the buildings is within the scope of the project.
Building of the framework of the buildings is within the scope of the project.
Development of the buildings as well as their utilities and services is within the scope of the project.
Development of external utilities and perimeter walls is within the scope of the project.

From the scope statement, the project objectives are determined as follows.

To survey the entire land and take measurements
To clear the land and prepare it for the construction
To build foundations of the buildings
To build 27 housing units including all the design specifications as provided earlier
To install utilities like electrical and drainage systems in each of the units
To hand over the finished project to the authority

Work Breakdown Structure

The work breakdown structure of the project is shown in the following table.

WBS	Task Name	Duration	Start	Finish	Predecessors	Resource Names	Cost
1	Site Preparation	80 days	Mon 5/28/18	Fri 9/14/18			$888,000.00
1.1	Survey of the Entire Site	10 days	Mon 5/28/18	Fri 6/8/18		Construction Manager, Project Supervisor	$44,000.00
1.2	Take Measurements of the Site	5 days	Mon 6/11/18	Fri 6/15/18	2	Construction Manager	$10,000.00
1.3	Assign Workers to Prepare the Site	5 days	Mon 6/18/18	Fri 6/22/18	3	Construction Manager	$10,000.00
1.4	Allocate Resources for Site Preparation	5 days	Mon 6/25/18	Fri 6/29/18	4	Procurement Manager	$6,000.00
1.5	Hire Equipments for Site Preparation	15 days	Mon 7/2/18	Fri 7/20/18	5	Procurement Manager	$18,000.00
1.6	Start Preparing the Selected Site	5 days	Mon 7/23/18	Fri 7/27/18	6	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
1.7	Start Digging of the Land	10 days	Mon 7/30/18	Fri 8/10/18	7	Construction Workers	$200,000.00
1.8	Remove Existing Plants and Grasses	5 days	Mon 8/13/18	Fri 8/17/18	8	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
1.9	Remove Existing Concrete Structures and Walls if Any	5 days	Mon 8/20/18	Fri 8/24/18	9	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
1.10	Check Soil Quality	5 days	Mon 8/27/18	Fri 8/31/18	10	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
1.11	Add Strong Soil	5 days	Mon 9/3/18	Fri 9/7/18	11	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
1.12	Preparation of Foundation	5 days	Mon 9/10/18	Fri 9/14/18	12	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
2	Foundation	65 days	Mon 9/17/18	Fri 12/14/18			$1,300,000.00
2.1	Complete Digging the Site	10 days	Mon 9/17/18	Fri 9/28/18	13	Construction Workers	$200,000.00
2.2	Place Concrete Structures inside the Area	10 days	Mon 10/1/18	Fri 10/12/18	15	Construction Workers	$200,000.00
2.3	Build Foundation	15 days	Mon 10/15/18	Fri 11/2/18	16	Construction Workers	$300,000.00
2.4	Install Foundation Support	15 days	Mon 11/5/18	Fri 11/23/18	17	Construction Workers	$300,000.00
2.5	Strengthen Foundation	10 days	Mon 11/26/18	Fri 12/7/18	18	Construction Workers	$200,000.00
2.6	Fill Rest of Area with Soil	5 days	Mon 12/10/18	Fri 12/14/18	19	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
3	Structure	165 days	Mon 12/17/18	Fri 8/2/19			$3,300,000.00
3.1	Start Building the Structure	5 days	Mon 12/17/18	Fri 12/21/18	20	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
3.2	Procure Building Materials	5 days	Mon 12/24/18	Fri 12/28/18	22	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
3.3	Hire Construction Equipments	5 days	Mon 12/31/18	Fri 1/4/19	23	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
3.4	Hire Construction Workers	5 days	Mon 1/7/19	Fri 1/11/19	24	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
3.5	Set Up Construction Camp	10 days	Mon 1/14/19	Fri 1/25/19	25	Construction Workers	$200,000.00
3.6	Start Building the Infrastructures	20 days	Mon 1/28/19	Fri 2/22/19	26	Construction Workers	$400,000.00
3.7	Install Steel Bars	15 days	Mon 2/25/19	Fri 3/15/19	27	Construction Workers	$300,000.00
3.8	Place Bricks Along the Framework	25 days	Mon 3/18/19	Fri 4/19/19	28	Construction Workers	$500,000.00
3.9	Apply Concrete to Fix the Bricks	25 days	Mon 4/22/19	Fri 5/24/19	29	Construction Workers	$500,000.00
3.10	Place Concrete Layer on Inner and Outer Layers of the Walls	30 days	Mon 5/27/19	Fri 7/5/19	30	Construction Workers	$600,000.00
3.11	Apply Plaster On the Walls	20 days	Mon 7/8/19	Fri 8/2/19	31	Construction Workers	$400,000.00
4	Services	90 days	Mon 8/5/19	Fri 12/6/19			$360,000.00
4.1	Install Electrical Connections through Every Wall of the Housing Units	15 days	Mon 8/5/19	Fri 8/23/19	32	Technical Workers	$60,000.00
4.2	Install Water Pipes and Plumbing Works	15 days	Mon 8/26/19	Fri 9/13/19	34	Technical Workers	$60,000.00
4.3	Connect to Main Lines	5 days	Mon 9/16/19	Fri 9/20/19	35	Technical Workers	$20,000.00
4.4	Install Water Tanks	15 days	Mon 9/23/19	Fri 10/11/19	36	Technical Workers	$60,000.00
4.5	Build Elevator Boxes	20 days	Mon 10/14/19	Fri 11/8/19	37	Technical Workers	$80,000.00
4.6	Install Elevators	20 days	Mon 11/11/19	Fri 12/6/19	38	Technical Workers	$80,000.00
5	Internal Finishes	40 days	Mon 12/9/19	Fri 1/31/20			$800,000.00
5.1	Cut Door and Window Areas	5 days	Mon 12/9/19	Fri 12/13/19	39	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.2	Build Door Frames	5 days	Mon 12/16/19	Fri 12/20/19	41	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.3	Build Window Frames	5 days	Mon 12/23/19	Fri 12/27/19	42	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.4	Install Doors	5 days	Mon 12/30/19	Fri 1/3/20	43	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.5	Install Windows	5 days	Mon 1/6/20	Fri 1/10/20	44	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.6	Install Switch Boxes and Plugs	5 days	Mon 1/13/20	Fri 1/17/20	45	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.7	Install Electric Meters and Pumping Motor	5 days	Mon 1/20/20	Fri 1/24/20	46	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
5.8	Apply Colours on Internal Walls	5 days	Mon 1/27/20	Fri 1/31/20	47	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
6	External Finishes	20 days	Mon 2/3/20	Fri 2/28/20			$400,000.00
6.1	Apply Colours on External Walls	5 days	Mon 2/3/20	Fri 2/7/20	48	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
6.2	Apply Designs	5 days	Mon 2/10/20	Fri 2/14/20	50	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
6.3	Paint Names of Each Boarding House	5 days	Mon 2/17/20	Fri 2/21/20	51	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
6.4	Build Shades on Windows	5 days	Mon 2/24/20	Fri 2/28/20	52	Construction Workers	$100,000.00
7	External Works	75 days	Mon 3/2/20	Fri 6/12/20			$1,800,000.00
7.1	Connect Water Tank with Water Line	10 days	Mon 3/2/20	Fri 3/13/20	53	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$240,000.00
7.2	Connect Electrical Lines with Main Line	10 days	Mon 3/16/20	Fri 3/27/20	55	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$240,000.00
7.3	Build Perimeter Walls	15 days	Mon 3/30/20	Fri 4/17/20	56	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$360,000.00
7.4	Build Garden Space	5 days	Mon 4/20/20	Fri 4/24/20	57	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$120,000.00
7.5	Build a Swimming Pool	20 days	Mon 4/27/20	Fri 5/22/20	58	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$480,000.00
7.6	Build a Leisure Area	5 days	Mon 5/25/20	Fri 5/29/20	59	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$120,000.00
7.7	Finishing Touches	10 days	Mon 6/1/20	Fri 6/12/20	60	Construction Workers, Technical Workers	$240,000.00

Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure of the Project

(Source: Created by Author)

The human resources that have been allocated to each of the work packages of the work breakdown structure are shown in the following table.

Resource Name	Type	Max. Units	Std. Rate	Ovt. Rate	Cost/Use	Accrue At	Base Calendar
Construction Manager	Work	100%	$250.00/hr	$0.00/hr	$0.00	Prorated	Standard
Project Supervisor	Work	100%	$300.00/hr	$0.00/hr	$0.00	Prorated	Standard
Construction Workers	Work	100%	$2,500.00/hr	$0.00/hr	$0.00	Prorated	Standard
Procurement Manager	Work	100%	$150.00/hr	$0.00/hr	$0.00	Prorated	Standard
Technical Workers	Work	100%	$500.00/hr	$0.00/hr	$0.00	Prorated	Standard

Conclusion

This report contains the details of the project scope, objectives and the overall work breakdown structure that will be followed. The work breakdown structure has been developed by dividing the entire project into several phases, sub-phases and work packages. As per the development, the work packages have been linked together using predecessor relationship as appropriate in the context of the project. The links between the work packages of the work breakdown structure are essential in determining the durations of each of the work packages. From the work breakdown structure provided above, the estimated duration for the project is 535 days and the estimated budget is $8,848,000. However, these are only preliminary estimations and will be changed in the near future in order to adjust with the project feasibility and the limitations the organization which is undertaking this particular project.

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