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Unit 1 Individual Project - Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC in Construction and the Built Environment

Assignment - Managing Risk in Modern Construction - Minimising risk through design and specification

Learning Outcome 1: Formulate a project that will provide a solution to an identified problem.

Learning Outcome 2: Manage a project within agreed timescales and specification, documenting the process throughout

Learning Outcome 3: Evaluate potential project management solutions.

Learning Outcome 4: Produce a project report and deliver a presentation of the final project outcomes.

Assignment Scenario

A Client organisation has approached your company, where you are employed as an assistance in the design office. The organisation have been granted outline planning permission for the development of a mixed used hotel with sport complex, and they have acquired an old industrial site in an urban location that is approximately half an acre in size located on Plot J. The budget for the development is approximately £25million.

The client's vison for the development is ‘An inspirational centre of excellence, providing opportunities for all to succeed' they have also indicated that they want ‘a modern eye catching development' using modern construction methods.

The development will consist of a mixed used hotel and multi-use sports hall that has an open floor area of 40m by 18m. In a separate building attached to the hall, there will be changing facilities and showers. There will also be a gym and fitness suite. This will be opened to the general public, so there would be an inviting reception area, with room for vending machines and for customers to sit down and relax. The client also wants to have teaching/meeting rooms that can be used by schools, local sports teams and businesses so the complex can be hired out. There will need to be below ground and 2 storeyabove car parking for a minimum of 90 cars.

The site has previously been used as an industrial/manufacturing unit, this was a framed structured building with solid concrete ground floor constructed in the 1950's, it was used to manufacture, stored paints and other unknown chemicals. Before this, the land contained Victorian terraced housing with basements. The site previously had fuel station and tannery factory.

The client has asked that you consider the use of a decorative brick facia to the ground floor levels and a "modern looking" cladding to the upper floor elevations. The client anticipates a life span of 25 years before the exterior is totally refurbished. There are no particular restrictions on the design fascias nor on the roof shapes.

All landscaping must be sympathetic to the site and to outline plan for the four buildings, whilst observing 3 Tree Preservation Orders, and maintaining a sympathy with the "modern/scientific" aesthetics of the buildings.

The location of the development is in an area of higher than average rainfall with over 1250mm per/year with high groundwater table and an average annual wind speed of 15 knots.

This package includes: an outline site plan (Appendix A); a grid/plan of existing site spot levels (Appendix B); 3 borehole logs (Appendix C, D, E) floor plans (Appendix F, G, H, I, J)
Task

As part of the company's drive to provide better services to clients, they are seeking to improve the way that they are able to minimised risk in projects that they undertake. While they have identified a range of different ways to address risk, they are of the opinion that they may achieve the greatest impact in mitigating risk throughout the design, construction and operational phases of construction. In addition, they have also identified that the role of technology has created new areas of risk that must be recognised and managed.

You have been taskedwith undertaking a review of the proposed project information (drawings and project site information included here), and develop an alternative solution that will minimise risk through design and specification.In addition, you will be considering the overall project process and advising on project management solutions.
In order to understand the risk involve in development of the proposed project and to be able to provide best solution, you are also tasked to review similar recently completed projects to identify solutions adapted to mitigate risks posed to the projects
You are asked to prepare a research report and a presentation to be presented to your company board of directors.Your researchreport should:

• Clearly identify your project problem, formulate project problem, set out the set out the aims of your project, giving reasons for the project. You will identify the main components of your project and define these in a clear project specification. In addition, you will need to explain why the clear specification of the project is key to approaching a successful outcome.
• In reviewing the recently completed similar projects, and evaluating the materials used, you are asked to identify the potential resource, costs and timescale impact to minimise risk through design and specification. As changes to the design and specification may impact on the project process, you are asked to describe techniques for generating potential solutions to the overall project management. As you progress, you will maintain a project management plan and consider the time and resource tracking necessary.
• As part of project process, you asked to evaluate the relationships that may arise between project feasibility, planning on time and resources.
• Project management, and management of the risk in modern construction, is critical to project success. You are asked to explore different project management strategies that may be suitable for your revised project proposal, and justify your selection of a preferred project management solution; comparing the outcomes that may result and their impact on resources, time and costs.
• As your report may be shared with clients, it is critical that appropriate forms of referencing and citation are used throughout.
• In your presentation, to the company board of directors, you are asked to present your final project outcomes using industry standard software. As you are new to the company, the board will use your presentation as a staff development opportunity for you, so you asked to appraise your own performance in managing this project and make recommendations as to how you might improve for the future.

Attachment:- Managing Risk in Modern Construction.rar