Reference no: EM131048764
Ce 3361 project management -1-
Project ivspring 2016: due 3 may 2016
Show all work and be neat
1. Illustrate the project manager contract model typically used in major construction activities such as power plants.
2. What are three principal duties of an inspector on a building project?
3. Who has responsibility when all the trees at the site die when there a no provisions in the contract for watering the trees during a dry period?
4. List at least three basic elements needed on all contract Drawings?
5. Is it ethical to take company pencils and paper home for your children to use at school because your employer did not Pay you overtime for your work on the weekends?
6. In the bidding stage, what procedures do you follow when a Prospective contractor calls your office asking to Substitute a different type pipe than specified in the contract?
7. At what stage in the project should the cost and schedule estimate be performed?
8. What are the responsibilities of the owner as a party to a construction contract?
9. Who has design responsibility for making changes in the contract?
10. Your engineering firm has been contracted to solve a sewer Leak in a clay tile pipe next to the lucky lady horse Barn. Your recommendation is to remove the existing Sewer and replace the entire 300-ft long section with a new 6-in.diameter pvcpipe. Your design requires a 5-ft wide by 6.7 ft deep excavation with vertical side walls(see fig. 1 in Moodle).
A. You call dr. Mahar for his advise and he gives you the following list of activities and the activity sequence:
- Replace asphalt - place/compact granular
base course
- Layout sewer line - excavate asphalt and
Soil and remove
damage pipe
- Compact soil beneath - place new 6 in. Pvc pipe
new pvc pipe
- Backfill and compact - pavement markings
trench
B. The activity sequence for replacing the damagedsewer
Line is given as follows:
11. prepare a quantity take off for each activity -fill in Following table.
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activity
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unit
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estimated quantity
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layout
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2
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place pipe
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5
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6
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base course
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cy
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8
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lf
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100
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Ac - acres: 1 ft2 = 0.00002296 acres
Cy - cubic yards: 27 ft3/cy
Lf - linear feet
Sy - square yards: 9 ft2/sy
Fig. 1 excavation cross-section (separate page in moodle)
12. Prepare an engineer cost estimate for performing the sewer Replacement work (means estimating sheets on moodle).
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activity
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Unit estimated
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unit price quantity
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total cost
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excavate
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cy
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cy
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8
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markings
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lf
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100
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13. Prepare an engineer schedule estimate for performing the Sewerreplacement work (means estimating sheets on moodle).
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activity
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Unit production
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quantity
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daily
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duration
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excavate
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cy
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cy
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markings
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14. Prepare a bar chart schedule for managing the sewer Replacement work.(use a separate sheet of paper)
15. Identify 3 safety/environmental concerns. Do not forget the Snake fence.
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