drawing. Instructions file is attached. An example is also attached, do have a look at it./n CM 5386 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING INSTRUCTOR: DR. AHMED JIBREEN The University of Texas at Arlington Department of Civil Engineering CM 5386- Construction Planning and Scheduling Term Project - Fall 2023 Fall 2023 TERM PROJECT STATEMENT: The general contractor for whom you have been employed has just been awarded the project by the owner (i.e. the instructor of the course). Your team has been asked by the general contractor to complete a cost-loaded schedule, which can be used as a baseline for producing weekly progress reports during construction. Your team should submit a cost-loaded schedule to the owner via the Canvas System by 11:59 PM, November 8th (Wednesday). Starting from 8:00 AM, November 15th and 17th your team should give a presentation to the owner and his/her representative in-Class They will decide whether they accept your cost-loaded schedule or not. For each activity of the project, relevant information/data may include (1) name, (2) quantity, (3) unit, (4) productivity rate, (5) duration, (6) IPA, (7) resources required (i.e., labor, materials, and equipment), (8) direct cost, (9) job overhead, (10) subcontractor only if there is one, etc. For each activity, all the resources required should be converted into monetary values (i.e., dollars). Cash flow prediction for resource allocation should be presented along with the schedule network. However, resource leveling may not be necessary. Each activity should be loaded with direct cost. If you have any questions or need further clarifications, you can contact the owner (Instructor), or the owner's representative (Mr. Zahid and Mr. Mohammad) Each team should submit an electronic copy of the project report to Canvas by the deadline. The report should summarize how the team has finished the cost-loaded schedule. The results of the following tasks may be attached to the report as appendices. The grading rubric for the project report is shown below: 1| Page Task Work breakdown structure Net-in-Place quantity for all activities Activity duration and direct costs Logical table Cost-loaded CM 5386 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING schedule network Report PPT Slides Presentation Questions Do not miss any important activities and events. The number of activities should not be more than 60. An activity should be measurable with a single responsible party and have a definitive starting and ending date. Contents There is no need to keep detailing the activities or work packages that are to be contracted out. Do not consider waste factors for material quantities. Do not omit illustrations and units along with the calculation expressions. On-Screen Takeoff outputs should be verified with the hand calculation. Document all the assumptions, references, and necessary calculations (use MS Word, no handwriting will be accepted). Do not omit illustrations and units along with the calculation expressions. ● Line numbers from R.S. Means Cost Data from which the data relevant Unit price and/or productivity should be indicated in the report. The work should be professional, neat, and easy to follow. At least 3 quotes for each work package if it is to be subcontracted out. A logical table for all the activities should be provided. Use Primavera P6 to schedule the project network. Use SS and FF relationships, lags, and leads only if they seem to be necessary. Each activity should be loaded with its direct cost only. Cash flow prediction should be included. Report format is important. • Writing style should meet the standard of formal technical writing. • No spelling mistakes • Be sure that there are no grammatical mistakes or errors. • Due date to Submit the report is on November 8th,2023 by 11:59 pm ● Try to be to the point. • Not more than 30 Slides are allowed. • Due date to submit the PPT Slides is on November 8th, 2023 by 11:59 pm • Not more than 15 min is given for the presentation • Starting from 8:00 AM, April 15nd & 17th your team is going to present. • Presentation is in-person and in class. • 5 min after the presentation is allotted to the questions. • Attendance to Lab is also taken in consideration. Grade Percentage 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 20% 10% 2|Page CM 5386 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING REPORT INSTRUCTION: Tech Memo includes rationales and justifications as well as results, for the construction methodology selected by your team. Also, you must include all sample calculations, in a neat and methodical outline i.e., full calculations, in the Appendix. List any assumptions and their justifications. The main body of the report should be with 1.5 spacing, 12 size Times New Roman with one in. margins. The report should be in good writing style for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. REPORT INCLUDES 1. Cover Page 2. Abstract 3. Table of Contents (Include table no.'s and also Figure no.'s) 4. Methodology 5. Assumptions 6. All the topics mentioned above (From the table) 7. Results 8. References 9. Appendices PRESENTATION INSTRUCTION: As a group, you need to make a presentation of not more than 30 slides. You as a team given 15 mins to present your work, and 5 mins to answer the questions. Try to be accurate and prepared. Slides can be included with the contents listed for the report. NOTE: ONLY THE TEAM LEADER OF THE GROUP IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT. (ONE SUBMISSION FROM A GROUP IS REQUIRED) *** ******ALL THE BEST*** ** 3| Page
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