This undertaking study aims at the design and building of an aquatic Centre at Vellore Institute of Technology ( VIT ) in India. The completion clip of the undertaking is expected to be around March 20th, 2011.The four stages of Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK ) are used in the building and planning of undertaking. Besides the different countries of PMBOK such as range, clip, cost, quality, hazard, procurance, human resource, communicating and integrating are applied for transporting out the different stages of undertaking.
Undertaking Description
The mark of the undertaking is to construct an aquatic Centre for swimming, diversion and amusement activities dwelling of a 50 meter Olympic sized swimming pool and an bordering smaller pool for aqua aerobic exercises, plunging, H2O Polo and canoe Polo activities.
Undertaking Name
The undertaking name is assigned as “ VIT Aquatic Centre ” .
Undertaking Location
The location of the undertaking is designated at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Undertaking proprietor and patron
The Aquatic Centre is under the ownership of VIT University, Vellore, who besides acts as the undertaking sponsor chiefly for the coordination between the undertaking squad and the proprietor. The undertaking is financially powered by ICICI Bank and HSBC Bank in India along with the Reliance group.
Undertaking Manager
Bianca Baby, Sajeev Philips Abraham and Chen are chosen as the undertaking directors officially by the VIT University whose chief undertaking is to guarantee undertaking completion on clip within the restraints and restrictions of undertaking.
Undertaking Vision
Concluding end of the undertaking is to construct a modern aquatic Centre appropriate for swimming, diversion and amusement activities to the members of VIT University.
The Phase of Project
The undertaking is calculated to get down at the starting of 2nd semester of 2010 and the undertaking continuance is estimated to be about one twelvemonth. By the beginning of 2011 June the aquatic Centre is expected to be unfastened to the members of VIT University. The undertaking will be carried during the vacations other than the public vacations. After the undertaking completion an review by the University ‘s schoolmaster is organized which is expected to take about 5 yearss. Before the gap a general cleansing of the premises will be ensured.
Users and stakeholders:
User
Students, instructors and staffs of VIT University
Contractor
Hindustan Construction Company
Saf Engineers, India
Suppliers
Ultra Hygienic Pvt. Ltd.
Crystal Pools Pune, India
Akon Electronics India Pvt Ltd
Kirloskar Electric
Owner
VIT University
9.1. Purpose of the undertaking
The chief aim of the undertaking is to build an aquatic Centre where the pupils and staff of VIT University can pattern assorted swimming, amusement and recreational activities. The aquatic Centre is aimed to hold a larger swimming pool adjoined by a smaller pool which is planned to be constructed in the Olympic size theoretical account with all the most modern techniques.
9.2. Context of the undertaking
The chief intent of building the aquatic Centre is to advance H2O games at the VIT University.
9.3. Background of the undertaking
As the involvement on H2O games has increased in the recent times, VIT University aims at giving particular preparation and most modern aquatic Centre installations to the pupils interested in this country with the execution of this aquatic Centre. Besides, aquatic Centre is viewed as an effectual method for disbursement leisure clip for pupils and staffs of VIT University. The university which has a long tally even though has a liquid pool does n’t include modern techniques for pupils to pattern the H2O sports.Also, the old swimming pool is really little and frequently finds hard to suit a big figure.
9.4. Implementation construct of the undertaking
Accuracy and promptness are considered as the basic constructs in the execution of the undertaking. The actions required for the completion of the undertaking are divided as onsite and offsite.
Puting up the necessary necessities for the swimming pool like tiling up the floor, supplying grapevines for H2O supply and recycling, pool illuming agreements, doing siting installations, security characteristics etc includes the onsite activities.
Offsite activities forms set uping proper transit, medicine, fire service installations at all times. Besides disposal of wastes formed during building procedure besides comes under offsite activity.
9.5. Technology
The aquatic Centre should be constructed in such a manner that it has the necessary commissariats to pattern swimming every bit good as assorted H2O games. The aquatic Centre should be equipped with proper security steps like exigency issues, fire dismay, picture camera surveillances, metal and barcode sensors.The proper monitoring of the H2O in and out of the swimming pool besides should be considered. Proper warming and chilling of H2O installations are besides a major concern.
9.6. Undertaking Scope
The aquatic Centre should be a major attractive force to the current pupils every bit good as the future pupils of VIT. The Centre must be able to raise swimming involvement within the pupils of VIT.On the other manus, aquatic Centre should be a major amusement country on week-ends and on public vacations. Effective promotion through telecasting ads, booklets, booklets can convey out the attractive force of pupils.
13. The value proposition for patron
The new aquatic Centre provides a major benefit to the pupils and staff of VIT University. Besides particular coaching in swimming and H2O games to pupils of other universities can better the position and instruction quality of VIT University.
14. Constraints and Premises
14.1 Constraints
As the outsize truck within the country of Vellore is restricted during daylight, constructive heavy stuffs like grapevines, steel and concrete can be transported merely during dark clip.
As the maximal on the job hours is limited to eight hours, it can decelerate down the undertaking development.
Noisy degree should be minimized during the building procedure because the instruction and other academic activities should n’t be disturbed.
Proper supply of building stuffs on tally out and the reaching of freshly ordered stuffs on clip.
Insufficient sum of financess.
Environmental restraints like H2O and air pollution.
Climatic restraints, because the undertaking is during the start of monsoon, rain can do a hold to the building work and torturing heat during summer can do troubles during work.
Besides unexpected vacations such as work stoppages can do a great trouble on completing the undertaking on clip.
14.2 Premises
The design of the aquatic Centre adopts an unfastened manner which is environmental friendly. This design will seek to utilize resources which cause no injury to environment with minimal use of power.
The natural stuffs to be used for the building are of high quality which is lasting for many old ages.
The undertaking squad is divided into four subdivisions, with each squad treating the undertaking with an estimation of Rs.60, 000.In instance of transcending budgets ; senior directors should be made cognizant.
15. How stages can ease bringing of future stages
As the undertaking is to build an Olympic sized aquatic Centre with modern techniques for swimming and H2O games, it involves several stages to finish the undertaking. Each stage of the undertaking is dependent on one another and hence several stages can be completed together. A proper planning of clip, infinite and resources should be made at the beginning of the undertaking in order to transport out each stage of the undertaking successfully.
20. Cost Management:
20.1 Cost Budget Estimation
Appraisal of cost is an of import section of cost direction because good cost appraisal makes the undertaking confined to the budget. Cost appraisal is based on assorted activities involved in the undertaking. The sufficient fund for the undertaking is chiefly provided by the patrons, of which VIT University forms the major 1. The VIT University would put the sufficient fund into the “ VIT Aquatic Centre ” undertaking. The budget is developed calculating type of the resources needed, measure of those resources, cost of the stuff and equipments needed for the undertaking. Price rising prices and transit are besides included while gauging cost budget. The continuance of the undertaking gives an thought of undertaking cost and hence project direction, cost and clip are interconnected. The cost for assorted actions of the undertaking can be approved merely after the presentation of the cost in different countries including undertaking directors, squad ‘s payment and authorities criterion appraisal application fee ( like ISO 9000 ) , building stuffs and equipments cost, design and architecture cost. The two classs of cost appraisal are internal cost appraisal and external cost appraisal. The two classs are shown in the tabular array below
Table: 3 Internal Cost Estimation
Component
Number of people working
Pay rate per hr
Hours worked
Entire Cost ( AUS $ )
Floor Tiling
50
30
4000
950,000,000
Grapevines
N/A
N/A
N/A
80,000,000
Dressing Suites
N/A
N/A
N/A
4,000,000
Plumbers and Electricians
50
30
2000
3,000,000
Bet oning Area
N/A
N/A
N/A
80,000,000
Seating Agreements
N/A
N/A
N/A
10,000,000
Heating and Cooling
N/A
N/A
N/A
20,000,000
Lighting
N/A
N/A
N/A
40,000,000
Supervisors
20
20
2000
800,000
Directors
20
30
2000
1,200,000
Sub-staffs
50
10
2000
1,000,000
Sub-Total
1,190,000,000
Table: 3 External Cost Estimation
Component
Number of people working
Pay rate per hr
Hours worked
Entire Cost ( AUS $ )
Measurement of aquatic Centre business country
40
20
2500
2,000,000
Transportation system and Emergency
N/A
100
2000
200,000
Security steps
4
20
2500
200,000
Cleaning, healthful and waste disposal
10
10
2000
200,000
Planing and having layout
12
20
200
5,000
Standardization of installations
14
10
300
3,000
Equipments installing and testing
10
10
200
5000
Inspection
20
10
300
4000
Fundamental Civil Construction of aquatic Centre
15
10
200
5,000
Parking Space
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,000,000
Sub Total
4,600,000
20.2 Cost Control
A set of mention baselines is established by the undertaking director before get downing the undertaking. In the ulterior phases as the work progresses, the work is monitored and findings are analysed. The terminal consequences are tried to be forecasted and a comparing with the mention baseline is done. On analyzing if the terminal consequences are non found to be satisfactory, accommodations are made by the cost control squad during the work advancement, thereby reiterating the rhythm at required intervals. If end consequences are wholly different from the baseline thought or program, program is subjected to alter by the patrons. Largely, mention baselines are subjected to alterations and whenever this happens a alteration in baseline program is occurred.
In practical facets cost control of undertaking is a small hard which is clearly evidenced by the failure of many undertakings to overlook the costs. Preparation of cost control involves a batch of work and this should be good started at the beginning of the undertaking. Therefore undertaking director must be able to keep the yarn of undertaking cost control during the full undertaking span. It is duty of the undertaking director to maintain records of major paperss including Business Case, Capital Request Approvisation, Work Packages, and Work Breakdown Structure, Project charter, Project Budget and Cost Baseline constructions. All these actions indirectly contribute in efficaciously commanding the undertaking cost to the mention baseline approximated.
