PROJECT MANAGEMENT (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.2.3C
The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on July 3, 2017, and be completed in time for the start of the 2020 season. A penalty clause of $250,000 per day of delay beyond April 3 is written into the contract.
Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $3 million on the project. He also said if they were successful, the prospects of future projects are bright since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modem luxury boxes.
Given the information provided in Table 63, construct a network schedule for the stadium project and answer the following questions:
3. Based on the schedule would you recommend that G&E pursue this contact? Why? Include a one-page Gantt chart for the stadium schedule.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
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