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HYDE PARK STADIUM

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

MIGUEL DIAS COSTA

Anglia Ruskin University London

2019/2020

This case study was prepared by Miguel Dias Costa.

It is a fictional case study aimed at helping students

understand the complexities of developing project

management solutions.

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Hyde Park Stadium

The Mayor of London has decided to approve a proposal to build a new venue to host mega events in

Hyde Park. Due to the specific characteristic of the project and to the site restrictions the construction has

to follow some very specific specifications. The new venue will be named Hyde Park Stadium. The project

is due to start in November 1st, 2019 and be completed no later than the 2nd of April 2022.

The construction will comprehend several phases. Some of the works will be performed on site and others

will only consist of the assemblage of the structural elements and roofing (see Table 1).

To ensure that there will be no dead periods, those works to be performed off site need to be ordered

and received on time.

The total duration of each one of the phases depends on labour to be allocated (see Table 2). However,

the size of the team will also have consequences on the equipment to use, which means that costs

associates with each team are not directly proportional with its size (see Table 3).

The standards of production for each activity are presented in Table 2.

Work force for the project can be hired either locally (London) or internationally (Dublin and Mumbai).

The available workforce is presented on Table 4.

Labour costs is presented in Table 5. The transportation costs is presented in Table 6.

Project Constraints:

1. There are three groups of possible workers to do the works. The unitary cost is different as each

group represents different level of qualifications and a different origin in terms of location. This

situation is due to the lack of highly qualified workers in London.

2. The levels of qualification of the workers (L1 to L4) does not allow any swap. That is, a L2 worker

cannot perform the work of a L1. And the same applies to L3 and L4.

3. The workers will arrive directly from their home country one day ahead of their working schedule.

The transportation cost is supported by the Contractor.

4. The equipment needed depends on the number of workers and the standard of construction (see

Table 3).

5. During the time of work, all workers will be hosted in a hotel in London and all expenses will be

supported by the Contractor.

6. The CEO is conscient of the risk of not having the construction concluded before the deadline.

Therefore, he has established a bonus for earlier completion of the project. This bonus will be

awarded to the members of the Project Management Team (see Table 8).

7. All workers are only allowed to work 8 hours per day and 5 days per week. However, if at any

overtime is needed, the cost of the worker will increase in accordance with Table 7.

Furthermore, the following day will be taken off as a way to lower the workload and ensure

quality in construction works.

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8. If any worker is allocated for a period of less than 8 hours per day still he/she will be paid 8

hours.

9. Time for travelling is paid at the normal rate. The number of days inbound and outbound, as

well as its costs, is presented in Table 6.

10. All workers will be paid according to the category (see Table 5).

Questions:

1. Develop the project activities and cost based on the previous specifications and constraints,

considering that:

a. The objective is to complete the process with the least possible cost.

b. The objective is to complete the project within the least possible timing.

c. The objective is to ensure that the entire construction process will lead to the highest

possible quality.

2. For each solution you should clearly sate your assumptions and decisions.

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Table 1

Construction Schedule

Notes:

1. Production time can be shortened by 2 weeks with an extra cost of 30% on

basic cost).

2. Production time can be shortened by 3 weeks with an extra cost of 50% on

basic cost).

3. Production time can be shortened by 1 week with an extra cost of 70% on basic

cost).

Table 2

Construction Standards

Where:

1. Task Duration: Represents the number of working days allocated for the task.

2. Task Content: Represents the works to be performed on that task

3. Task Predecessors: Represent the task that have to be completed before the tasks begins.

4. Labour in Days: Represents the number of man-days for each task an for each worker level.

5. Each week will comprehend 5 working days of 8 hours. No extra hours or extra days are allowed.

Activity Site Off Site Remarks

Site Levelling	X
Foundations
Structure	X	Estimated time of production 8 weeks (see Note 1.)
Roofing	X	Estimated time of production 6 weeks (see Note 2.)
Decoration
Sound and Lighting Systems	X	Estimated time of production 3 weeks (see Note 3.)
Internal Furnishings	X
Landscaping Workds	X
Final Cleaning	X
Testing	X

Activity	Standard	Minimum	Maximum	L1	L2	L3	L4
Task Duration (weeks)	Labour Levels (men.day)

Site Levelling	10	5	20	3,000	6,250	18,750	12,500
Foundations	12	6	24	4,500	4,500	9,000	18,000
Structure (production)	0	0	0	0
Structure (assemblage)	16	8	32	0	32,500	8,000	17,800
Roofing (production)	0	0	0	0
Roofing (assemblage)	8	4	16	0	12,000	8,000	0
Decoration	12	6	24	16,500	24,000	22,500	0
Sound and Lighting Systems (production)	0	0	0	0
Sound and Lighting Systems (assemblage)	12	6	24	31,500	0	0	0
Internal Furnishings	12	6	24	0	0	75,600	21,000
Landscaping Workds	8	4	16	2,500	5,000	12,500	16,500
Final Cleaning	8	4	16	0	0	7,300	4,200
Testing	4	2	8	2,250	0	0	0

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Table 3

Equipment allocation and Cost

Table 4

Labour Availability

Table 5

Labour Cost (per hour)

Minimum – Standard	Standard	Standard – Maximum	Unit Cost per week
Site Levelling	1	2	3	£125,000
Foundations	2	3	4	£118,000
Structure (production)
Structure (assemblage)	2	3	4	£250,000
Roofing (production)
Roofing (assemblage)	2	3	4	£250,000
Decoration
Sound and Lighting Systems (production)
Sound and Lighting Systems (assemblage)
Internal Furnishings	1	2	3	£55,000
Landscaping Workds	1	1	2	£80,000
Final Cleaning
Testing
Equipment

London	Mumbai	Ireland
L1	300	500	200
L2	200	400	150
L3	700	600	500
L4	100	300	150

London	Mumbai	Ireland
L1	£25.00	£12.50	£16.67
L2	£20.00	£10.00	£13.33
L3	£17.50	£8.75	£11.67
L4	£15.00	£7.50	£10.00

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Table 6

Transportation and

Accommodation Cost

Table 7

Overtime Scheme (increase in hourly cost)

Table 8

Bonus Scheme

Duration

London	Mumbai	£850.00	2 days
Mumbai	London	£920.00	2 days
London	Ireland	£120.00	1 day
Ireland	London	£150.00	1 day

Accommodation Cost

£25.00/day

Transportation Cost

25%	Up to 3 hours
35%	3 to 5 hours
50%	More than 5 hours
100%	Weekends

Antecipation of Finishing Date

Bonus

1 Week	£1,000,000
2 Week	£1,250,000
3 Week	£1,500,000
4 Week	£1,750,000
5 Week	£2,500,000
6 Week	£3,000,000
7 Week	£3,500,000
8 Week	£4,000,000
9 Week	£4,500,000
10 Week	£5,000,000
11 Week	£5,500,000
12 Week	£5,750,000
13 Week	£6,000,000
14 Week	£6,250,000
15 Week	£6,250,000