Introduction
This project is based on the development of rental residential buildings (including several housing / boarding units) in Newcastle, NSW. The proposed project is proposed to be completed in a period of the next two years within a feasible budget investment. In addition to the proposed plan of the boarding units, there are several other specifications that are required to be met in the project. These specifications include the placement of the rooms inside the building units, number of floors, facilities and services, parking areas and others. For executing the project, all these requirements are to be met and based on the requirements, a suitable budget and schedule plan is to be developed.
In this report, with the help of the analysis of the project requirements, a suitable work breakdown structure has been developed that includes the work specifications in each phase of the project along with the proposed durations and related costs in each of the work packages.
Project Scope and Objectives
The main scope of the project is to clear a certain piece of property and build 27 boarding units that will be provided as rentals. The scope statement of the project is defined by the following points.
- Clearing of the entire land property for constructing the housing units is within the scope of the project.
- Constructing the foundations of the buildings is within the scope of the project.
- Building of the framework of the buildings is within the scope of the project.
- Development of the buildings as well as their utilities and services is within the scope of the project.
- Development of external utilities and perimeter walls is within the scope of the project.
From the scope statement, the project objectives are determined as follows.
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- To survey the entire land and take measurements
- To clear the land and prepare it for the construction
- To build foundations of the buildings
- To build 27 housing units including all the design specifications as provided earlier
- To install utilities like electrical and drainage systems in each of the units
- To hand over the finished project to the authority
The work breakdown structure of the project is shown in the following table.
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WBS
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Task Name
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Duration
|
Start
|
Finish
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Predecessors
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Resource Names
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Cost
|
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1
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Site Preparation
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80 days
|
Mon 5/28/18
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Fri 9/14/18
|
|
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$888,000.00
|
|
1.1
|
Survey of the Entire Site
|
10 days
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Mon 5/28/18
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Fri 6/8/18
|
|
Construction Manager, Project Supervisor
|
$44,000.00
|
|
1.2
|
Take Measurements of the Site
|
5 days
|
Mon 6/11/18
|
Fri 6/15/18
|
2
|
Construction Manager
|
$10,000.00
|
|
1.3
|
Assign Workers to Prepare the Site
|
5 days
|
Mon 6/18/18
|
Fri 6/22/18
|
3
|
Construction Manager
|
$10,000.00
|
|
1.4
|
Allocate Resources for Site Preparation
|
5 days
|
Mon 6/25/18
|
Fri 6/29/18
|
4
|
Procurement Manager
|
$6,000.00
|
|
1.5
|
Hire Equipments for Site Preparation
|
15 days
|
Mon 7/2/18
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Fri 7/20/18
|
5
|
Procurement Manager
|
$18,000.00
|
|
1.6
|
Start Preparing the Selected Site
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5 days
|
Mon 7/23/18
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Fri 7/27/18
|
6
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Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
1.7
|
Start Digging of the Land
|
10 days
|
Mon 7/30/18
|
Fri 8/10/18
|
7
|
Construction Workers
|
$200,000.00
|
|
1.8
|
Remove Existing Plants and Grasses
|
5 days
|
Mon 8/13/18
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Fri 8/17/18
|
8
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Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
1.9
|
Remove Existing Concrete Structures and Walls if Any
|
5 days
|
Mon 8/20/18
|
Fri 8/24/18
|
9
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
1.10
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Check Soil Quality
|
5 days
|
Mon 8/27/18
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Fri 8/31/18
|
10
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
1.11
|
Add Strong Soil
|
5 days
|
Mon 9/3/18
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Fri 9/7/18
|
11
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
1.12
|
Preparation of Foundation
|
5 days
|
Mon 9/10/18
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Fri 9/14/18
|
12
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
2
|
Foundation
|
65 days
|
Mon 9/17/18
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Fri 12/14/18
|
|
|
$1,300,000.00
|
|
2.1
|
Complete Digging the Site
|
10 days
|
Mon 9/17/18
|
Fri 9/28/18
|
13
|
Construction Workers
|
$200,000.00
|
|
2.2
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Place Concrete Structures inside the Area
|
10 days
|
Mon 10/1/18
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Fri 10/12/18
|
15
|
Construction Workers
|
$200,000.00
|
|
2.3
|
Build Foundation
|
15 days
|
Mon 10/15/18
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Fri 11/2/18
|
16
|
Construction Workers
|
$300,000.00
|
|
2.4
|
Install Foundation Support
|
15 days
|
Mon 11/5/18
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Fri 11/23/18
|
17
|
Construction Workers
|
$300,000.00
|
|
2.5
|
Strengthen Foundation
|
10 days
|
Mon 11/26/18
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Fri 12/7/18
|
18
|
Construction Workers
|
$200,000.00
|
|
2.6
|
Fill Rest of Area with Soil
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/10/18
|
Fri 12/14/18
|
19
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
3
|
Structure
|
165 days
|
Mon 12/17/18
|
Fri 8/2/19
|
|
|
$3,300,000.00
|
|
3.1
|
Start Building the Structure
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/17/18
|
Fri 12/21/18
|
20
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
3.2
|
Procure Building Materials
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/24/18
|
Fri 12/28/18
|
22
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
3.3
|
Hire Construction Equipments
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/31/18
|
Fri 1/4/19
|
23
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
3.4
|
Hire Construction Workers
|
5 days
|
Mon 1/7/19
|
Fri 1/11/19
|
24
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
3.5
|
Set Up Construction Camp
|
10 days
|
Mon 1/14/19
|
Fri 1/25/19
|
25
|
Construction Workers
|
$200,000.00
|
|
3.6
|
Start Building the Infrastructures
|
20 days
|
Mon 1/28/19
|
Fri 2/22/19
|
26
|
Construction Workers
|
$400,000.00
|
|
3.7
|
Install Steel Bars
|
15 days
|
Mon 2/25/19
|
Fri 3/15/19
|
27
|
Construction Workers
|
$300,000.00
|
|
3.8
|
Place Bricks Along the Framework
|
25 days
|
Mon 3/18/19
|
Fri 4/19/19
|
28
|
Construction Workers
|
$500,000.00
|
|
3.9
|
Apply Concrete to Fix the Bricks
|
25 days
|
Mon 4/22/19
|
Fri 5/24/19
|
29
|
Construction Workers
|
$500,000.00
|
|
3.10
|
Place Concrete Layer on Inner and Outer Layers of the Walls
|
30 days
|
Mon 5/27/19
|
Fri 7/5/19
|
30
|
Construction Workers
|
$600,000.00
|
|
3.11
|
Apply Plaster On the Walls
|
20 days
|
Mon 7/8/19
|
Fri 8/2/19
|
31
|
Construction Workers
|
$400,000.00
|
|
4
|
Services
|
90 days
|
Mon 8/5/19
|
Fri 12/6/19
|
|
|
$360,000.00
|
|
4.1
|
Install Electrical Connections through Every Wall of the Housing Units
|
15 days
|
Mon 8/5/19
|
Fri 8/23/19
|
32
|
Technical Workers
|
$60,000.00
|
|
4.2
|
Install Water Pipes and Plumbing Works
|
15 days
|
Mon 8/26/19
|
Fri 9/13/19
|
34
|
Technical Workers
|
$60,000.00
|
|
4.3
|
Connect to Main Lines
|
5 days
|
Mon 9/16/19
|
Fri 9/20/19
|
35
|
Technical Workers
|
$20,000.00
|
|
4.4
|
Install Water Tanks
|
15 days
|
Mon 9/23/19
|
Fri 10/11/19
|
36
|
Technical Workers
|
$60,000.00
|
|
4.5
|
Build Elevator Boxes
|
20 days
|
Mon 10/14/19
|
Fri 11/8/19
|
37
|
Technical Workers
|
$80,000.00
|
|
4.6
|
Install Elevators
|
20 days
|
Mon 11/11/19
|
Fri 12/6/19
|
38
|
Technical Workers
|
$80,000.00
|
|
5
|
Internal Finishes
|
40 days
|
Mon 12/9/19
|
Fri 1/31/20
|
|
|
$800,000.00
|
|
5.1
|
Cut Door and Window Areas
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/9/19
|
Fri 12/13/19
|
39
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.2
|
Build Door Frames
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/16/19
|
Fri 12/20/19
|
41
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.3
|
Build Window Frames
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/23/19
|
Fri 12/27/19
|
42
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.4
|
Install Doors
|
5 days
|
Mon 12/30/19
|
Fri 1/3/20
|
43
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.5
|
Install Windows
|
5 days
|
Mon 1/6/20
|
Fri 1/10/20
|
44
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.6
|
Install Switch Boxes and Plugs
|
5 days
|
Mon 1/13/20
|
Fri 1/17/20
|
45
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.7
|
Install Electric Meters and Pumping Motor
|
5 days
|
Mon 1/20/20
|
Fri 1/24/20
|
46
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
5.8
|
Apply Colours on Internal Walls
|
5 days
|
Mon 1/27/20
|
Fri 1/31/20
|
47
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
6
|
External Finishes
|
20 days
|
Mon 2/3/20
|
Fri 2/28/20
|
|
|
$400,000.00
|
|
6.1
|
Apply Colours on External Walls
|
5 days
|
Mon 2/3/20
|
Fri 2/7/20
|
48
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
6.2
|
Apply Designs
|
5 days
|
Mon 2/10/20
|
Fri 2/14/20
|
50
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
6.3
|
Paint Names of Each Boarding House
|
5 days
|
Mon 2/17/20
|
Fri 2/21/20
|
51
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
6.4
|
Build Shades on Windows
|
5 days
|
Mon 2/24/20
|
Fri 2/28/20
|
52
|
Construction Workers
|
$100,000.00
|
|
7
|
External Works
|
75 days
|
Mon 3/2/20
|
Fri 6/12/20
|
|
|
$1,800,000.00
|
|
7.1
|
Connect Water Tank with Water Line
|
10 days
|
Mon 3/2/20
|
Fri 3/13/20
|
53
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$240,000.00
|
|
7.2
|
Connect Electrical Lines with Main Line
|
10 days
|
Mon 3/16/20
|
Fri 3/27/20
|
55
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$240,000.00
|
|
7.3
|
Build Perimeter Walls
|
15 days
|
Mon 3/30/20
|
Fri 4/17/20
|
56
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$360,000.00
|
|
7.4
|
Build Garden Space
|
5 days
|
Mon 4/20/20
|
Fri 4/24/20
|
57
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$120,000.00
|
|
7.5
|
Build a Swimming Pool
|
20 days
|
Mon 4/27/20
|
Fri 5/22/20
|
58
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$480,000.00
|
|
7.6
|
Build a Leisure Area
|
5 days
|
Mon 5/25/20
|
Fri 5/29/20
|
59
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$120,000.00
|
|
7.7
|
Finishing Touches
|
10 days
|
Mon 6/1/20
|
Fri 6/12/20
|
60
|
Construction Workers, Technical Workers
|
$240,000.00
|
Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure of the Project
(Source: Created by Author)
The human resources that have been allocated to each of the work packages of the work breakdown structure are shown in the following table.
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Resource Name
|
Type
|
Max. Units
|
Std. Rate
|
Ovt. Rate
|
Cost/Use
|
Accrue At
|
Base Calendar
|
|
Construction Manager
|
Work
|
100%
|
$250.00/hr
|
$0.00/hr
|
$0.00
|
Prorated
|
Standard
|
|
Project Supervisor
|
Work
|
100%
|
$300.00/hr
|
$0.00/hr
|
$0.00
|
Prorated
|
Standard
|
|
Construction Workers
|
Work
|
100%
|
$2,500.00/hr
|
$0.00/hr
|
$0.00
|
Prorated
|
Standard
|
|
Procurement Manager
|
Work
|
100%
|
$150.00/hr
|
$0.00/hr
|
$0.00
|
Prorated
|
Standard
|
|
Technical Workers
|
Work
|
100%
|
$500.00/hr
|
$0.00/hr
|
$0.00
|
Prorated
|
Standard
|
Conclusion
This report contains the details of the project scope, objectives and the overall work breakdown structure that will be followed. The work breakdown structure has been developed by dividing the entire project into several phases, sub-phases and work packages. As per the development, the work packages have been linked together using predecessor relationship as appropriate in the context of the project. The links between the work packages of the work breakdown structure are essential in determining the durations of each of the work packages. From the work breakdown structure provided above, the estimated duration for the project is 535 days and the estimated budget is $8,848,000. However, these are only preliminary estimations and will be changed in the near future in order to adjust with the project feasibility and the limitations the organization which is undertaking this particular project.
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