Assignment
Construct a New Recreational Community Centre
The Town of Newfane has experienced rapid growth because of several new housing developments that have doubled the population over the last six years. In turn, this has led to a significant increase in year-over-year tax revenue for the Town. This has afforded the Town the opportunity to provide additional services to the community. However, the Town currently lacks the facilities to support such services. The regional council has recently voted to develop a Recreational Community Centre to be built on the municipal lands near the Town Hall.
Project Rationale
The new Centre will provide residents with facilities that will help bring the community together. It will also provide the opportunity to adequately support competitive supports with other towns and cities. The new complex will be state of the art and could be used to attract top tier athletes that the Town of Newfane was not previously able to recruit. The complex will continue to strengthen the Town's relationship with the local community through interaction programs such as hockey, swimming, and basketball camps as well as local fundraising events.
Project Objectives and Goals
The main objective of the project is to provide the local community with high quality sporting facilities to encourage both friendly and competitive events that will help promote the Town's team spirit. The goal of the project is to improve facilities so that they are at a standard and level to other prestigious facilities across the country.
Anticipated Benefits
1. Interest to utilize the facility by other athletes across the country
2. Increased revenue to the Town and the local community from events
3. Healthier and happier community
4. Creates a positive work-life balance for people
5. Improves the Towns' reputation when they host national conferences
Project Alternatives
Most construction projects offer a number of alternatives to clients (e.g. bronze, silver, gold). A number of community consultation and collaborative sessions were held with the local community to develop a concrete list of facility amenities. The project team worked hard to finalize this list to avoid further changes during design and construction. After careful deliberation, the Town has decided to go with the "gold" alternative.
The gold package comes with a facility that will be modern, fit-for-purpose, and complete with sports and swimming facilities. It will be designed to meet the needs of today's public leisure users and the entire community.
The proposed 150,000 square foot facility will include the following:
1. Hockey rink
2. 25m main swimming pool
3. Learner pool
4. Fitness suite
5. 6 community multi-purpose studios
6. Gymnasium/ basketball court
7. 1,400 parking spaces
Constraints
Below are some constraints for building the new Recreational Community Centre:
1. Project is slated to start on September of current year and expected to last 12 months
2. Work must be completed prior to the Grand Opening in September of the following year
3. Key decision makers may be difficult to contact during project (e.g. vacations, sick days)
Questions
Project Scope Statement (6 parts)
1. Project Objective - Answers the questions of what, when and how much
2. Deliverables - Tangible or intangible goods or services to be created
3. Milestones - Major events to show segments of completed work
4. Technical Requirements - Any performance specs needed for a product / service
5. Limits & Exclusions - List Items outside of the scope to establish boundaries
6. Customer Reviews - who is your point of contact? How will you manage expectations?
Risks and Mitigation Strategies
1. Planning - what risks come with planning a greenfield (undeveloped) project with nearby houses and substantial change?
2. Schedule Delays - what will be the impact of a delay in the project? How can you minimize it? How can you avoid disruption to the local community? What will be your Plan B?
3. Cost Increases - sometimes the prices of material increase due to an increase in demand (e.g. raw material such as wood, steel, glass). How can you avoid this problem?
4. Environmental - since this is a greenfield project, what kind of an impact could this have to the environment and, potentially, to endangered species? How can you mitigate that? What about flood risk?
Conclusion
1. What were your Key Findings?
2. Will the project finish on time and within budget? Why or why not?