George Street Bridge Project Charter

George path Bridge ejection shootThis Project Charter outlines the budget, schedule, kitchen range, milestones and deli truly strategy for design bodily structure of the George Street Bridge, Newport. This get overly embroils the major bumps and take a chance mitigation strategies associated with this building Project.Once the jump out charter is complete, the ensure team leave alone finalize a detailed construction schedule. And after the approval is granted by the Council, the take care go out be guided by this Charter.Background and problem statementThis devise focuses on the construction of a reliable and safe street distich in Newport. It has been observed that during peak hours in the city, the high speed traffic makes it truly unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists to cross the street. Thus the construction of a crossover tide over with bike lanes and trails has been suggested that potentiometer improve the road safety for pedestrians and cyclists.ScopeThe s cope of this Project includesConstruction of a new bridge deck of modern standards2 travel lanesBike lanes in two directions on the bridgeTrails for both pedestrians and cyclistsSeparate pedestrian pathway on the north side of the bridgeTraffic Signal intersection at Harbor Road think to existing and in store(predicate) pathways and trails change approach roads to the bridgeImproved safety and accessibilityRelocations of utilitiesDecommissioning of existing construction on the area where the bridge is to be constructedLandscaping andPublic art.This project aims at providing alternative shipping amenities. This bridge will ensure that the pedestrians and cyclists raise safely pass done and through the high speed traffic. This bridge will improve the city fundament and will lead to orderly traffic movement.ObjectivesThis bridge will be a sustainable bridge with improved cyclist and pedestrian amenities. The intent of this project is to build a bridge that will provide a transpor tation link on the George Street. The bridge will be constructed undermentioned all the construction guidelines of Newport city. The bridge will link existing and future trails and pathways.This bridge follows all the laid down policies of development and transportation, and will reward the economic vitality of the downtown. This project will create jobs during the construction catch and the traffic to and from the city will be minimally moveed.Project teamThe Project Team will consist of the George Street Bridge Project Director, the Project Team, which will be supported by professional expertise and key lag in areas of finance, technology and procurement. Also experts form audit, legal, converses, risk care, and from other(a) areas as required will be looking the project guidance team.The project team will also include professional engineering support from the capitulum advisor. The team will have support from sub-consultants which include bridge architecture, struc tural, beat survey, geotechnical, mechanical electrical during various phases of the project. The chief consultant Group has expertise and experience in constructing bridges. In addition to the above, the chief consulting team shadower provide recommendations related to design-assist procurement as intimately as affirmer procurement.Issues1. Numerous interestingnessholders with diverse interests are involved.2. Project handle would impact many citizens of Newport city3. Since the global economy is recovering, a freehanded number of pending projects might start in same timeframe as George Street project.Risks and risk mitigationConstruction projects are characterized by the figurehead of many risks. slightly of these can be directly reserveled by the project management team, while there are others that are tie in to the market. Some of these risks are major ones that can have a significant impact on the project budget or project schedule. The major risks and the risk miti gation technique to control risk are as follows poise Prices make represents a significant portion (approximately 45%) of the bridge stuff and cost. Steel prices are affected by global economic drivers. This can be mitigated by securing brand unit prices by sign language contracts with the suppliers well in advance or placing them on the design assist team.Market conditions for construction Market conditions for construction may change. This is again linked to the market and cannot be controlled by the project management team. This risk can be mitigated by securing a general contractor as early as possible to work with the design-assist teamCompeting projects Competing projects draw resources and contractor interest away from the ongoing project. This can again be suss out by securing a contractor on the design team.Actual target conditions motley On many occasions the actual site conditions vary significantly from what has been expected. To control this risk additional geote chnical investigation work can be carried out.Utility relocation Significant delay in service program relocations takes place. Project managers can work towards having more cooperation and coordination with external utilities providers.Other risks could be lengthy gap between construction disciplines or conflicting operating instructions from clients staff to contractor. These risks can be mitigated by having better communication and coordination or with the use of appropriate cost control measures and project management techniques.Change ManagementAny Significant changes in the scope of the project will be approved by the Management Committee. These changes could be changes in the items list provided under Scope. But these changes will be well inwardly the contingencies provided in the project budget. If any of the changes appear to fundamentally alter the statute then they will be presented to Council and the management committee for final approval. These could be changes in t he deliverables listed under Scope. The authority to make critical decisions will be with the George Street Bridge Project Director.Quality AssuranceThe responsibility of general design of the bridge will vest with the prime consultant for the project. The consultant will be responsible for the design integrity of various working undertaken under the George Street Bridge contract. The chief contractor, after appointment, will be responsible for complying with the design as shown in the design documents prepared by the consultant Group. The quality assurance program will aim at delivering regular reports to the city project team during fabrication and construction stages in a pre decided format.BudgetThe estimate cost of designing and constructing the George Street Bridge is estimated at $20 million. This estimate assumes that there will be no significant change in the current economic conditions and the steel prices will not increase significantly. The budget also assumes that qu ality stab will be available throughout the construction of the bridge. This budget includes a contingency of 10% as recommended by the chief design consultant which was reviewed by an associate consultant. The construction of this bridge involves a significant quantity of steel, representing approximately 45% of the current estimate as mentioned earlier. Cost control measures will be employed throughout the project lifecycle to monitor and pencil lead the budget.Funding for the Project is as follows$10 million City acquire$3 million Reprioritization of City capital projects and other internal sources$7 million federal Contribution AgreementTOTAL $20 MillionTimelineThe timeline for this construction project considers the time required for steel manufacturing and fabrication erecting and testing and construction of the piers, detailed design bridge assembly abutments and approaches. The project manager aims to complete the project by no later than demo 31, 2015.Project constra intsThe pursuance are the project constraints that can impact the apogee of this Project1. Regulatory requirements2. Disbursement of utilities3. Construction economy4. Availability of resources and construction materials5. Unstable global steel marketMost of these are not in direct control of the Project Team.AssumptionsThe Project completion assumes the following1. The Economic situation remains almost stable2. Steel prices will not increase dramatically3. There will be very few changes in the ground conditions4. Coordination with fisheries windows to minimize delay construction5. Steel materials and fabrication resources are available6. Utilities will be available on time and will be well within budget7. answer Engineers and Contractors are easily available8. All the decisions are well conscious and are as per the scheduleManagement Accountability ApproachThe sustainability of a project depends on the sustainability of its stakeholder relationships. There are many stakeholders having different proportions of stake in a project. Stakeholder management is essential for a successful project. An progressive reporting system will be followed to keep the stakeholders involved and updated. relegate ReportingA quarterly summary report will be provided to the Council and the stakeholders. Informal reporting will also be done through weekly meetings of the project team members and/or their representatives. Active use of profit will be done to keep both the public and the staff informed of developments of the project. Arrangements will be made to update regular reports on the project website.The project will be a success if the project manager is able to complete the project on time with raise safety and reliability. The bridge will be a model for other construction projects taken up in the city of Newport. The project will be successful if it achieves its objective of improving the crossing experience for pedestrians and cyclists.