Broadway Boulevard: Euclid to Country Club- Project Report Writing Assignment

Internal Code: TV626

Project Report Writing Assignment:

Task: Brief you are required to form a group of four or five students and investigate projects that you are currently involved in, have recently completed, or have access to through your industry acquaintances. Purpose is to identify a candidate project for performing the required tasks in this assessment. Details of the required assessment tasks, marking guidelines, and the mark allocation per task is described in “Section C – Assessment Description and Tasks”,“Section D– Marking Guidelines”, and “Section E – Report Marking Sheet”, Report? will be assessed based on the quality of content rather than a mere number of words. However, it is expected that the report will have a minimum of 10,000 words (excluding the reference list and charts). This minimum word count is given for guidance purposes. Next are the submission requirements. A hierarchy of headings and sub-headings for the different sections of the report should be used. 1. All figures and tables must be numbered, titled and integrated into the body of the report. 2. Harvard referencing style should be adopted, both inside the text and in the reference list. 3. Text should be justified. A blank line should be inserted between any two subsequent sections. 4. Footer should have the group member names as well as the page numbers in the format. This Project Charter provides a general overview of the Phase 1 planning and design work for the Broadway Boulevard: Euclid to Country Club roadway improvement project, which is expected to last 18-24 months. It is the basis upon which the Project Team, the Citizens Task Force, the Technical Advisory Team, and the sponsor agencies will agree to work towards development of a Design Concept Report and Initial (15%) Plans. Phase 1. Development of Design Concept Report (DCR) and Initial Approach: Identify the primary design issues and evaluate plausible options to determine the most suitable roadway configuration. Public will be involved in the DCR development, with the CTF playing a primary role. Phase 2a. Final Design. Approach: Prepare construction plans and other documents based on the concepts spelled out in the adopted DCR. Apply typical arterial roadway and landscape design procedures commonly practiced by the City of Tucson and other jurisdictions in the region. Phase 2b. Right-of-way Acquisition. Approach: Provide the City of Tucson with minimum right-of-way and easement requirements as soon as reliably known. Phase 3. Utility Clearance. Approach: Design any relocation of Tucson Water and PCWWMD facilities needed. Coordinate with franchise utilities throughout the planning and particularly the final design phase. Utilities will be invited to progress meetings though it normally is necessary to schedule separate meetings for them. Phase 4. Bidding Process. (Construction) Approach: Assemble bid documents. Assist City Engineering and procurement with the advertising process as needed.