Project Management - Engineering Assignment

Aim/objectives :  The aim of this assignment is to show how to demonstrate an aspect of project management. The objectives are:

1. to demonstrate principles to a ‘practical’ scenario
2. to appraise and recommend a solution to a particular problem
3. to produce project planning information

  Scenario :  A client organisation, Hi-Rize Development 2016(HRD 2016), plans to extend their property portfolio by constructing their first major office development. HRD 2016 has identified, but not yet acquired, a possible site upon which they plan to construct a prestigious office development. It is located in a major Midlands city, and they have commissioned an architect, WNP Partners, to produce an outline proposal; that proposal has been submitted for outline planning permission on the basis of the enclosed drawings. The site drops approximately 6m along its length in Main Street down to Ascot road, which is relatively level. No vehicle access is possible except from Ascot Road. A borehole from a neighbouring site investigation indicated a sloping profile of approximately 10m of sandy soil, overlaying 8m of clay, which is on top of carboniferous limestone bedrock. The water table is relatively deep in the sandy soil. The initial design is for a multi-storey block providing under-building parking and approximately 10,000 square metres of lettable office space in accordance with the drawings. No final decisions have been made on the structural frame type, envelope design or the service level, other than that they should be compatible with a prestigious office development. HRD 2016 have prepared a set of their ‘client’s requirements’ which should be taken into account when preparing the below report.