Project Control

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Lake House Project Part 5

Herbert Greene

Week 5 Assignment

Dr. Cuffe

August 23, 2021

Part 1

Resource Costing

Cost estimates include the cost and assumptions underlying each cost. The assumptions cover all the cost inclusions and exclusions which are important for the project stakeholders to interpret project costs and to understand how and where actual cost might differ from approximated costs. In this section we are concentrating on labor cost. This is the cost of human effort expended towards project objectives. The method to use for cost estimate is the preliminary estimates. This will use detailed scope information to incorporate unit cost. The work breakdown has been prepared together with the project Gantt chart. This is important in the cost estimation part.

The table below shows the human resource that will be used in the project that include the person, position title and pay rate. The workers will be required to work for 40 hours a week from Monday to Friday where there will be no overtime awarded.

Person Name	Position	Pay rate per hour
James Robert	Project Manager (PM)	$55
Grace Addison	General Contractor (GC)	$100
Simon Kant	Site Excavation contractor (SEC)	$ 65
Mercy Willow	Electric contractor (EC)	$ 65
Boniface Hamid	Plumbing contractor (PC)	$ 65
Peter Jonathan	Concrete contractor (CC)	$ 65
Wilson Alan	Framing contractor (FC)	$ 65
Stanley Kay	Roofing contractor (RC)	$ 75
Jeremiah Buster	Masonry contractor (MC)	$ 50
Hannah Aubrey	HVAC contractor (HC)	$ 75
Keats John	Insulation contractor (IC)	$ 65
Charles Keillor	Painting contractor (PAC)	$ 50
Kelly Walt	Finish carpentry contractor (FCC)	$ 50
Alex Kennan	Flooring contractor (FLC)	$ 50
Kepa Robert	Fencing contractor (FEC)	$ 50
Kesey John	Landscape contractor (LC)	$ 65

Table 1showing human resource data sheet in the project

The resource loading list consists of the task, the resource assigned and the percent of time allocated for each task.

Task
Planning and estimates development	20% PM	35% GC
Permits acquiring	65% PM
Clear and grub lot	85% SEC
Install temporary power	85% EC	5% PC
Install underground utilities	35% EC	20% PC
Excavation for foundation	75% SEC
Erect basement walls	55% CC
Backfill foundation	75% SEC
Framing work	80% FC
Exterior finishing	35% MC	20% FC
Utility installation	20% PC	10% EC	5% HC
Interior finishing	10% IC	35% PAC	20% FCC	15% PC	20% EC	5% HC
Flooring, carpeting and tiles	45% FLC
Landscaping and ground works	5% CC	10% FEC	20% LC

Table 2showing resource loading list

Formal letter to the Supervisor

Herbert Greene

Antietam Dr

Locust Grove, VA

(Dr. Cuffee), Designation

Dear Sir

I hereby write to inform on the project resource allocation and costing for the project. The project resources will consist construction materials, human labor and construction equipment. Application timeline for the material will go hand-in-hand as the Gantt chart where the activities will be scheduled and time allocation for each resource stated. The resource allocation has been done using preliminary estimates where each activity has been considered separately. The Gantt chart shows all the project activities where from previous experience and the house size the architect was able to provide an estimate of the required resources. This have been compared to the resources used in similar projects conducted in the area to increase accuracy.

The ground condition from study and observation has good stable foundation soil which will favor the construction and reduce foundation in terms of cost and time. The area has good infrastructure in terms of roads where the required materials and equipment will access the site with ease. The site construction has also come at a favorable time with conducive weather with no rains except for the high temperature which will affect workers productivity. The foundation will require more of excavation contractor for excavating and backfilling where the concrete contractor will come in to erect the walls. The plumbing contractor will also lay the foundation plumbing work.

The ground floor will follow together with the building columns as per the design. This part requires many temporary laborers under the masonry and concrete contractors as it is labor intensive. The general contractor’s work here is supervision and inspection. The laborers for this section will be obtained from the area who will be hired and paid weekly. To ensure smooth flow of work the workers will be required to guarantee availability for the whole week and in case of absence to report one day earlier. The roofing, exterior and interior finish will then be done as per the work schedule. This will involve the roofing contractor for the roofing work while for the finishes, the painting, HVAC, carpentry, electrical and plumbing contractor will be involved. The general contractor will ensure quality of work is maintained and all the resources are used correctly.

The resource cost list and the resource loading list have been provided.

Yours sincerely

(Student Name), Project Manager