$17.$ Using Microsoft Project, set up the network and determine the critical path for Phase $1$ of the Whistler Ski Resort project. The project workweek will be $5$ days $($M$$F$).$

Whistler Ski Resort Project

Given the fact that the number of skung visitors to Whistler, B$.$C$.,$ Canada, has been increasing at an exciting rate, thanks to the $2010$ Winter Olympics, the Whistler Ski Association has been considering construction of another ski lodge and ski complex. The results of an economic feasibility study just completed by members of the staff show that a winter resort complex near the base of Whistler Mountain could be a very profitable venture. The area is accessible by car, bus, train, and air.

The board of directors has voted to build the $10-$million$-$dollar complex recommended in the study. Unfortunately, due to the short summer season, the complex will have to be built in stages. The first stage $($year $1)$ will contain a lodge, chair lift, rope tow, generator house $($for electricity$),$ and parking lot designed to accomodate $400$ cars and $30$ buses. The second and third stages will include a hotel, an ice rink, a pool, shops, two additional chair lifts, and other attractions.

The board has decided that stage one should begin no later than April $1$ and be completed by October $1,$ in time for the next skiing season. You have been assigned the task of project manager, and it is your job to coordinate the ordering of materials and construction activities to ensure the project's completion by the required date.

After looking into the possible sources of materials, you are confronted with the following time estimates. Materials for the chair lift

and rope tow will take $30$ days and $12$ days, respectively, to arrive once the order is submitted. Lumber for the day lodge, generator hut, and foundations will take $9$ days to arrive.

The electrical and plumbing materials for the day lodge will take $12$ days to arrive. The generator will take $12$ days to arrive. Before actual construction can begin on the various facilities, a road to the site must be built; this will take $6$ days. As soon as the road is in$,$ clearing can begin concurrently on the sites of the day lodge, generator house, chair lift, and rope tow. It is estimated that the clearing task at each site will take $6$ days, $3$ days, $36$ days, and $6$ days, respectively. The clearing of the main ski slopes can begin after the area for the chair lift has been cleared; this will take $84$ days.

The foundation for the day lodge will take $12$ days to complete.

Construction of the main framework will take an additional $18$ days.

After the framework is completed, electrical wiring and plumbing can be installed concurrently. These should take $24$ and $30$ days, $\_$ page $203$ respectively. Finally, the finishing construction on the day lodge can begin; this will take $36$ days.

Installation of the chair lift towers $(67$ days$)$ can begin once the site is cleared, lumber delivered, and foundation completed $(6$ days$).$ Also, when the chair lift site has been cleared, construction of a permanent road to the upper towers can be started; this will take $24$ days. While the towers are being installed, the electric motor to drive the chair lift can be installed; the motor can be installed in $24$ days. Once the towers are completed and the motor installed, it will take $3$ days to install the cable and an additional $12$ days to install the chairs.

Installation of the towers for the rope tow can begin once the site is cleared and the foundation is built and poured; it takes $4$ days to build the foundation, pour the concrete, and let it cure and $20$ days to install the towers for the rope tow. While the towers are being erected, installation of the electric motor to drive the rope tow can begin; this activity will take $24$ days. After the towers and motor are installed, the rope tow can be strung in $1$ day. The parking lot can be cleared once the rope tow is finished; this task will take $18$ days.

The foundation for the generator house can begin at the same time as the foundation for the lodge; this will take $6$ days. The main framework for the generator house can begin once the foundation is completed; framing will take $12$ days. After the house is framed, the diesel generator

can be installed in $18$ days. Finishing construction on the generator house can now begin and will take $12$ more days.

Be sure to use these project date assumptions:

Project Start: $4/1/2024$

Project Working Times: M$-$F$,8$AM$-12$PM and $1$PM to $5$PM; No HolidaysWhistler Ski Resort Project