About the Project Extending Highway 427 is a key priority in addressing the efficient movement of people and goods within the context of the province's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

Features The Highway 427 expansion project includes: A new 6.6 kilometre extension from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive with eight lanes from Highway 7 to Rutherford Road six lanes from Rutherford Road to Major Mackenzie Drive, and three interchanges: Langstaff Road, Rutherford Road and Major Mackenzie Drive A 4 kilometre road widening from Finch Avenue to Highway 7

from six to eight lanes, from Finch Avenue to south of Steeles Avenue from four to eight lanes, from south of Steeles Avenue to Highway 7 Managed lane infrastructure is included in the project to improve traffic flow

Community and Green Benefits The Highway 427 extension supports local and regional growth planning strategies and is part of the Province's transportation objectives for the 2006 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

Economic Benefits The Highway 427 extension provides economic benefits to the province by offering an enhanced freeway route into York Region, the Vaughan Business area and the CPR Vaughan Intermodal Facility.

Answer the following questions. Answers can be written paragraph OR point form. [30 marks]

1. Identify the best procurement type for this project and discuss why the procurement method you have choose is 'best practice'' in comparison to the traditional Design-Bid-Build municipal format. (4 marks) 2. Explain through discussion/point form your reasoning for your procurement type choice, by identifying specific influences this project and scope will/have undergone during the design development through construction phasing. Clearly identify three (3) influential supporting factors and reasoning. (6 marks) 3. Identify three (3) specific examples related to the project scope, the lead architectural firm Project Management team will face in the project construction delivery. The three examples are 'hypothetical' project situations which may/can arise during the project delivery. Students need to be specific, as stating 'material shortage' will not be suffice, yet specific to a material or resource type related to the project is a required. (9 marks) 4. Critical review the project through a SWOT analysis and identify two (2) Strengths, two (2) Weaknesses, two (2) Opportunities, and two (2) Threats you can foresee in the delivery and construction process. (8 marks) 5. Explain what a change order is and identify the four (4) items included on a 'CO' document.( 3 marks)

New Highway 427 Expansion