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Analysis and Improvement Plan for the Brits Hospital Construction Project

SOUTH AFRICA

R$22$ million paid for no work

$30$ September $2010-11$:$30$BY SOWETAN

TimesLIVE

The departments of public works, roads, and transport, along with the provincial health department and treasury, announced yesterday that it was willing to pay Tsogo Developers R$22$ million despite the company's failure to complete construction on the R$456,5$m Brits Hospital.

Tsogo and llima Projects were awarded the R$456,5$ million contract in $2005$ and construction began on November $25,2008.$

But work stopped in May this year after llima was liquidated. At the time llima had a portfolio of construction projects worth more than R$1-$billion and employed about $700$ people. Public works spokesperson Roberta Makhambeni told Sowetan yesterday that the department had good reason to pay. $"$In order to fast$-$track the re$-$appointment of the new contractor, the department opted for a settlement instead of the final account, which would have delayed the process," Makhambeni said.

Now a new contractor $-$ JR Stock and Stocks, who lost out in the initial bidding for the contract $-$ has been hired to complete the project. The hospital is scheduled to open in July $2012.$ Makhambeni said "they were second$-$best $($in the initial bidding process$)$ and had the right grading". Tsogo and llima were paid R$57$ million before construction was stopped in May. llima's financial problems affected other projects, among them:

$-$the R$137$ million for a government office complex in Vryburg, Northwest.

$-$About R$35$ million for the construction of a psychiatric hospital in Sterkfontein, Krugersdorp, Gauteng.

$-$R$16$ million for the construction of a taxi rank in Mabopane, north of Pretoria.

$-$More than R$60$ million for the construction of $1500$ houses for Mogale City municipality; and

$-$R$450$ million worth of construction work in Eastern Cape.

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PROJECT SCENARIO

Subject: Detailed Project Guidelines for the Brits Hospital Construction Project Analysis

As part of our commitment to deepening your understanding of project scope and schedule management, you are tasked with analysing the Brits Hospital construction project. This document outtines the expectations for your project submissions.

Objective: Your primary goal is to analyse the failure in scope and schedule management within the Brits Hospital construction project. You are expected to propose a comprehensive improvement plan based on the learned module outcomes.

Project Description:

$2\mathrm{.}1.$ Critical Analysis: Examine the project's scope and schedule management failures in detail. Identify specific

instances where lapses occurred and their implications on the project's overall execution.

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