Question: The G & E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000 seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10,
The G & E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000 seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10, 2019 and be completed in time for the start of the 2022 season. A penalty clause of $500,000 per day of delay beyond April 3 is written into the contract.
Percival Young, the president of the company, expressed optimism at obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could net as much as $5 million on the project. He also said if they were successful, the prospects of future projects are bright since there is a projected renaissance in building classic ball parks with modern luxury boxes.
1. Will the project be able to be completed by the April 3rd deadline? How long will it take?
2. What is the critical path for the project?
3. Based on the schedule would you recommend that G&E pursue this contract? Why? Include a one-page Gantt chart for the stadium schedule.
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Technical details for the shoreline baseball stadium
The following holidays are observed: January 1, Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thansgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.
If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday then Monday will be given as a day off.
The construction crew work Monday through Friday. 
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