you are required to read the New Hockey Arena Project case study. Given the information provided in the case study, construct a network schedule for the project using MS Project and answer the questions:

 

The city has announced a new XYZ project and is sending a request for quotation to receive bids. ABC Corporation is developing a bid for the project, which is a 20,000 seats tennis stadium. The start date for the project is 28 July 2020. The area must be ready by 10 Apr 2021. A penalty clause of $5,000 per day for delay beyond Feb. 15th, 2022 is included in the contract. Given the information provided in the table below, answer the case study questions.

ID Activity Duration Predecessors 1 Hockey Arena 2 Clear site 20 3 Demolish the existing structures 25 2 4 Prepare construction site 20 3 5 Piling 90 4 6 Pour lower concrete 80 5 7 Pour main concourse 70 6 8 Install playing field 60 6 9 Construct upper steel bowl 90 6 10 Install seats 80 9 11 Build luxury boxes 70 days 9 12 Install jumbotron 18 days 9 13 Stadium infrastructure 95 9 14 Construct steel canopy 50 10 15 Light installation 25 days 10 16 Build roof supports 80 days 4 17 Construct roof 95 days 16 18 Install roof tracks 70 days 14 19 Install roof 60 days 17,18 20 Inspection 27 days 8,11,13,15, 19 Table 1: Technical details for the XYZ Project that must be addressed in planning

assume the following: A. 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), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.

B. 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.

C. The construction crew work Monday through Friday.

Case Study Questions

1. As a project manager, you are aware that you must focus on your critical path to mitigate the risk of delay. Identify your critical path activities and as a project manager, describe your plan to ensure critical path receives the attention it deserves.

Provide a detailed explanation of the above question