You are the new project manager at Garden Decks of Beauty, a local company, for the past 12 years, in the Lexington, Kentucky area.  Your first assignment will be for the Melrose family (Todd and Margo + two yippy dogs to drive the neighbors nuts) who moved into their new home two years ago and now wish to replace the 8 foot by 3 foot slab of concrete and the step, which their backyard facing French Doors step onto with a new, luxurious deck area, with hot-tub and accoutrements.  Their backyard is 80' wide and 120' deep and runs at a 5% slope down to the back of the property. By the way, Todd and Margo are Iron Triangle lovers - Time / Cost / Quality. Win them and you win their neighbors' business.

 

Here are some of their basic requirements:

1. A two-area deck with the upper level (will step on from the French Doors), being a 5 meter by 7-meter rectangular area.
2. One end of the upper level will have a 5 meter by 3 meter by 3.5-meter-tall pergola - you may use a kit or build and design from scratch
3. You will have a single step down to the second circular area, which will be 7 meters in diameter and have a 2.5-meter square hot-tub on the far side - this will need electrical, and you will acquire and facilitate the installation through the vendor.
4. You will be able to step from the circular area to the yard on a paving stone path, which will run out to the garden - the path will be 7 meters long and 1 meter wide - this path will have electrical yard lights.
5. There will be a 25' diameter area halfway down the path which will have a built-in fire pit with seating (4 seats / benches) - the area will use gravel and border stones.
6. All deck areas will be edged with decorative railing.
7. The deck framing will set on 4"x 4" footers. Footers will be set in concrete, 1 meter into the ground (below frost line) -galvanized hangers will be used to support frame supports.
8. The lower area will have built in flower boxes 2'x 3' - total of three.
9. The upper area will have a gas grill with built in gas service.
10. You will need a building permit and it will cost 50 dollars.
11. All railing will have decorative lighting running along it.
12. Both main deck areas will be fully landscaped around the perimeter with plants, decorative stones, perennials, and bushes. - your team will do the landscaping
13. You will have an experienced construction crew of 4 Full-time Equivalents (FTE's), which will cost $80/hour including benefits and 1.5-time overtime applies.
14. You will have a team of 2 experienced landscape professionals, who will cost $75/ hour and overtime applies.
15. Need a couple outdoor, 110 electrical outlets.
16. You will need an electrician, which will be a sub-contractor - determine cost.
17. You will sub-contractor for the hot-tub installation - determine cost.
18. You will need a sub-contractor to install and run the gas-line - determine cost.
19. The deck will be fully sealed with a medium brown stain / preservative.
20. You will use treated lumber for all framing, and you will decide on what product to use for surface boards (wood, synthetic, etc.)
21. The upper level will have two built in seats near the grill area (wood) - not under the pergola.
22. You will need to determine the timeline - will precipitate from the Work Breakdown Structure
23. Assume you have all the tools and equipment needed.
24. Any requirements not specifically stated are at your discretion.
25. A 5 foot by 12-foot, 2 x 8 raised bed tomato and pepper area just to the left of where you might walk off the center of the upper deck with drip irrigation installed and drip irrigation faucet at one corner of the raised bed.

Make a Risk and Issues log( Can use Excel) 

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