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12. A 2-person partnership owns and operates a General Construction Company primarily experienced in excavation/earthmoving and concrete placement. Bid opportunities are forecasted to be scarce for the next 18-months due to the poor economic outlook. The partnership needs approximately 1,500,000-2,000,000 of annual revenue to maintain its current staff level while paying for its company overhead costs. The currently have approximately 3-4 months of backlogged work before they totally run out of work. The only anticipated bidding opportunities that are forecasted in the relatively near future are: A. Construction of a parking lot for a new shopping mall B. Construction of a mile long water main and pump station for a nearby municipality C. A Chain Hotel (Marriott, Hilton, Comfort Inn, etc.) with 110 rooms D. Sub-contract to a large General Contractor to construct the underground utilities and concrete foundation elements for a 500,000 square foot warehouse E. Construction of a 200-foot spanned bridge over a river valley. Questions: 1. Which projects would the partnership bid on and why? What are their significant risks and liabilities? 2. If the partnership bid on and won the Chain Hotel project, develop/draw/sketch, the first 2 tiers of the projects WBS as well as the 3rd tier of the foundation elements 3. Develop/draw/sketch a preliminary sequential work package diagram for the above Chain Hotel 12. A 2-person partnership owns and operates a General Construction Company primarily experienced in excavation/earthmoving and concrete placement. Bid opportunities are forecasted to be scarce for the next 18-months due to the poor economic outlook. The partnership needs approximately 1,500,000-2,000,000 of annual revenue to maintain its current staff level while paying for its company overhead costs. The currently have approximately 3-4 months of backlogged work before they totally run out of work. The only anticipated bidding opportunities that are forecasted in the relatively near future are: A. Construction of a parking lot for a new shopping mall B. Construction of a mile long water main and pump station for a nearby municipality C. A Chain Hotel (Marriott, Hilton, Comfort Inn, etc.) with 110 rooms D. Sub-contract to a large General Contractor to construct the underground utilities and concrete foundation elements for a 500,000 square foot warehouse E. Construction of a 200-foot spanned bridge over a river valley. Questions: 1. Which projects would the partnership bid on and why? What are their significant risks and liabilities? 2. If the partnership bid on and won the Chain Hotel project, develop/draw/sketch, the first 2 tiers of the projects WBS as well as the 3rd tier of the foundation elements 3. Develop/draw/sketch a preliminary sequential work package diagram for the above Chain Hotel

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