Airport terminal link
Your Company, Airport Projects Group (APG) has been shortlisted to manage the construction of a one kilometer underground rail link joining Dubai Terminal 1 to Dubai Terminal 2. This will provide a more convenient way of enabling passengers to travel between the terminals. In addition to the construction of the tunnel, APG will be responsible for implementing the rail service which will operate along the tunnel.
This is a multimillion dollar project which would involve the recruitment of expatriate manpower from overseas, importing special drilling machinery from a German supplier, importing rail coaches from a Japanese supplier and importing building materials for the tunnel from various overseas suppliers.
You have been nominated by your Company as the Project Manager, should APG be successful in securing the contract.
produce a report to cover the following
1 Reviewing the Project Scope (20 marks)
Your Company has been invited to a meeting with Dubai Airports, the authority which manages Dubai International Airport. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Project Scope to enable your Company to be fully aware of what is required.
Discuss ten key issues that you would expect to be included in the scope of the project which will provide you with relevant information for APG to prepare a bid for the project. Explain why each of these issues would be important.
2 Risk Assessment (45 marks)
Before commencing the project it would be necessary for Dubai Airports to carry out a Risk Assessment.
• Specify 5 risks and for each risk specified discuss the following:
a) What impact would the risk have on the project?
b) What action would you take to minimize the risk?
c) What contingency plan would you have for each risk?
3 Milestones (10 marks)
List what you would consider to be 5 important milestones of the project