Chapter 2: PROJECT TIME TABLE

PROJECT TIME TABLE

A. General Project Planning

This period will need intensive brainstorming and careful lay-outing of plans
which involves experts of different fields especially the engineering and the economic
experts.
As an initial requirement for any business establishment, the feasibility studies for
the project will be done for the first 7 months of the project time table. In this part of
developing the business, a thorough examination regarding the profitability and
acceptability of the project is conducted.
The next 5 months will be spent for the EIA. The Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) of the project is done to ensure that once the plans for the project are
in place, the natural resources will be preserved. The EIA also includes studies about the
culture and traditions of people living in the vicinity of the project, who must not be
adversely affected by the project.

B. Establishment of the Business

After the initial project planning and EIA, the business itself must be established
legally for the next month. This is done by registration of the business to the local
government, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and
other government institutions. The following are some of the documents that must be
secured.

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ation with Department of Trade and Industries

C. Materialization of the Project

In this stage, the project starts with the preparation of the detailed engineering
design. After this has been established, the building construction begins. Along with the
construction of the facilities, preparations for the acquisition of the equipments are also
being done.

Importation of equipment starts with the signing of Pro-Forma Invoice from the
manufacturer. Then a Letter of Credit will be forwarded to a commercial bank which will
in turn submit the Letter of Credit to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). When the
Letter of Credit is approved by the BSP, actual construction of the equipment may begin.
When the equipment is ready for importation, the foreign company will send an advanced
copy of the shipping document which includes:
Invoice,

Typically, the arrival of machinery will last for 6-8 months. Upon arrival of the
equipments, they will be inspected for possible defects before installation. Also, before
the actual production begins, trial runs must be done to determine if the actual units
produce the right amount and quality of products.
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D. Hiring of Personnel

At this period, the screening of the applicants for the different positions will be
done. After the recruitment, orientation and training of the personnel for their respective
duties and responsibilities follows.

E. Harvesting of Stalks

At this period, the harvesting of stalks is done since stalk collection for Tobacco
are done on the months of March to April, where in the tobacco leaves are in the right
maturity for collection. It is also necessary to harvest the stalks right before the actual
operation to avoid prolonged storage of the stalks which normally causes quality
degradation.

F. Start of Production

After the completion of trial runs and hiring of personnel, the actual production
can start. The rate of production will then be a function of several factors including,
market supply and demand.

The following figures shows the Ghantt Chart of the Tobacco Stalk Bioethanol
Plant Project:

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Table 2-1.The Gant chart for the project time table to be adapted by the company.
Year

2014
A M J J A S O N D

2015
J F M A

M J J A S O N D J

2016
F M A M J

General Project Planning

Feasibility Study
EIA
Establishment of
Business
Registration in SEC
Registration in LGU
Materialization of the
Project
Construction and
Infrastracture
Importation of
Equipment
Installation of
Equipment
Trial Runs
Hiring of Personnel
Officers &
Supervisors
Skilled Personnel
Unskilled Personnel
Harvesting of feedstock
Start of Production

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