Project Cost & Estimation

Schedules, resources and activities of a project are shown below.

Activity Predecessor Fixed Resources

Duration
(days)
A 6 Four Management Employee (ME), 2 computer
B 4 Two CE, 1 Architect , 1 computer, 1 operator
C 6 Five labors, one excavator
D A 8 20 trucks Earth, 5 labors, 1 ME
E B 6 13000 Bricks, 360 bags cement, 100 tons rod, 15 labors, 1 Civil
Engineer (CE), 2 ME
F C 6 8000 Bricks, 240 bags cement, 25 tons rod, 8 labors, 1 Civil
Engineer (CE), 1 ME
G D 8 Two Electricians, 1500 M wire
H A, E, I 6 Three Pipe fitters, 2500 M Pipes
I F 8 60 bags cement, 5 labors, 1 Civil Engineer (CE)
J F 4 Two labor, 1 ME
K G, H 6 2 CE, 2 ME, 2 computers

Item Per unit Item Salary/wage Item Rent per

price (taka) day (taka)
(Taka)
Bricks 6 Mgt. Emp. 50000/mon Computer 1500
Cement 500 Civil Engr. 60000/mon Excavator 8000
Rod 55000 Labor 400/day
Earth 8000 Elec. 1000/day
Wire 20 P. fitter 1000/day
Pipe 25 Operator 500/day
Note: Architect fee is Tk.100000
Find activity wise cost and total project cost
Find 1st 10 days cost and last 10 days cost
25 working days in a month
Resource requirement of the activities of a project is summarized below

Duration
Activity Predecessor (s) Planned Resources
(week)
A 4 3 W, 2 ME, 1 Archit.,1 OP & 1 COMP
B 5 10 W, 1 ME, 1 Excavator, 10 truck Earth
C B 6 4 W, 3 ME, 2 COMP, 2 OP
D A 4 5 W, 1 ME, 100 m CIS, 500 m iron wire
E C 2 4 W, 1 ME, 50 pole, 200 m Bar, 50 m CIS
F C 4 4 W, 2 ME, 2000 Br, 50 bags Cem., 50 cft Sand
G D 5 2 W, 1 ME, 180 cft Aggregate, 5 ton Rod, 30 bags Cem
H D 3 6 W, 2 ME, 5000 Br, 250 bags Cem., 150 cft Sand
3 W, 2 ME, 8000 Br, 400 bags Cem., 250 cft Sand, 50 ton Rod, 150 cft
I F, G 8 Aggregate
J E 4 4 W, 1 ME, 2 Elc., 2 PF, 500 m wire, 400 m pipe
K H 2 8 W, 50 bags Cem

Note: 6 working days in a week, 4 weeks in a

Price, Rent, and Salaries & Wages:
month, and 8 hours working time in a day
W = $1.5/hr PF = $3/hr Cem. = $5/bag
W = Worker ME = Management Employee
ME = $1100/Month Earth = $125/truck Sand = $0.2/cft
OP = Operator Archit = Architect
Archit = $2000 CIS = $1.5/m Aggregate =
Cem = Cement COMP = Computer
OP = $2/hr Iron Wire = $0.3/m $2/cft
m = meter Elc. = Electrician
COMP = $3/hr Pole = $75/ piece Rod = $800/ton
Br = Brick CIS = Corrugated Iron Sheet
Excavator = $10/hr Bar = $3/m Wire = $0.4/m
PF = Pipe Fitter
Elc. = $3/hr Br = $0.1/piece Pipe = $0.5/m

1. (a) Calculate the cost of the activities, and that of the project.
(b) Draw the Gantt chart of the project
(c) Calculate the amount required for the first 10 weeks and the last 10 weeks.