The Abandoned Building Project

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Project Deliverables

Deliverables are the expected output over the life of the project and should be outlined in such a way as to make them clearly understood by the project team as well as any stakeholders. Identifying these will enable the project team to have specific goals to meet at varying points during the project lifecycle. (Larson & Gray, 2010). Major deliverables expected from the Abandoned Building Project are:

- The screening and selection of 150 eligible homeless and displaced workers located in the Hampton Roads region

- The selection of the community and project building for the initial Virginia Beach renovation

- Implementation of rehabilitation curricula with the Virginia Employment Commission in partnership with Volunteer Hampton Roads

- Completion of the renovations and inspections of the selected project building within 12 months

- Turn over employment credentials of those from the program and the building to the city in order to begin generating new revenue and re-introduce them to the work force

Budget Breakdown[pic 1]

The budget for the A Light in the Attic launch building is made up of 55% merely building costs, along with a contigency cost estimated at approximately $107,000. This budget covers all the basic needs of those who are in the program, as well as the salary and wage cost that is incurred, the price of all the licensing and permits, and the amount that it will cost once the project is coming to a close to actually sell the building back to the city, as is agreed upon in the contract and project work package. Ensuring that there is a contigency and that all projected costs are included in the budget planning process is a best practice of all organizations, not for profits especially, because they have to account for where every penny of grants and donations. The contigency cost will aid in the event that there is an unforeseen delay or the need to more resources than originially anticipated by the project team. (Larson & Gray, 2010). The Director of Budget and Finance researched the best practices of organizational budgeting while creating the A Light in the Attic start-up budget and during a meeting told the other members that there are differences of opinion based o the number of steps that are included in the planning process, but that all those she looked into stated that ensuring both direct and indirect costs are included is vital to a complete budget and that understanding the costs that will be incurred by a project is vital to the overall success of the project as a whole. [pic 2]

Inspections and Licensing Requirements

According to the Director of Budget and Finance, the estimated start-up costs, including building and design is approximately $822,098. The Director of Real Estate and Design reported to the Project Manager and Director of A Light in the Attic that there were several requirements to be met prior to allowing personnel to move into the building that was being procured. The building inspections will cost $500.00, to be performed by ABC Inspections and that it will be about a four hour evolution. One of the team members must be present to go over the inspection report and receive explanations from the inspector as to what needs to be done, if anything, to create a habitable enviorment. A termite inspection must be done, this will be at a cost of $225.00 and will be completed by XYZ Company. The total time involved for this inspection is approximately two hours, and a team member must be present. The moisture inspection to test for mold, fungus and other moisture-related issues will take about an hour and will be completed by the termite company for an additional fee of $200.00.

Tim’s Wire Company is going to conduct the electrical inspection in about three hours at a cost of $400.00. The EIFS required inspection will be performed by Tom’s Inspection service with a fee of $250.00 and three hours of time. The plumbing inspection will take about three hours to complete with a cost of $500.00 to Lou’s Plumbing Service. Lead Killer will take on the lead inspection for $250.00 and it will take two hours to complete. The Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) inspection will be done by One Hour Heating and Cooling within 4 to 5 hours at cost of $500.00. The total estimated inspection costs are $2825.00. There are also the building permits which must be aquired prior to start, those are going to cost $4000.00. This brings our License and Inspection costs to $6825.00 in order deem the building safe and habitable with legal rights to work on the property.

Table of Necessary Resources

The below table is a short list of basic required resources to complete the project. As the project becomes initated, there will most likely be more resources necessary; the human resource factor should not change unless there are mitigating circumstances.

Table 1 Generic Resources

Resources

Estimated Need

Building materials

As necessary

People

200 total

Medical staff

4

Food

14 months for 150 people

Utilities

Lights, water, trash collection

Basic supplies

Safety equipment, bedding, uniforms

Key Success Criteria

When comes down to decing what is most important in determing success of the project, the main stakeholders are where you are going to find those answers. These are known as critical success factors, and according to James Manktelo (2015) in an article on MindTools, enable a team to “see the wood for the trees,” or rather create an understanding of what they need to do in order to be successful. The article also stated that examples are the best way to define and create critical success factors for a project; this is done by taking a close look at the mission and objectives of both the organization and those created for the project itself. (Manktelo, 2015). For this project, the main