Project Planning

Indian Institute of Management Raipur

11th September 2015

Project Planning and Scheduling

Road Electrification Project | RDA

Dr. P R S Sarma

Dr. B S Sahay

Mr. P K Gupta (L&T)

Mr. Rajesh (L&T)

Mr. Zakir Khan (BuildKraft)

Under the guidance of Group 6

Amit Choudhary 14PGP012

Sanjit Sauraj 14PGP060

E Santosh Kumar 14PGP080

Bharadwaj Sista 14PGP118

Project Planning & Scheduling of Road Electrification | RDA


Project Planning & Scheduling of

Road Electrification - Raipur Development Authority

About RDA

Chhattisgarh Government is committed towards enhancing the lifestyle of the citizens with Socio

Economic Reforms & Good Governance. To build Raipur as a Smart city, the Chhattisgarh Government is

developing one of the largest Town Development schemes in the country known as “Kamal Vihar”

encompassing the Smart Facilities. The Capital City, Raipur is an important Commercial destination for

Clothes, Jewellery, Steel, Cement and Minerals. It serves as a regional hub for variety of Agricultural &

Forest products

Mission & Vision of RDA Project

The project strives for the social betterment and development of Kamal Vihar area.

As per tender document(s) the earnest money package: Rs. 50 Lakh / 35 Lakh / 30 Lakh respectively

(Money Paid to confirm a contract)

The Tender for development of various sectors in Kamal Vihar area was floated in May 2011. L&T bags

the contract and project incepted in December 2011.

Objectives of the Project

“Development work of Kamal Vihar T.D.S. 04 Road, Road crossing, underground pipe drains, sewerage,

water supply and external electrification with underground cabling including defect liability fo r three

years”

The below figure depicts the Cost, Time and Scope of the project

Cost:

Time

RDA

Scope

Start Date – 29th

December 2011

End Date – 28th

March 2012

The estimated cost is Rs. 1333 Crore

Roads, Land Pooling, Electrification & Development of Kamal Vihar Area



Feasibility of the Project

Political Feasibility

Chhattisgarh has a track record of Stable government since 2003 (11Years).

Stable government for the next four years

State Government has very promising tax laws

Tax incentives for Micro, Small and Medium Services enterprises for example Exemption of

Electricity Duty, Exemption of Stamp Duty

Economic Feasibility

GSDP has grown at rate of 14.5% on YOY basis over the past two years.

To endeavour significant investments, Government of Chhattisgarh has provided efficient

policies such as Industrial policy, IT and ITES Policy, Education and Health Policy. You can

download the policies online or Contact us for an electronic copy

Social Acceptance

Chhattisgarh Government is determined

To ensure adequacy of health infrastructure and health systems and to develop Human

resources for health care.

To ensure universal access to comprehensive primary health care.

To ensure equity in delivery of quality health care services.

Technical Viability

Chhattisgarh Government is determined

Developing ECO system for Knowledge Economy in Chhattisgarh.

RDA

Pol i tical

Feasibility

Technical Viability

Social Acceptance

Economical Feasibility

Safe & Sustainable

Strives for social upliftment without any environmental concerns

Development of Kamal Vihar as a well organized township

State-of-art technology – After Ahmedabad in Road Construction

Challenges were faced in Land Pooling

The project was backed up by CG Govt.



Promoting Chhattisgarh as an Investment Destination.

Very Lucrative and efficient service sector policy particularly IT and ITES pol icy.

Milestones of RDA

The project took off in December 2011, followed by Planning and design by BuildKraft architects.

Electrification project started in parallel to the Road Laying.

Work Breakdown Structure

This project mainly focuses on the Electrification aspect of RDA. Work breakdown is done as per

functionalities.

Organization Breakdown Structure

The key stake holders of the project include

Road Electrification

Civil Construction

Erection of Electrical

Equipment

Cable Laying

Electrical Planning

Commissioning of Electrical

Equipment

Testing



The contractors (L&T) have a simple organogram for the project. They are headed by a team leader who

monitors the engineers and consultants

Responsibility Matrix

Personnel\Tasks Planning Civil

Construction

Electrical

Planning

Commissioning Cable

Laying

Testing &

Termination

Electrical Project

Team

X X X

Civil Project Team X

Commissioning

Team

X X X

Consultant X X

Architect X X

Critical Events of the Projects

The critical events are highlighted in the figure above.

Team Leader

Senior Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

CAD Operator

Consultant

Architect



Commissioning Process A solid understanding of the commissioning (Cx) process — what it is and how it works

It can provide a range of benefits for building owners and facility managers. Commissioning is a process

designed to optimize the built environment for energy efficiency, leading to reduced energy costs and

enhanced building performance. It is also a way to verify that a new building’s processes operate

according to the owner’s project requirements (OPR).

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) defines Cx as “a

quality-oriented process for achieving, verifying and documenting that the performance of facilities,

systems and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria.” Cx is the integration of the planning,

delivery, verification and risk management of a building’s functions. It is not another layer or step in the

design-build process; rather, it is a means to produce buildings that do everything they are supposed to

do throughout the building’s life cycle.

What Commissioning Does

One easy way to illustrate the effects of commissioning is to compare a building to a human body. Both

have an outer layer of skin that protects the inner functions from the elements. Both have an electrical

system, a heating and cooling system, a frame to support their weight, and even a plumbing system — as

well as a distinctive personality expressed by their appearance.

Cx produces a monetary and emotional return on investment with reduced energy costs and peace of

mind in the form of reduced change orders, reduced contractor claims, reduced contractor callbacks,

avoided project delays, improved project scheduling, improved documentation development and

improved communications to keep the project team focused on properly turning over a facility.

Other benefits include a more comfortable environment for building occupants, improved air quality,

increased reliability and uptime, reduced maintenance and longer life cycles for building equipment. Cx

can be implemented with many systems across a range of projects and at any stage of a facility’s life cycle

Steps for Erection and Commissioning:

Erection of HT transformer ( 33/11KV)

Transmission line availability check from 33KV Sub Station

Tapping of Power to HT Transformer

Soaking of 33KV Transformer

Erection of 11KV HT Panels

HT Cable Laying from LT Side of the Transformer

Commissioning of the HT Panel

No load Charging of the HT Panel

Erection of Emergency DG Set

Erection and Commissioning of LT Kiosk and LT Panels

Erection and Commissioning of Feeder Pillars

Cable Laying for LT Transformers from feeder pillars

Cable Laying till the street lights

Erection and Commissioning of Light Poles, J Poles and Street Lights and Lighting DB

The above mentioned steps complete the Erection and Commissioning of Street Lights for a particular

Sector.



Power can be tapped from LT Kiosks to other sectors and accordingly the cable laying and erection of

street lights have to be completed sector wise

Reasons for Delay in lighting project

Cable laying for different sectors could not be done on time and out of the planned 1986Km of

cable laying, only 16Km of cable laying was completed.

This was due to various reasons like material availability, coordination problem, and several

sectors starting at different times.

Erection of transformers was not completed in many sectors which led to power unavailability

for those particular sectors.

The activities which can be crashed are Erection of equipment and commissioning of equipment.

Timelines (Evaluated using PERT Model)

Event Time (Optimistic)

in Months

Time (Pessimistic)

in Months

Most Likely

(in Months)

Expected (in

Months)

Procurement of Equipment 6 18 12 12

Erection of Equipment 3 12 6 6.5

HT Cable Laying 0.5 2 1 1.083333

Commissioning of DG Set 0.25 1 0.5 0.541667

Commissioning of Other

Equipment

3 12 6

6.5

Electrification 1 4 2 2.166667

Key Findings

Project Management Consultants hired after the starting of Project.

There was a lack of coordination between RDA, Architects, L&T & Consultants. A better rapport

among them would have fostered to complete the project with in stipulated time.

Because of different sectors starting in different times, there was a huge lapse incurred during the

project.



Though Kamal Vihar project was intended to make significant development, the land prices hiked

steeply due to the same, making it unaffordable to a common man.

Recommendations

PMC should be a key stake-holder in planning of the Project. Hiring of PMC should have been

done during start of the project. Also, cost of the PMC tender was identified as the key element

of choosing. The other parameters should also have been given more importance.

Integration of MIS among the stakeholders would have avoided information asymmetry. In

developed nations, all the stakeholders are well informed about one another.

All the sub-projects should work in tandem in order to avoid time and cost overrun.



Appendix

Flow Chart of RDA Project

Layout of Overhead Electric Poles



Snapshot of Gantt chart in Microsoft Project

Project Planning

Documents

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