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6.0 SCOPE OF WORK
The Contractor shall perform the following as part of the products or services delivered under
this procedure, and as specifically directed by Work Order. Such Work Orders may reconfigure
parts of the following deliverables, add additional deliverables, or otherwise accommodate re‐
assessments or specialized analyses.
6.1 Project Schedule Review
The Contractor shall assess and evaluate sponsor’s scheduling procedures and information in
accordance with the following. The list of items below indicates minimum requirements, to be
supplemented by the Contractor’s experience and as appropriate for project and phase.
6.1.1 Technical review
A) Consistent with relevant, identifiable industry or engineering practices,
B) Mechanically correct and complete,
C) Free of any material inaccuracies or incomplete data,
D) Appropriate level of detail given the project phase,
E) Phasing structure is logical and appropriately detailed with tasks,
F) Level of detail is uniformly applied by phase,
G) Fully identified activities and durations,
H) Design and construction activities and relationships are adequately identified,
I) Top-level summary included to facilitate understanding of detailed schedules,
J) Schedule detail beneath the ‘hammock’ or summary level is task based,
K) Sequencing, through the use of predecessors and successors, is identified for all material
tasks,
L) Sufficient development to determine the validity and stability of the project critical path,
M) Float is identifiable and reasonable,
N) Schedule control methods are adequately described,
O) Approach to and use of additional scheduling tools, such as work breakdown structure,
responsibility, cost loading, resource loading, etc.
6.1.2 Project Activities and Constraints
A) Schedule follows an expected work sequence, such as that listed in 8.2, Typical
Construction Sequencing,
B) Complexity of sequential relationships is consistent with phase of project,
C) Activities and durations are consistent with the project scope adopted in the Record of
Decision or NEPA documents as applicable and the proposed Revenue Operations Date,
D) Contract procurement processes and durations are adequate and complete as well as fully
integrated with associated design and construction activities,
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Revision 0, June 2008
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