Prepared by: Group 6

A Study in Estimation and Planning: Hemanth H – CE16B030

Montreal Olympics Complex Devendran R – CE18M034

Ankit Gupta – CE18M062
Sachin Toppo – CE18M111
 Estimated cost: $120
1970 million Complex design –
constructability issues, ideas
abandoned

Cost and time overruns

Fixed Deadline –
rush to the finish

IN A
NUTSHELL: Final cost > $1.5 billion 1976
 Complex
ribs of
various
sizes

Post- Design Scaffolding

tensioning
Issues

Viaduct
 No
agreements
to restrict
activity

Labour Strikes and

Sabotage Issues slowdowns
– 100 days
(union)

Scarce
labour
 Crowded
Working Unrealistic
Space – low critical path
productivity

Olympic Preparation
Installation started two
Planning years after
Board took
OUTCOMES over the from Issues and Moscow ISSUES
City of Outcomes winning bid
Montreal

Architect
Citizens of delivered
Quebec – years
plans only in
of higher
property taxes the summer
of 1974
 Inflation – not a major Poor coordination between
factor (as project not engineer (France) and
extended) builder (Canada)

Other factors

Weather – brutal winters in Stubborn mayor – rejected

Montreal entailed heating potential savings of $ 146
costs ($400,000/day) million (steel stadium)
 Design Flaw:
Ribs of same
size – savings
of $ 30 million

What
could have
been
done?
Prior
Anticipation
preparation
of strikes for winter
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