The project is to be completed within two years due to the expected growth in the population size. The Municipal Council is planning to start a project in development management that will be completed within a given timeline. If the project is not completed within two years, the current plant will not be able to hold the capacity.
In addition, the chief engineer is expected to retire after two years. If he leaves before the project is completed, there will be substantial delays since he is better informed about the project than the engineer who will take over. One issue that will be crucial in enhancing completion of the project, is the availability of finance.
The planned project has been designed to meet the requirements of the World Bank. Therefore, the Municipal Council expects to get financing from the World Bank. The project is also getting offers from international firms, which claim to have modern technology solutions.
The international firms are all reputable, and they claim to offer the best solutions which will promote long term benefits to the current problems. Some of the benefits include reduction in operation and maintenance costs. However, if the Municipal Council takes the said offers, there is a possibility that it will not get funds from the World Bank.
This might cause a financial shortage which will lead to a delay in the project completion. This means that the current chief engineer will retire before the project is completed. The population growth will exceed the capacity of the current plant. The mayoral elections will be held before the project is completed. I would, therefore, advise the Municipal Council to ignore offers from international firms and accept the one provided by the Local Design Institute.
The current chief engineer has knowledge regarding the current plant. The knowledge is essential in completing the project. Therefore, he is aware of what needs to be improved in the next plant so as to hold the expected capacity. He is, therefore, outstanding and competent to supervise the project from the beginning to its completion. This further underlines the importance of completing the project within two years.
The other issue that makes it crucial for the project to be completed within the given time, is to build the engineer’s reputation. The current mayor has been criticized for his poor performance. If he manages to complete the project before the election time, he will make up for his past poor reputation, and this will give him a chance to be re-elected.
The offer provided by this institute is in accordance with the PRC government standards regarding quantity and pricing norms. Therefore, the government will provide funds for the project. It is asserted that the influx of funding from the government’s financial stimulus package has influenced the new contracts.
This will lead to the speedy completion of the project. Since the offers that the Municipal Council is getting from international firms may not meet the government’s standards, the project may not get funding from the government. The government’s conditions must be strictly observed before funding is done.
The council should take the offer by the Local Design Institute since it is durable. There is a guaranteed funding from the World Bank and the government hence the project will be completed within the stipulated time.