Question Week 9 Extra Credit – a Precision Tree Opportunity

Week 9 Extra Credit – a Precision Tree Opportunity

Qnt. 5040

Maximum Points:10 extra credit Points

Horace’s Blockades — To Rent or Buy

1. Introduction to the Case Study

Horace Beeper has been the chief provider of road blockades in and around Prescott Florida for decades. He is distantly related to Bob ofBob’s Barricades, of Interstate fame, but as Horace likes to say, “Old Bob, there, why his barricades don’t stop anything. My cades save lives, and save money!”

Recently the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has let a bid to provide barricades for a new stretch of Interstate 752 that will replace FL highway 103 out of Prescott. This 10-mile length of road will be built along the side of highway 103 and will require shutting down one lane of the highway for weeks or months at a time. They will work on one mile at a time so as to not completely shut down the entire highway. The contractor will provide stop and go lights at either end of the construction zone so that cars will know when it is safe to drive on the one lane highway, and at intersections with major crossing roads and driveways.

That is where old Horace comes in. He wants to bid on that job because it could mean several years of work but all of his inventory is out on other jobs right now and he would have torent,lease, orbuy additional barricades for this job. That is his dilemma,to rent, lease or to buy the barricades if he wins the bid.

Here are some facts for you to know about the specifications:

1. Number of barricades Needed

Normally the FDOT requires road barricades to be no more than 10 feet apart when blocking off a travel lane. That means in a one-mile stretch, Horace will have to have a minimum of 528 to 600 barricades for this job. He would, of course, move the barricades when that mile of construction was completed and reuse the barricades on the next mile of construction. Additional barricades would be needed to have open lanes to exits and to driveways to subdivisions or to businesses along that section of road. The contractor expects the winning bidder to havea minimum of 700 to a maximum of 850 barricades available for this job.

1. Length of time for this Construction

The FDOT wants the job finished in 2½ years, and will pay a premium if the job is done in 2¼ years. So the time range is between2.25 and 2.50 years for this job.

1. Setting up and taking down the barricades

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