| Engineering | 613 days | 1/1/2007 | 5/6/2009 | | |
| Conceptual | 80 days | 1/1/2007 | 4/20/2007 | | |
| Planning and Control | 20 days | 1/1/2007 | 1/26/2007 | | |
| Business plan identifying project opportunity | 5 days | 1/1/2007 | 1/5/2007 | | Project sponsor |
| Define project objective and information needs | 5 days | 1/8/2007 | 1/12/2007 | 3 | Project sponsor |
| Identify industry standards for project objectives | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 1/19/2007 | 4 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Develop preliminary conceptual schedule and staffing | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 1/19/2007 | 4 | Project engineer |
| Initial planning complete | 0 days | 1/19/2007 | 1/19/2007 | 6 | |
| Develop appropriation strategy | 5 days | 1/22/2007 | 1/26/2007 | 7 | Project sponsor |
| Develop management model and staff plan | 5 days | 1/22/2007 | 1/26/2007 | 7 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Site Assessment | 40 days | 1/22/2007 | 3/16/2007 | | |
| Identify potential sites | 10 days | 1/22/2007 | 2/2/2007 | 7 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Define infrastructure requirements | 15 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/23/2007 | 11,21 | Project engineer |
| Define utility needs | 10 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/16/2007 | 11,21 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Identify project site | 5 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/9/2007 | 11,21 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Assess regulatory and environmental impacts | 10 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/16/2007 | 11,21 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Identify permitting requirements | 3 days | 2/19/2007 | 2/21/2007 | 15 | Project engineer |
| Recommend site | 10 days | 2/26/2007 | 3/9/2007 | 12,13,14,15,16 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Site and planning review | 5 days | 3/12/2007 | 3/16/2007 | 17 | |
| Scope Definition | 45 days | 1/22/2007 | 3/23/2007 | | |
| Develop general scope for project objectives | 5 days | 1/22/2007 | 1/26/2007 | 4,5 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Evaluate project needs, develop major study list | 5 days | 1/29/2007 | 2/2/2007 | 20 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Start major studies | 2 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/6/2007 | 21 | Discipline engineer |
| Complete major studies and make recommendations | 15 days | 2/7/2007 | 2/27/2007 | 22 | Discipline engineer |
| Develop specific scope | 5 days | 2/28/2007 | 3/6/2007 | 23 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Prepare final conceptual schedule | 10 days | 3/7/2007 | 3/20/2007 | 8,24 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Provide written scope information | 5 days | 3/19/2007 | 3/23/2007 | 18,24 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Discipline Support | 43 days | 2/7/2007 | 4/6/2007 | | |
| Create deliverables list | 6 days | 2/7/2007 | 2/14/2007 | 22 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Start flow sheets and design criteria | 5 days | 2/15/2007 | 2/21/2007 | 28 | Discipline engineer |
| Start discipline-specific drawings and equipment list | 11 days | 2/15/2007 | 3/1/2007 | 28 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Start conceptual layout | 11 days | 2/15/2007 | 3/1/2007 | 28 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete flow sheets and design criteria | 15 days | 3/19/2007 | 4/6/2007 | 18,23,24,29 | Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete discipline-specific drawings and equipment list | 15 days | 3/19/2007 | 4/6/2007 | 18,23,24,30 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete conceptual layout | 15 days | 3/19/2007 | 4/6/2007 | 18,23,24,31 | Drafter |
| Conceptual Phase Completion | 10 days | 4/9/2007 | 4/20/2007 | | |
| Prepare conceptual scope and estimate for review | 5 days | 4/9/2007 | 4/13/2007 | 8,9,25,26,32,33,34 | Project engineer,Cost engineer,Drafter |
| Evaluate business plan - rework as needed | 5 days | 4/16/2007 | 4/20/2007 | 36 | Project sponsor |
| Conceptual phase complete | 0 days | 4/20/2007 | 4/20/2007 | 37 | |
| Definition | 85 days | 4/23/2007 | 8/17/2007 | | |
| Planning and Control | 15 days | 4/23/2007 | 5/11/2007 | | |
| Review conceptual plan | 5 days | 4/23/2007 | 4/27/2007 | 38 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Update project staffing plan | 5 days | 4/23/2007 | 4/27/2007 | 38 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Identify definition phase engineering deliverables | 5 days | 4/30/2007 | 5/4/2007 | 41 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Develop project contingency and indirect cost factors | 5 days | 5/7/2007 | 5/11/2007 | 43 | Project engineer,Cost engineer |
| Scope Definition | 45 days | 4/30/2007 | 6/29/2007 | | |
| Review studies list | 5 days | 4/30/2007 | 5/4/2007 | 41 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Provide design requirements | 5 days | 5/7/2007 | 5/11/2007 | 43 | Discipline engineer |
| Establish vendor data requirements/equipment budgets | 10 days | 5/7/2007 | 5/18/2007 | 46 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Define equipment specifications and list | 10 days | 5/21/2007 | 6/1/2007 | 41,48 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Generate piping and instrument drawing (PID) | 20 days | 6/4/2007 | 6/29/2007 | 43,48,49 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Discipline Support | 40 days | 5/7/2007 | 6/29/2007 | | |
| Review regulatory agency requirements | 20 days | 5/7/2007 | 6/1/2007 | 46 | Discipline engineer |
| Generate general arrangement and site plans | 20 days | 6/4/2007 | 6/29/2007 | 43,47,48,49 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Develop discipline specific control drawings, lists, specifications | 20 days | 6/4/2007 | 6/29/2007 | 43,49,52 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Evaluate input on feasibility of construction input | 10 days | 6/18/2007 | 6/29/2007 | 50SS+50 %,53SS+50 %,54SS+50 % | Discipline engineer |
| Definition Phase Completion | 45 days | 6/18/2007 | 8/17/2007 | | |
| Generate scope document (including infrastructure) | 20 days | 6/18/2007 | 7/13/2007 | 50SS+50 %,53SS+50 %,54SS+50 % | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Generate project capital estimate | 15 days | 6/18/2007 | 7/6/2007 | 50SS+50 %,53SS+50 % | Cost engineer |
| Establish project schedule | 10 days | 6/18/2007 | 6/29/2007 | 50SS+50 %,53SS+50 % | Project engineer,Scheduler |
| Review definition, scope, and estimate | 5 days | 7/16/2007 | 7/20/2007 | 42,44,48,50,53,55,57,58,59 | Project engineer,Cost engineer,Project sponsor |
| Scope complete/issue cost estimate | 0 days | 7/20/2007 | 7/20/2007 | 60 | |
| Appropriate project monies | 20 days | 7/23/2007 | 8/17/2007 | 61 | Project sponsor |
| Project authorized | 0 days | 8/17/2007 | 8/17/2007 | 62 | |
| Design | 202 days | 8/20/2007 | 5/27/2008 | | |
| Planning and Control | 166 days | 8/20/2007 | 4/7/2008 | | |
| Review definition, scope and estimate | 1 day | 8/20/2007 | 8/20/2007 | 63 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Develop or update project procedures | 10 days | 8/21/2007 | 9/3/2007 | 66 | Project engineer |
| Finalize design and construction schedule | 6 days | 8/21/2007 | 8/28/2007 | 66 | Project engineer,Scheduler |
| Develop and manage issues list | 100 days | 8/21/2007 | 1/7/2008 | 66 | Project engineer |
| Procure long delivery equipment | 133 days | 8/23/2007 | 2/25/2008 | 84 | Project engineer |
| Establish and implement procurement and contracting plan | 3 days | 8/24/2007 | 8/28/2007 | 68SS+50 %,84 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Plan and staff design phase | 3 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/6/2007 | 66,67 | Project engineer |
| Define engineering presentation and content for specifications and drawings | 3 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/6/2007 | 67,68SS+50 %,71 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Implement document control | 5 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/10/2007 | 67 | Project engineer |
| Establish project monitoring | 5 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/10/2007 | 67,71 | Project engineer |
| Develop project cost control and earned value system | 10 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/17/2007 | 66,67 | Project engineer,Cost engineer,Scheduler |
| Finalize deliverables list | 10 days | 9/4/2007 | 9/18/2007 | 66,71,73SS+25 % | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Implement project reporting | 145 days | 9/18/2007 | 4/7/2008 | 67,74,75,76 | Project engineer |
| Invoice approval/contract payments | 100 days | 10/2/2007 | 2/18/2008 | 85 | Project engineer |
| Procure equipment | 123 days | 10/9/2007 | 3/27/2008 | 85,88SS+50 % | Project engineer |
| Implement expediting including vendor drawings | 100 days | 10/9/2007 | 2/25/2008 | 85,88SS+50 % | Project engineer,Scheduler |
| Training start-up plan | 20 days | 2/8/2008 | 3/6/2008 | 89 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Scope Refinement | 123 days | 8/21/2007 | 2/7/2008 | | |
| Update project design criteria | 2 days | 8/21/2007 | 8/22/2007 | 66 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Issue for design: equipment list | 30 days | 8/21/2007 | 10/1/2007 | 66 | Discipline engineer |
| Issue for discipline design: piping and instrument drawings (PIDs) | 30 days | 9/7/2007 | 10/18/2007 | 73 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Issue for discipline design: general arrangement drawings (GAs)/site plan | 30 days | 9/7/2007 | 10/18/2007 | 73 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Equipment specification, bid, vendor selection | 40 days | 9/11/2007 | 11/5/2007 | 73,85SS+50 % | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Process equipment functional descriptions | 20 days | 1/11/2008 | 2/7/2008 | 106SS+75 % | Discipline engineer |
| Discipline Support | 201 days | 8/21/2007 | 5/27/2008 | | |
| Establish discipline governing code requirements | 2 days | 8/21/2007 | 8/22/2007 | 66 | Discipline engineer |
| Review and finalize discipline standards and specifications | 5 days | 9/18/2007 | 9/25/2007 | 72,73,77,91 | Discipline engineer |
| Start Discipline Design | 56 days | 9/25/2007 | 12/11/2007 | | |
| Start architectural design | 25 days | 9/25/2007 | 10/30/2007 | 92 | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start civil design | 30 days | 10/2/2007 | 11/13/2007 | 94SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start mechanical design | 30 days | 10/9/2007 | 11/20/2007 | 95SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start piping design | 30 days | 10/16/2007 | 11/27/2007 | 96SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start structural design | 30 days | 10/2/2007 | 11/13/2007 | 94SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start electrical design | 30 days | 10/23/2007 | 12/4/2007 | 97SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Start instrumentation design | 30 days | 10/30/2007 | 12/11/2007 | 99SS+5 days | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Implement first quality review | 5 days | 11/30/2007 | 12/7/2007 | 94SS+75 %,95SS+75 %,96SS+75 %,97SS+75 %,98SS+75 %,99SS+75 %,100SS+75 % | Discipline engineer |
| Vendor drawing review (all disciplines) | 60 days | 11/20/2007 | 2/12/2008 | 70SS+25 %,80SS+25 % | Discipline engineer |
| Vendor drawing certification (all disciplines) | 5 days | 2/12/2008 | 2/19/2008 | 102 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Cross discipline engineering review | 5 days | 11/30/2007 | 12/7/2007 | 94SS+75 %,95SS+75 %,96SS+75 %,97SS+75 %,98SS+75 %,99SS+75 %,100SS+75 % | Designer,Discipline engineer |
| Complete equipment list | 90 days | 10/2/2007 | 2/4/2008 | 85 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Complete PIDs | 80 days | 10/19/2007 | 2/7/2008 | 86 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete GAs/site plan | 80 days | 10/19/2007 | 2/7/2008 | 87 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete Discipline Design | 81 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/28/2008 | | |
| Complete architectural design | 70 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/14/2008 | 87,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete civil design | 70 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/14/2008 | 87,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete mechanical design | 70 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/14/2008 | 87,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete structural design | 70 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/14/2008 | 87,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete piping design | 70 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/14/2008 | 86,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete electrical design | 80 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/28/2008 | 86,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Complete instrumentation design | 80 days | 12/7/2007 | 3/28/2008 | 86,101,104 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Implement second quality review | 5 days | 2/29/2008 | 3/7/2008 | 109SS+75 %,111SS+75 %,112SS+75 %,113SS+75 %,114SS+75 % | Discipline engineer |
| Implement code compliance and safety reviews | 10 days | 2/29/2008 | 3/14/2008 | 109SS+75 %,111SS+75 %,112SS+75 %,113SS+75 %,114SS+75 % | Discipline engineer |
| Design Phase Completion | 43 days | 3/28/2008 | 5/27/2008 | | |
| Check and redraft drawings and lists (all disciplines) | 15 days | 3/28/2008 | 4/18/2008 | 89,103,105,106,107,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117 | Designer,Discipline engineer,Drafter |
| Produce permit drawings and code compliance calculations (all disciplines) | 5 days | 4/18/2008 | 4/25/2008 | 119 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Issue engineering for permitting, bidding, and construction | 15 days | 4/25/2008 | 5/16/2008 | 120 | Project engineer |
| Contractor selection/contract review | 5 days | 5/16/2008 | 5/23/2008 | 121 | Project engineer,Discipline engineer |
| Project complete - close out report, issue drawings of record | 2 days | 5/23/2008 | 5/27/2008 | 69,70,78,79,80,81,82,122 | Project engineer,Project sponsor |
| Construction | 247 days | 5/27/2008 | 5/6/2009 | 123 | |
| Select construction contractor | 30 days | 5/27/2008 | 7/8/2008 | 123 | |
| Mobilize on site | 20 days | 7/8/2008 | 8/5/2008 | 125 | |
| Construction | 196 days | 8/5/2008 | 5/6/2009 | 126 | |
| Construction complete | 0 days | 5/6/2009 | 5/6/2009 | 127 | |