NETW 310 Lab Report Professor Christine Adams
This assignment has 19 questions that are weighted as marked on the iLab sheet. Each answer is worth 2, 3,4 or 5 points. Using the template and completing the header are worth 2 points on your grade for this assignment.
Use a red-colored font for you answers. Answers that are NOT written in complete sentences will receive point deductions.You are to add in any references you do use. Please Support all of your decisions.
In order to be eligible to receive full credit, you must write in complete sentences and use the lab report template. You are to take off the cover of the template since this is a page of instructions, but include your header.
Place your answers in the template below the questions.
Section I: Use a reference such as the IRWA (www.irwaonline.org) to answer the question below. Cite your reference. (citation is worth 2 points)
1. What is a right-of-way? (4 points)
Section II: Using the RIGHT OF WAY Manual for the city of Burleson,Texas available in doc sharing and from the Week 4 iLab page, answer the questions below. (Each question is worth 3 points, section of the manual is worth 2 points)
1. May we dig a trench across the city street shown in this lab?(3 points) What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question? (2 points)
2. Who issues the permit for this work? Is this a local or state agency?(3 points) What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
3. Must we submit construction plans to the city? If so, how many and to what entity are they submitted?(3 points) What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
There must be two sets of construction plans submitted to the city, for this project construction plans listing whether overhead or underground, as well as other plans as associated with the project. Such plans are “Storm Water Pollution Prevention, Traffic Control and Trench Safety. The sections for this requirement are Section 3 subsections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7.
4. Once the permit is issued, how long must we wait before commencing work? How long do you have MAXIMUM to start work? (3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
5. How deep must any cables be buried?(3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
6. What are the exact detailed compaction requirements aslisted in the manual provided by the city for restoration of any surface that is trenched? When do compaction of trenches have to occur? What are the backfill to be made of? (3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
7. Is the company we hire to do the work required to be registered in any way? If so, what registrations or certifications are accepted? (3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
8. When is interference with traffic flow allowed?(3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
9. During what hours may work not be done?(3 points)
What section/sections in the ROW manual for the city of Burleson, Texas are relevant for this question?(2 points)
Section III: Look at the “Best Practices for Preparing a RFP†document available in doc sharing or from the Week 4 ilab page and answer the questions below. (This document was created by Faulkner Information Services and downloaded from the DeVry library database.)
1. This document is a tutorial prepared to help IT professionals work on RFPs if they have not worked with them in the past. Write a paragraph of at least 10 sentences that outline what you learned when reading the document that you did not know and you will need to consider when writing your RFP?(5 points)
2. What in your mind are some of the reasons RFPs are successful and some reasons they fail? (2 points)
3. Would you consider using online or automated RFP development tools from an outside vendor? Why or why not?(2 points)
4. How will you work to set up the hardware and software requirement portions of an RFP?(2 points)
5. When considering Business needs and project domain, were there surprises in this document that you, were not aware had to be addressed in a successful RFP?(2 points)
6. How will you work to determine a short list of suppliers for your RFP?(2 points)
Section IV: Using the RFI template available in doc sharing and from the Week 4 iLab page, answer the questions below.
1. Look at the template provided as an example by Sourcing for OEM
www.sourcing4oem.com that is available in doc sharing. How would using a template as a start to creating an RFP or RFI help you with this job? (2 points)
2. Can you create a complete RFP or RFI without investigating the business or technical requirements for the project? How will you use the vendors expertise to help you create a complete and on-time and on-budget project installation? (2 points)
3. What do you think about vendors helping create the RFP and RFI especially if you are working with a company that has a small IT staff or does not have anyone with the expertise to work on a new technology? (2 points)
4. Is this process more complicated that you thought it would be? (2 points)
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