OPM 2

Introduction
Oman empire (Oman) is in the west of Saudi Arabia as well as UAE; Yemen is the
south of the Yemen Republic; the Hermes’ north in the north as well as the Arabian sea
which lies in the north. The capital and thickness of country lies in the country’s north. Oman
in 2015 was 4.4 million (56% Oman, 44% overseas) and a GDP population of $ 70 billion. Its
population is considered as the country of Oman's high income, with $ 16,000 with GDP. The
country, however, mainly depends on the exports of oil, GDP’s third and eithy percent public
finances have been obtained from products that are related to public. Oman in 2015 has
produced daily 981,000 oil’s barrels. Because of the recent decline in the prices of oil, Oman
in 2015 worked on $ 4.6 billion budget deficit ($ 12 billion), despite the decrease in the oil’
production in that era (Wagner, 2001). Oman exports have about 60 percent of oil and gas
accounts. Imports include large scale transport as well as mechanical equipment as well as
base metals. Although mineral deposits are blessing that has been bestowed on Oman, which
can produce a lot of export income, mineral exports account for only 4% in 2015 of the total
exports. To reduce dependency on oil, Oman intends to diversify the economy of oman with
raw oil exports. Other mineral exports, manufacturers, logistics service management, storage,
fishing, tourism and price extra industries in the refinery, petroleum storage, and
petrochemical plants below oil and gas sectors.
Project Outline
Oman has developed its strategy for exporting its products, natural resources as well as
services to the Middle East, North Africa as well as South Asia outside the Arab street, with
three deep water ports and Indian Ocean Rim. Oman fulfils his great potential by
strengthening his logistics services as well as conversion of Oman to Global Strategic
Logistics Center. Additionally, Oman Government (Government) has preferred prioritization
of construction materials and mineral production and export of demomat, gypsum and marble
and coordination of mineral connection railway line and commercial terminal in the second
phase. Port in order to gain complete advantage from such diverse. The government has also
been very committed to strengthening the Oman’s strategic location so that its role is being
used by the different regional logistics centre via huge projects of infrastructure such as
national railway network, internal and coastal logistics centres and investment in trade zones
that are free. As a position to increase the status of regional logistics center. In 2015, Oman's
Transport and Communications Ministry (MOTC) developed the Empire Oman Logistics
Strategy (SOLS) as part of the strategy of national economic diversity.
Business Goals and Objectives
This strategy has been pointed out that the economy depends on the economy dependent on
oil and gas. The purpose of the deal is to aim for enhancing logistics partnerships from ODP's
GDP by 5% to 5% to 20% in 2015 by 20%. To strengthen Oman's logistics offer and connect
the GCC rail network in the country, the government has fully owned Oman Rail Company
SAO. In 2014 it is a company which was under the Oman law, not in any public sector, but
with the development of the rail network (approximately 2,135km) in the country, through
two steps Can be completed (Rafeer, 2006).
Project objectives and expected results
The project aims to provide complete preparation for the construction of new railway system,
which assisted with the economy of Oman and the movement of Oman's empire and
development of the empire of the Empire as an exporter of minerals. This preparation
includes:
1. design and completion of tender documents for engineering, acquisition and
construction (EPC) agreement for mineral lines;
2. Purchase of progress for works, goods and services;
3. Construction of Oman railway capacity in institutional, regulatory, operational and
commercial development to ensure the stability of railway operations.

Project Description
The following are planning activities under the following plan: Part 1. Consultancy
Service A) Railway Acquisition and System Design: it contains the provision of
environmental, technical, commercial as well as social advisory services for the design and
purchase of railway systems, including Specific terminal and facilities for support of special
simulation for the development of planning activities, including railway terminals and
facilities of engineering services for infrastructure development, infrastructure, rail
synchronization and industrial terminals, and port It is necessary to appreciate the types of.
Oman railway heavy-duty freight system, mixed use system and mass transit systems.
Institutional development for sector preparation: It is necessary for institutional development
and maintenance of freight and network operations, to provide consultancy services,
including,
1. help to make organization and property worth Ensure operational preparation and
network operation and maintenance;
2. ensuring safe and efficient operation and maintenance (O & M);
 3. development of profitable business plan and successful disability and equipment
to Oman railway And network supply;
4. building and capacity building of Oman Rail employees through proper staff
development, and performance management;
5. Freight and network providing rail skills to support the functions of K's
operations.
Baseline Surveys (Earth, Social - Economic, and Environment):

It includes:
a) monitoring of surveys of all affected land and property surveillance, data acquisition,
plot and land inventory, field verification, and air mapping from authorities and land
owners, based on settlement and land acquisition framework / The plan will be
prepared. Related authorities
b) and to handle the following activities

1. Preparation of environmental and social studies for railway network planning and
preparation, preparation of a strategic environmental and social evaluation to such
studies, project specific environmental and social evaluation, environmental and
social management plans and one Resettlement / Plan, and to acquire settlement and
land acquisition (OIR, 2009).
2. Debt and Oman Rally staff training, and advisory support on this issue.

The Project Management

The main aim of Framework is to plan the 5 years plus strategic track system for
renewal as well as maintenance work. The estimation cost of life Cycle has been divided into
these phases.

Phase one: General Profiles ‘Input.

This phase can be taken as the first step where we see the documentation of all line
profiles Such as,  the line’s length  load of Max axel  track sections ‘number  Switches
and Crossings’ number speed range of rolling stock  condition of sub structure  Ballast,
rails, sleepers as well as fastening type.
Phase two: Estimating Traffic

The phase two is utilized in order to make estimation of an average load when it
comes to the infrastructure. In the table of traffic profile, the gross tons in one year can be
added since it includes,  passengers’ number at trains in one day  freight trains ‘number in
one day  traffic rate at weekend  Traffic increase rate per year  Rolling stock types 
hours of operation  per train average passengers etc. It also includes the condition of rolling
stock because rail wear rate is increased due to bad wheel condition. Indirectly it increases
the requirement for maintenance. Before making the draft for maintenance It’s better you get
to know about all this in advance.

Phase three: Renewal as well as Planning Maintenance

Phase 3 consists of periodic maintenance’s estimation (huge works like track tamping
and rail grid along with many intervals in one year or so) and partial renewals as well. Cost is
directed by The M&R whereas interest rate in the phase is also collected. When the life span
of track was estimated, LCC annuity as well as the yearly depreciation can also be calculated
in this phase.

Phase four: Possession as well as Time Estimating

By keeping in view the renewal maintenance as well as other cost in Phase 3, it is

possible to estimate the total net possession in this Phase 4. The working shift hours are
where the working time ought to be round up. There has always been this practice to plan
railway project, normally. For instance, costs of three hours night work is same like night
work shift of seven hours. For maintenance, The working time which is short results in high
prices (PMI, 2013).

Phase five: Assessing the Failure Penalty

When it comes to Phase 5, it is to be estimated that the penalty with regard to delay is
based on the track Availability, Reliability, Maintainability as well as Safety. As far as the
delay penalty is concerned, it is be estimated by keeping in view the failures in infrastructure
as well as delay simulation of train. There are some main assumptions, such as average
cancellation, per minute delay of train, trains’ delay per failure, Under threshold Mean time
between failures in the functioning of train and Penalty rate. All these assumptions are made
in the phase.
Phase Six: Estimating the costs to Train passengers as well as Operators.

As far as Phase 6 is concerned, it estimates the total costs to train passengers as well
as operators because it is highly important to make estimation of them.

Phase seven: Output the Overview of the Life Cycle

After crossing all of the previous phases, Phase seven covers the four main outputs in
order to give an overview,  Behaviour chart with reference to track  Chart of LCC Annuity
 the Curves of Cash Flow  the chart of Cumulated NPV

This phase includes planning framework, which is very necessary in order to support decision
making of railway on the different strategic levels. It integrates Cost approach with reference
to Life cycle and it also plays its role in simplifying processes with regard to planning into all
these seven phases mentioned. Since it greatly plays its role in helping Infrastructure
Managers in order to assess or evaluate different alternative proposals as well as identify the
efficient solutions related to cost from the perspective of LCC.

Project Responsibilities and Roles:

 Tie breaker as well as decision making process

 Project oversight and additionally direction ought to be given.
 The endorsement and audit of Project components.

Steering Committee:

 Department assets ought to be submitted.

 Major financing and resource allocation ought to be affirmed.
 Significant changes in case of allocation of resource/funding.
 Conflicts and other issues ought to be settled.
 Project director and manager ought to be coordinated to every conceivable bearing.
 Deliveries by task ought to be reviewed (Harold, 2009).

Project Manager
 Management with reference to project budget
 In Steering Committee, should fill in as a bridge to communicate.
 Supervises the specialists.
  Management of task as per venture plan.
 Guidance from the Steering Committee.
 Supervise merchants or vendors.
 Handle different problems.

 Best directions for the project are given.

 Directing the group towards the key objectives of task (David & Lewis, 2002).

Participants of Project:
 Understanding the necessities of client alongside procedures of business processes.
 Approve alongside auditing the deliveries of project.
 Should act as the supporter of purchaser with the end goal to speak to their predetermined
region.
 Project destinations, advance and in addition status correspondence ought to be done in
appropriate way to the people of particular region.
 Should make or help in making the work items.
 Coordination among the team members, partners and in addition people.
 Recommendations and learning ought to be given.
 Project barriers ought to be distinguished.
 Quality of service ought to be guaranteed with the end goal to the undertaking objectives
as well as targets.
 Issues and hazards identification that helps in achieving goals (PMI, 2013).
Experts in Subject Matters:

Expert advice as well as guidance should be given according to the requirements and
demands. Experts in subject matters play their greater role in the success of any plan to be
implemented.
Project Gantt chart

This Gantt chart is about Train routing as well as scheduling.

Project Diagram

Conclusion:

The railway project explained above will be helpful in boosting up the economy of Oman. So
from the facts and figures of project above, it can be concluded that project plan designing is
essential in order to ensure that the risks are properly managed as well as mitigated against to
make sure that issues are completely avoided. It also gives a deep insight in order to
maximize the project resources which include both financial and human resources by keeping
track of project. It also helps to make adjustments if any change occurs by accommodating
that change in best possible way.
References

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reforms, paper presented at the high-level round table Partnership for Arab
Development: A window of opportunity, held at OFID on May 5, 2006
Wagner, D., (2001), The Gulf – A Single Destination, Sixth Arabian Travel Market
Conference 29th April 2001, UAE.
Oman Infrastructure Report Q2 (2009), Business Monitor International, [internet].
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