Contingency plans

Contingency Plans
March 4, 2018
Contingency plan for construction complications
During the construction process, some other activities might occur which were not captured during budgeting and this might stall the project. A budget is an estimate of the possible cost to be incurred and thus it is prudent for an organization or individual to exceed the budgeted amount for intervention purposes (Levine, 2002). That being the case, the management of Desert Surf will consider having 130% of the budgeted amount such that any unplanned activity that occurs will be sought out by the 30%.
Contingency plan for procuring water rights
The support from Tempe City over the partnership is critical towards having access to the water rights, and, therefore, water supply to us greatly depends on the partnership support. However, if the partnership does not work-out then we shall need another alternative. Areas close to water bodies tend to have a water-table that is close the ground surface (Goel, Singh,& Zhao, 2012). There is Tempe Town Lake and, therefore, water-table within the City of Tempe is close to the ground. On that note, drilling underground water can be an alternative and this will require the services from experts who will assess the water-table level and the sustainability of such project with regards to cost and benefits.
Contingency plan for transportation logistics
Desert Surf intends to hire school buses to help in the transportation purposes as the cost will be relatively lower.

However, if the buses become unavailable especially when students are in session then there is a need for an alternative. The management of Desert Surf will hire a bus that will only collect all tourists at a specific location and drop them at the park. (Fawcett, 2000), suggests that an efficient transport system has specified picking and dropping point and time and informs concerned parties any changes. On that note, the picking point will be close to the park and the time for picking the tourists will be specific. The tourists will then be transferred back to the point of picking at a specified time. In this case, the bus will be hired on time-basis not for the entire day hence lowering the cost of transportation.
Contingency plan for shops, retailers, seafood restaurants in the park
The shops, retailers, and seafood restaurants in the park in the park provide essential services to the tourists. Therefore, the presence of such facilities enhances service at the park. In order to avoid inefficiency from these facilities, people who shall be operating these facilities will have to observe professional or business ethics so as to build the reputation of the park and Desert Surf in general. Impromptu checks help in the identification of shortcomings (Heerkens, 2015), that being the case, spot checks at the respective facilities will be done to confirm good business practices.
References
Fawcett, P. (2000). Managing passenger logistics: The comprehensive guide to people and transport. London: Kogan Page.
Goel, R., Singh, B., & Zhao, J. (2012). Underground Storage of Water. Underground Infrastructures, 89-101. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-397168-5.00006-7
Heerkens, G. R. (2015). Project management. Place of publication not identified: Mcgraw-Hill Education.
Levine, H. A. (2002). Practical project management: Tips, tactics, and tools. New York: J. Wiley.