What construction activities are planed in FY 2007 and 2008?
• DOE will make the next milestone decision for the CRL project in May 2007. This decision is referred to as Critical Decision 2a/3a. The PSF, the cornerstone of the CRL project, must be completed and ready for occupancy by February 2011. To meet this schedule, PNNL must begin an “early start” construction of the PSF on the Horn Rapids Triangle. Early start can be accomplished by creating three early start construction packages and have them ready to award by the time Critical Decision 2a/3a is approved in May 2007. These construction packages include one for civil site work, one for laying foundations and one for procurement of structural steel. By having these packages prepared early, the project will gain several months in overall schedule performance and maintain schedule contingency for the remainder of the project.