ATST Management Activities Sample Clauses

ATST Management Activities. Current management activities include planning for several potential scenarios to bridge possible funding gaps between the D&D phase and the construction phase. Scenarios are being developed, in consultation with NSF, for covering needs of the project should construction funding be delayed for one year (to 2007). If a delay beyond 2007 is necessary, this process will be revisited next year. The scenarios include: A. Continued funding in 2006 for ATST staff and anticipated industry design contracts to begin in 2005 ($4M new money in 2006). B. Partial continued funding in 2006 to cover staff and smaller outside design efforts ($2M new money in 2006). C. No additional funding beyond the levels already planned for the D&D phase (Survival Mode). See Section 3.1.5.3 for details on these scenarios. The overall schedule is shown in Figure 3.1-2. It assumes that construction will begin in 2006. Scenarios to bridge any gaps in funding that concentrate either on extending the current design efforts, or performing a more complete design to aid in a better, though later, start to construction are described in detail later in this section. Upon request, we can also estimate the impact to construction funding, but have elected to concentrate on bridging needs for the 2006 timeframe for now (until the longer term construction funding becomes clear).