sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

["Ming Liu (ming AT bnl.gov)" <ming AT bnl.gov>]

Hi Leo,

Dave Lee can comment more later, the reduction is mostly coming from
reducing LANL engineers¹ labor rate (assuming someone retires but comes
back to work as a contractor, as Dave Lee does) and reducing some of the
high cost labor in several areas, such as installation etc, using more
³free" university labor.

Cheers,
Ming   
 
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On 2/1/17, 10:47 PM, "leo greiner" <owner-p25henp-l AT maillist.lanl.gov on
behalf of lcgreiner AT lbl.gov> wrote:

>Hi Ming -
>The reduction from the $6.3M seen at the end of the workfest in
>Berkeley to $4.87M with contingency is impressive. I understand that
>the cost and schedule have been updated. Can you give us a big picture
>understanding of how this cost savings was achieved?
>
>thank,s
>Leo
>
>On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:31 AM, Ming Liu (ming AT bnl.gov) <ming AT bnl.gov>
>wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Thanks for you all who have made tremendous contributions to the
>>writing of
>> the  MVTX pre-proposal.
>> Following is the snap shot as of tonight, released to the collaboration
>>for
>> review,
>> 
>>https://www.phenix.bnl.gov/WWW/publish/mxliu/sPHENIX/MVTX/MVTX-Preproposa
>>l-v1.2-01312017.pdf
>>
>> And also the overleaf page,
>> https://www.overleaf.com/7090105wwsnqpczbwgg#/24371119/
>>
>> Updated from last version:
>>
>> The total cost is now $4.87M, including contingency
>> Cost and Schedule are updated with more balanced labor rates.
>> All comments and suggestions received are now taken into account in the
>> latest version.
>>
>> The org chart and cost and schedule figures/tables will be updated
>>tomorrow.
>>
>> Please try to edit or send your comments by the end of tomorrow if
>>possible,
>> we try to submit the pre-proposal to DOE in next a few days (original
>>target
>> date: Feb 1, but we are running a bit behind the plan, I know everyone
>>is
>> busy with QM and other things)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ming
>>
>> --
>> Ming Xiong Liu
>> P-25, MS H846 TEL: 505-667-7125
>> Physics Division 631-344-7821(BNL)
>> LANL 630-840-5708(FNAL)
>> Los Alamos, NM 87545 FAX: 505-665-7020
>>
>> From: <owner-p25henp-l AT maillist.lanl.gov> on behalf of "Ming Liu (LANL)"
>> <ming AT bnl.gov>
>> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 10:41 PM
>> To: sphenix-maps-l <sphenix-maps-l AT lists.bnl.gov>
>> Cc: phenix-team <p25henp-l AT lanl.gov>
>> Subject: MAPS-based Vertex Detector (MVTX) proposal
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Thanks for all who have contributed to the MIE proposal,  we have made
>>very
>> good progress at LBNL finishing up the draft.
>>
>> Now we also have a new for the full detector : MAPS-based Vertex
>>Detector
>> (MVTX)
>>
>> Attached is the link to a snapshot of the proposal, v1.0,
>> 
>>https://www.phenix.bnl.gov/WWW/publish/mxliu/sPHENIX/MVTX/MVTX-Proposal-v
>>1.0-01252017.pdf
>>
>> and the overleaf Latex page,
>> https://www.overleaf.com/7090105wwsnqpczbwgg#/24371124/
>>
>>
>> Plan for next a few days:
>>
>> 1)   Get all inputs/edit by the end of next Monday, Jan 30th, final edit
>> Tuesday 1/31
>> 2)   Submit the pre-proposal to DOE a week from now, on Feb 1, 2017.
>>(Wed)
>>
>> There will be DOE budget meeting scheduled for national labs,
>>2/15(LANL),
>> 2/16(BNL) and 2/22(LBNL).
>>
>> Here are names of lead people assigned at workshop to
>>proofreading/editing
>> the draft, by next Monday.
>>
>> Ch.  1,2,3 -  Nu Xu
>> Ch. 4, 5 ­ Dave Morrison
>> Ch. 6 - Mateusz Ploskon
>> Ch. 7, 8 ­ Ming Liu, Bob Redwine
>>
>> Overall draft proofreading -  Grazyna, Gunther, Darren, Denis P., Jin,
>>Tony,
>> Dave Lee, Hubert  et al.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ming, for the MVTX detector group
>>
>> --
>> Ming Xiong Liu
>> P-25, MS H846 TEL: 505-667-7125
>> Physics Division 631-344-7821(BNL)
>> LANL 630-840-5708(FNAL)
>> Los Alamos, NM 87545 FAX: 505-665-7020
>>
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>
>
>
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