A missed milestone extends general conditions, equipment rentals, and supervision, and it can trigger liquidated damages or delayed revenue for the owner. A credible schedule exposes these risks early enough to act on them. Planning ahead is far cheaper than paying for lost time.
Switchgear, generators, curtain wall, and rooftop equipment can take months to arrive. Schedules that ignore submittal and fabrication durations look fine on paper and fail in the field. Linking procurement to installation activities shows exactly which orders cannot wait.
Public agencies, lenders, and sophisticated owners increasingly review schedule logic, float, and updates closely. A well-built schedule speeds approvals and payment, while a weak one invites rejection and delay. When you need full oversight beyond scheduling, our construction project management services take the wider view.
We create detailed baseline schedules with activity logic, durations, constraints, and milestones drawn from the contract documents and your team’s means and methods. Procurement, permitting, and inspections are built in from the start. Your project begins with a plan everyone can measure against.
Actual start and finish dates, remaining durations, and logic changes are recorded each period. Every update comes with a written narrative explaining critical path shifts and variances. Owners and project teams always know where the job stands.
Three week and six week look aheads translate the master schedule into daily field priorities. Superintendents and foremen get a clear plan for the coming weeks. Coordination between trades improves because everyone sees the same near term goals.
Crew sizes, labor hours, and equipment are assigned to activities to reveal peaks and shortages. Leveling options are tested before conflicts reach the site. Contractors plan staffing realistically instead of hoping crews appear when needed.
Activities are tied to the schedule of values so earned value and progress billing follow actual work. Many public and private owners require this format for payment. Cash flow forecasts become clearer for both contractors and owners.
Renovations in occupied hospitals, schools, and offices need careful phasing around operations. We plan work zones, shutdowns, and move sequences so occupants stay safe and productive. Complex projects move forward without disrupting the people inside.
We facilitate collaborative pull planning sessions where trades commit to handoffs working backward from milestones. Commitments are tracked and percent plan complete is measured. Teams using Lean methods get structured, reliable planning support.
When a project falls behind, we analyze the critical path and test options such as resequencing, added shifts, or overlapping work. Each scenario shows cost and time impacts. Teams choose the recovery path with the best chance of success.
Changes, owner delays, and unforeseen conditions are inserted into the schedule as fragnets to measure their effect on completion. Results are documented in a clear report. Time extension requests and responses rest on facts.
Existing schedules are tested against recognized checks, including the DCMA 14 Point Assessment, for missing logic, excessive constraints, and unrealistic durations. Findings come with practical fixes. Owners and contractors gain confidence in schedules before relying on them.
Federal, state, and municipal contracts often specify activity limits, coding, update formats, and software. We build schedules that follow USACE, DOT, and agency requirements from the first submission. Approvals come faster with fewer rejections.
Before design is complete, we develop master schedules covering design, permitting, procurement, and construction milestones. Developers use them to test feasibility and align financing. Early planning sets realistic expectations from day one.
Some projects can absorb a late week. Others lose revenue, funding, or an entire season. These are the sectors where disciplined scheduling matters most.
GCs rely on us for baselines, monthly updates, and contract compliant submissions without hiring in house schedulers.
Trade contractors use our schedules to plan crews and document impacts from other trades and changes.
Owners use our master schedules and independent reviews to monitor progress and protect investments.
CM firms bring us in to support multiple projects with consistent scheduling standards.
Government owners rely on our reviews to evaluate contractor schedules and time extension requests.
Good schedules come from conversations with the people building the job. Here is how we turn your contract and plans into a working schedule.
Share drawings, specifications, contract milestones, procurement information, and any owner scheduling requirements.
We meet with project managers and superintendents to confirm sequences, crew plans, and constraints.
We develop the schedule, review logic and durations with your team, and adjust until it reflects reality.
You receive the approved baseline, followed by regular updates, narratives, and analysis throughout construction.
Browse real samples of our takeoffs, cost estimates, and drafting work to see the level of detail you can expect on your own project.
Baseline development is usually priced as a fixed fee based on project size and complexity. Monthly updates are typically billed as a recurring fee. You receive a clear proposal before work begins.
Most baselines are completed within one to three weeks, depending on project size, document completeness, and how quickly team interviews can be scheduled.
Both. We work in the software your contract or company requires, including P6, Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, and Asta Powerproject.
Drawings, specifications, contract milestones, subcontractor information, procurement lead times, and access to your project manager and superintendent.
Monthly updates are most common and often required by contract. Fast moving projects may benefit from biweekly updates and weekly look aheads.
Yes. We assign labor, equipment, and costs to activities to support staffing plans, earned value tracking, and payment applications.
It is a method of inserting a delay or change into the current schedule to measure how it affects the project completion date. It is commonly used to support time extension requests.
Yes. We review schedules for logic gaps, constraints, unrealistic durations, and compliance with contract requirements, then provide recommendations.
Yes. We build schedules that follow USACE, DOT, and other agency scheduling specifications, including required coding and reporting formats.
Yes. We review the current schedule, correct issues, and continue updates so your project keeps moving without disruption.
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