Scheduling for Design Professionals
Detailed Scheduling in the design phase offers significant advantages to the design professionals and their clients. A well developed plan will optimize and establish contract time which will yield an optimized bid. Secondly in scheduling, the design is put through our quality control review. This identifies many errors that would lead to change orders in the construction phase, not to mention the sullied reputation of the designer. Scheduling Systems has often recommended design ideas that save time in construction allowing an early occupancy for their clients.
During construction our schedule reports provide a "time snapshot" of actual progress. We clarify contractor delay issues, monitor progress, and simplify the pay application approval process. A cost loaded schedule provides a means to check monthly payment request against the schedule to ensure accuracy.
Designers can expect:
- Pre-bid quality control and identification of early design errors.
- Time saving recommendations during the design and construction.
- Contract time and bid optimization.
- Fewer RFI's and change orders.
- Reduced exposure to litigation and a safeguard against errors
and ommissions. - An in place preliminary construction schedule at the time of
contract award. - Open communication, unfiltered information and issue resolution.
- Cost loading as a basis for the pay application (CPM is the S.O.V.)
We recognize that the relationship the designer has with the owner is important and sets the standard for project performance. Our expertise in schedule planning and monitoring are to compliment your efforts in maintaining this relationship.
