Stage gates
Consent, design, funding and procurement are predecessors to the site start they actually control.
DEVELOPERS
Planning and Scheduling for Property Developers
Developers need a date that still holds when design, funding and construction are moving at the same time. The schedule is the place those gates meet.
Developers
A development schedule is more than the contractor programme
The contractor programme starts too late for a developer. Land, planning consent, design stages, funding conditions, procurement and tenant requirements all sit in front of, and beside, construction. If they are missing, the construction finish can be "on time" while the scheme is late.
We build a development schedule that includes those gates and then incorporates the contractor baseline once it exists. Sales, letting or operational opening is the end milestone where that is the business case. Phased plots keep separate paths so one building does not hide a delay on the next.
Reporting is for an investment committee: what moved, what it cost in time, and what decision is needed. It is not a dump of construction activities.
On the programme
What has to be got right
Contractor alignment
Once appointed, the contractor programme is checked against the development dates, not filed separately.
Investment reporting
A short account of the critical path for people who approve money, not software.
How we help
How EVM Solutions supports the team
Planning, scheduling and project controls from a Manchester-based consultancy, deployed to the programme rather than tied to a local office in every city.
Development baselines
From the current stage through opening, at the detail known today, with assumptions written down.
Contractor reviews
An independent check before a builder's programme is accepted.
Phasing
Plot and phase logic for multi-building schemes.
Also in this section
Other construction companies
Main Contractors
Integrated baselines, package interfaces and look-aheads a main contractor can submit and maintain.
Read the pageSpecialist Subcontractors
Constraint-led programmes for specialists whose dates sit inside someone else's master schedule.
Read the pageCivil Engineering
Linear works, possessions and utility interfaces for civil engineering contractors.
Read the pageMEP Contractors
Design release, long-lead plant, area installation and commissioning for MEP contractors.
Read the pageFit-Out Contractors
Sectional access, tenant changes and handover inspections for fit-out contractors.
Read the pageFAQ
Questions we are often asked
Do you replace our development manager?
No. We provide the schedule and the controls report the development manager uses.
Can you start before a contractor is appointed?
Yes. That is often the point. The early schedule is then tightened when the contractor programme arrives.
Does this include cost planning?
We align schedule and cost where earned value or funding reports need it. We are not a quantity surveying practice.