ᐅ Construction Scheduling – Who is responsible for creating it? The general contractor or the site manager?

We planned our house with an architect (all phases). The architect found a general contractor (GC) who has good experience in this region, and we hired them. The site manager is provided by the architect. Additionally, we have an independent building surveyor. Now, both we and the building surveyor would like to have a "construction schedule." Who should prepare this – the GC or the site manager? What are the minimum requirements for a construction schedule? What are your experiences with this? Thank you!

Hello,

This is actually included in phase 2 of the project. Your architect should take care of it.

MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
Hello,

Actually, that is included in phase 2. So your architect should take care of it.

I have my doubts. Phase 2 is preliminary design, which is well before the detailed design and tendering stages.

I only know this from the architect’s perspective. It involves a wall planner with a column for each workday and a row for each tradesperson involved. Managing construction this way is hardly feasible unless you are coordinating individual trades directly or need to integrate them into the schedule — logically, the roofer cannot come before the carpenter is planned in. When working with a general contractor (GC), the architect doesn’t need this kind of detailed scheduling, and neither does the expert consultant (who ultimately isn’t responsible if scheduling conflicts arise). The scheduling plan only shows who is supposed to come when. The waterproofing specialist can see from the detailed drawing where and how far they need to extend the seal for the patio door installer. They don’t need to be running around interfering with each other at the same time. But if, for example, the expert had requests like “A must pay attention to B while doing XYZ,” she can actively communicate those. For the GC, if they have a clear understanding or feel for all of this, there’s no need to create a colorful spreadsheet. Likewise, the architect doesn’t need one if there is a GC involved.

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hm... the general contractor provides the construction schedule, and the site manager obtains the information.
That's what I think. After all, the biggest advantage of a general contractor is the coordination of the trades. So: it's their responsibility [emoji2]

Thank you