Establish the starting information
Confirm what mitigation is complete, what engineering or specialist reports are available, and which areas remain unresolved. Have the contractor identify the permit path, drawing needs, long-lead items, and owner selections that affect mobilization.
Use milestones that can be checked
Ask the contractor to show the sequence for the assessed repair rather than giving one date for the whole project. Where work can overlap, the schedule should identify what must be finished before the next trade starts.
- Preconstruction: agree the scope, complete required repair documents and permits, and settle selections that affect ordering.
- Building repairs: complete the planned structural, roof or enclosure work and coordinate concealed system work with the applicable inspections.
- Interior finishes: confirm substrates are ready, then sequence insulation, wall and ceiling finishes, cabinetry, trim and flooring as the scope requires.
- Completion: finish applicable inspections and the owner walkthrough, record remaining corrections and deliver closeout information.
Manage changes with dates and responsibility
When newly exposed damage changes the work, request its effect on scope, price, and sequence together. For occupied multifamily reconstruction, add unit access, resident notices, service interruptions, and safe circulation to the schedule. Keep the move-back decision separate from an estimated construction finish date.