Subcontractors

Built to protect the subcontractor in every trade

When the job slips, the GC's cheapest fix is reworking the plan you priced: compressed durations, stacked trades, absorbed float, extended duration you never bid. Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, drywall, site or any other trade, we document the changes as they happen so your time and cost request rests on the record.

Email us for a 20 min call See how schedule changes hit your scope

PSP certified Primavera P6 Logic & float audit Time impact analysis Contemporaneous record AACE RP 29R-03

Schedule logic changes

Has the GC changed the logic you agreed to?

Durations get compressed, finish-to-start ties flip to start-to-start, and staggered trades get stacked in one area. That breaks the bid logic you agreed to and pushes lost productivity, cost and float onto your scope.

01Bid durations compressed with no change to your cost or to what is buildable

02A staggered sequence overlapped, so trades stack in one area and output per hour drops

03Crew loading that balloons, like a mechanical scope bid at two crews in turn now pushed to five at once

How this hits your crews, output and margin: When schedules get compressed →

Your agreed logic vs the revised logicFinish-to-start, flipped to start-to-start

Same three trades, same scope, a very different planlogic change drives your float and productivity

Total float on your scope, by monthly updateWhat "the GC ate your float" looks like

Your float went negative by update 6, and nobody flagged itcaught contemporaneously

The other half of the problem

The other way the schedule costs you: extended duration

Acceleration and stacking squeeze your work in. GC-caused delay stretches it out. A trade that priced 12 months and drags to 18 carries six months the bid never covered. Subs most often forget this one.

Your scope, as bid vs as dragged outHow GC delay stretches your duration

Same scope, six extra months of general conditionsextended duration is real cost

+Extended general conditions: supervision and field staff on payroll months longer than priced

+Temporary facilities, insurance and overhead carried through every added month

+Labor efficiency that slips the longer a crew is stretched across the job

Watch both. When either is driven by something outside your control, you may be owed for it.

How we protect you

A forensic eye on your scope, before the job goes sideways

Protect your float from day one

A baseline built to your bid logic, so any later change to durations, sequence or float shows against it.

Keep the contemporaneous record

Monthly updates and narratives that log compression, stacking and delay as they happen, so the argument rests on a dated record, not memory.

Audit the logic and the float

We check for compressed durations, flipped ties, inserted lags and absorbed float, and show where your time went.

Tie delay to time and money

Time impact analysis per AACE RP 52R-06 on change orders and GC-caused delay. Time impact is measured, and cost is documented separately.

Subcontractor proof

Recent subcontractor work

A sample, not a full list. Names withheld, references available on request.

Electrical Sub

Electrical subcontractor, Charlotte, NC

Schedule and delay evaluation on a multifamily build, focused on the sub's exposure. Reviewed contract milestones and durations and tracked delay pushed down to the trades.

Electrical & Fire Alarm

Electrical subcontractor, Chapel Hill, NC

Schedule and delay evaluation of the electrical and fire alarm scope on a stalled multifamily project. TIA on building dry-in and predecessor delays, plus resequencing and acceleration review.

Mechanical Sub

Sports complex, Virginia

Mechanical scope. Baseline plus logic and float protection on an aggressive, fixed-date build.

Subcontractor FAQ

Questions we get from subs

Can you build my look-ahead schedules and manpower forecasts off the GC's CPM?

Yes. Three and six week look-aheads and crew loading off the GC's accepted schedule, so manpower matches the work in front of you. Any mismatch with your bid plan gets flagged first.

How do I show the GC compressed my durations or stacked my trades?

We compare your bid logic to the revised schedule each month, so compressed durations, flipped ties and stacked trades show up as they happen, not in a story rebuilt a year later.

What documentation protects my time and my payments?

A clean baseline, monthly updates with narratives, and a delay log tied to the schedule. That record backs your time extension request and documented costs, not a stack of emails.

The GC says I am behind. How do I push back?

We isolate what moved the finish (predecessor delays, resequencing, acceleration pushed onto you) and show on the critical path what each contributed, including overlap. That turns finger-pointing into schedule fact.

When is it worth bringing in a scheduler as a sub?

Earliest and cheapest is at the baseline, before someone else locks in your durations and float. After that, the moment the job slips or a change order shows up. Flat fee, quick turnaround, no full-time scheduler on payroll.

Think the GC is quietly eating your time?

Send your baseline or latest update. On a 20 minute call we'll walk through what you're seeing and tell you what a float and duration review would check and cost.

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