Build a schedule for your plot, not a generic promise
There is no single completion time for every house in Chennai. A useful programme separates pre-construction, execution and handover, and shows which activities depend on documents, decisions, permissions or deliveries.
Pre-construction can determine the start date
Allow for document checks, site measurement, investigation, design coordination and the applicable approval route. Ask what must be complete before the contractor can start. Authority processing times cannot be guaranteed by a contractor.
The structure needs its own plan
Foundation requirements, number of storeys, spans, site access and neighbouring conditions affect the structural sequence. Inspection, testing, curing and formwork decisions must follow the engineer’s requirements. They should not be shortened simply to meet an advertising timeline.
Finishing is a coordination task
Windows, doors, tiles, fittings and specialist products can have different lead times. Electrical and plumbing positions need decisions before finishes cover the work. Ask for a dated selection schedule so your own decisions do not become an avoidable dependency.
Plan for local conditions
Discuss how seasonal weather, street access, delivery restrictions and workforce availability could affect the programme at your site. A contingency should reflect the work planned during that period, not a universal allowance copied from another project.
Put handover on the schedule
Testing, snagging, rectification, documentation, utility arrangements and applicable completion requirements take planning too. Clarify whether the advertised construction duration ends at the structure, civil finish or readiness for occupation.
What to ask your contractor
- What is the planned start date, and what must happen first?
- Which milestones will be reported and how will progress be measured?
- When are my design and material selections due?
- What happens to the programme when scope changes?
- Which delays require notice and how are revised dates agreed?
Review a programme alongside the construction process and your complete budget. Share your plot and brief with Izhlan Infrastructure for a site-specific discussion.