01 · Before design
Make the site and brief usable.
Confirm authority to proceed, survey information, applicable planning route, geotechnical needs, utilities, access, household brief, budget logic and the professional team. Record unknowns as tasks, not silent assumptions.
- Title and site-document review
- Measured, topographical and condition surveys
- Planning and approval pathway
- Household, access and future-change brief
- Cost and funding gate
02 · Design
Freeze decisions at the right resolution.
Move from concept to developed design, statutory information, coordinated structure and services, construction details, specifications and procurement information. Do not tender a concept as though it were a complete construction package.
- Brief and concept acceptance
- Planning and spatial coordination
- Structure and building-services coordination
- Working drawings and details
- Specification, quantities and tender review
03 · Construction
Show dependencies and hold points.
Link procurement and work packages to approved information. Identify long-lead items, samples, mock-ups, inspections, tests and client decisions. Update planned versus actual progress and explain the cause and owner of any variance.
- Mobilisation and enabling works
- Substructure and structure
- Envelope and waterproofing
- First-fix services
- Partitions, finishes and fixed work
- Second-fix, testing and commissioning
04 · Close-out
Allow time to verify the finished record.
Practical completion is not the same as a complete handover. Programme joint inspection, snag closure, commissioning, approvals, as-built information, warranties, manuals, training, final account and the agreed defects process.
Source record
Official sources reviewed
Links are provided for verification. Requirements and portals can change after the review date.