What are the important points that as a consultant you should focus when you review Construction Schedule?

The following points to be considered:

1. The Milestone Dates

2. WBS 

3. Critical Path

4. Logics

5. Construction Methodology

6. Planned Resources

You focus on the following point during reveiwng the schedule. 

Identify Available Time

Schedule Essential Actions

Schedule High-Priority Activities

Schedule Contingency Time

Analyze Your Activities

• Does Critical Path make sense? 

• Working Drawing Time frames 

• Long Lead Items 

• Restrictions 

• Activity Logic 

• Ensure the Substantial Completion and Completion dates shown in the schedule 

are in agreement with the dates shown in the specs. 

• Utility notification and work duration time frames shown in the schedule agree 

with the dates and time frame presented in the spec. 

The Construction Scheduling reviewer should receive two copies of the schedule, 

a printed copy and an electronic copy that should contain a backup of the progress 

schedule. 

• The Construction Scheduling Engineer restores the schedule in Primavera and 

reviews the schedule by opening a new copy of the schedule. The Construction 

Scheduling Engineer should not work off the original copy of the file. 

• The Construction Scheduling Engineer reviews the project Constraints and the 

Calendars. 

• The Construction Scheduling Engineer reviews the Schedule Coding. 

o Sort and review schedule by coding 

o View different columns 

o Check Logic 

• The Construction Scheduling Engineer reviews the Schedule narrative. The 

schedule narrative requirements are: 

o Anticipated production rates 

o Anticipated workforce 

o  construction work shutdown. 

o Permit requirements 

o Utility requirements 

o ROW requirements 

o Community commitments 

o Lead time for special materials 

o Detours and anticipated timeframe 

o Any critical milestones/interim completion dates (i.e. road/ramp openings, 

critical stages etc.) 

o Any anticipated problems meeting the schedule

o Description of any acceleration applied to the project’s schedule 

• Run the Primavera Error Report