Insist On A Printed Schedule

[rynkh 0]

Renovation IDs are generally quite creative and competent in their designs. However, from personal experience, they are not good on schedules.

Before you sign anything, insist on a drawn up schedule showing what is to be done each week. Match the works to be done with the list of works you give to the ID. Insist on a delay penalty if works are delayed beyond handover date.

These days, there are many condo projects coming up including Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World . The IDs are usually able to keep their design schedule since this is within their control. But the IDs cannot keep their sub-contractors schedule, eg carpenters, tile works, electrical works etc. The sub-contractors are very tied up in other mega projects and will give lowest priority to your peanuts renovation.

In my recent renovation, I overheard the carpenter talking on his hp that he has to work overnight till the next morning. That's how busy they are. My carpentry works was delayed 2 weeks.

You'd be surprised, the sub-cons workers are almost always Malaysian workers who commute across the causeway each day. To avoid the traffic jams, they will come across around 11am , not 8am. When they do come to your place to reno, they come at 12noon, drop their tools and have lunch first. Then they pack up 3pm-4pm to go to another site to work where they can work late nights (unfinished condos or unfinished MBS for example).

Insist on a printe schedule with penalty clauses for missing datelines.