Contract-aligned WBS
A clear structure organized around project phases, areas, trades, or required reporting levels.
BASELINE CPM SCHEDULES
Construction Baseline Schedule Development Services
Need a baseline schedule for a newly awarded project? CorePath prepares construction CPM schedules in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project for contractors across the United States and Canada, with native files, PDF layouts, and a schedule narrative scoped to your contract requirements.
THE ASSIGNMENT
Start the project with a schedule the team can execute.
The baseline establishes how the project team intends to meet contractual dates. It should show a complete path through preconstruction, procurement, field execution, inspections, testing, turnover, and closeout—not just the visible construction activities.
Our construction baseline program preparation starts with your scheduling specification, drawings, contract milestones, and intended means and methods. We coordinate the work sequence with your team, then prepare the agreed schedule package for your review and owner submission. Final acceptance remains with the owner or reviewing authority.
TYPICAL DELIVERABLES
What the project team can receive.
Logic-driven CPM network
Activities connected through realistic relationships that produce traceable paths to milestones.
Procurement and submittals
Long-lead items, reviews, approvals, fabrication, delivery, and enabling work tied to construction.
Milestones and constraints
Contract dates, access dates, phasing requirements, and interim completion points represented and reviewed.
P6 XER or Microsoft Project MPP
The editable native schedule in your agreed software, plus PDF layouts showing milestones, activity dates, float, and the critical path.
Baseline narrative
Written explanation of approach, calendars, assumptions, sequence, critical path, and key schedule risks.
Tell us what is due. We’ll define the package.
Start with your project type, location, required software, and submission deadline. No documents are required to send the initial inquiry.
- Contract dates, notice to proceed, and interim milestones
- Scheduling specification and required submission formats
- Scope, drawings, phasing, and proposed field sequence
- Subcontractor input and long-lead procurement dates
Before work starts, we agree on deliverables, review rounds, turnaround, and fee. Cost or resource loading is scoped separately when required.
Request a Baseline Consultation →What a building baseline can cover.
This example shows possible work packages, not a completed client project or a ready-to-use CPM network. Activities and dependencies are developed for the actual contract.
- Mobilization & approvalsSite access, permits, submittals, and enabling works
- ProcurementReviews, fabrication, delivery, and installation prerequisites
- Structure & enclosureFoundations, frame, envelope, and area handovers
- MEP & finishesTrade coordination, inspections, and progressive completion
- Testing & turnoverCommissioning, punch list, acceptance, and closeout
Procurement and approvals can run alongside field work; the CPM network captures those relationships and their effect on completion.
After the baseline, schedule updates and reporting compare actual progress with the agreed plan. For contract-specific requirements, see federal construction scheduling.
HOW THE WORK MOVES
A defined path from project need to usable deliverable.
The exact scope changes with the contract and available information. The working sequence stays transparent.
Extract the requirements
We review the scheduling specification, contract dates, scope, phasing, and required deliverables.
Plan with the project team
We capture the intended work sequence, production assumptions, access needs, procurement plan, and decision points.
Build and quality-check
We develop the network, calculate the schedule, and check logic, constraints, calendars, float, and milestone paths.
Review and issue
We incorporate project-team comments and prepare the agreed submission package.
QUALITY FOCUS
Checks that protect the usefulness of the schedule.
These are typical review points. Project-specific requirements are added from the contract and agreed scope.
- ✓Scope represented from notice to proceed through closeout
- ✓Contract and interim milestones included
- ✓Long-lead procurement connected to installation
- ✓Open ends and excessive constraints addressed
- ✓Critical path reviewed with the project team
- ✓Submission reports match the specification
SERVICE FAQ
Questions before we start.
Start with the project situation. We’ll define the exact inputs and deliverables after reviewing the need.
How long does baseline schedule preparation take?+
Turnaround depends on scope, activity detail, available inputs, and review requirements. Tell us the submission deadline; we confirm a proposed delivery date and review allowance before the assignment begins.
Can you provide a price before we commit?+
Yes. Share the project type, location, required software, scheduling specification, and deadline. We clarify the deliverables, review rounds, fee, and exclusions before work begins.
Do you support contractors in the United States and Canada?+
Yes. We prepare baseline schedules for projects across both countries, using the contract requirements and project-team inputs to define calendars, milestones, and deliverables.
How detailed should a baseline schedule be?+
The right level of detail depends on the contract, project size, update cycle, and how the team will manage the work. We use the project specification and management needs to define it.
Do you include procurement and submittals?+
Yes, when they affect the construction sequence or contract requirements. Long-lead procurement should connect logically to the work it enables.
Can you revise a rejected baseline?+
Yes. We can review owner or consultant comments, trace the affected schedule areas, and scope the required corrections.
What information is needed first?+
The fastest start is the scheduling specification, contract dates, scope documents, planned sequence, key subcontractor input, and the submission deadline.
BRING US THE CURRENT NEEDWhat is due, at risk,
What is due, at risk,
or changing?
Share the project type, scheduling requirement, and immediate deadline. No files are required for the first conversation.
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