Construction Maintenance Checklist: A Practical Guide For Owners And Contractors

Here is a contract maintenance checklist built around the same idea as my last post: the wall is strongest when both parties show up and walk it together. From project kick-off to senior leadership check-ins, the checklist provides jumping-off points for developing agendas and guiding purposeful communication between owners and contractors together.

Joint Considerations

This checklist is intended to stimulate deliberate thought and discussion — not to provide a one-size-fits-all approach. In reviewing each section, the parties should develop a joint agenda that reflects the unique aspects of their project and contract. The key to success is transparency, purposeful communication, and joint ownership of project success. There should be an agreed approach that notice provisions, documentation requirements, and similar contractual obligations are not “gotcha” opportunities to avoid claims or owner directives. They are fundamental requirements to ensure timely and transparent