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Healthcare · Project Guide
Updated October 20262 min readHealthcare

Coordinating Multi-Phase Healthcare Projects

A phased renovation runs on lead times, delivery timing and fast communication. Here is how to plan each one before the first phase starts.

Pro Command EditorialBased on our product pages and guides

In this article

  1. Map the phases first
  2. Lock the material and lead times early
  3. Plan delivery and staging
  4. Keep one line of communication

Key takeaways

  • Share the phase list with your supplier before production starts
  • Commercial sheet vinyl is often made-to-order, with multi-week lead times
  • Buy all the material at the start so the dye lots match
  • Set a weekly call for delivery timing
Material that is available is not the same as material that is delivered.

Map the phases first

List every phase with its rooms, its square footage and its install window. Share the list with your supplier before production starts. On large projects, production and delivery are sequenced to match installation progress. That works better than one large delivery that has nowhere to go. Ask the operational questions early. Can deliveries be phased? Can material be staged? Can freight work around the limits of the site?

Lock the material and lead times early

Sheet vinyl in commercial colors and patterns is often made-to-order, with multi-week lead times. Custom-length roll cuts take longer than stock items. We do not publish day counts, so ask your rep for the current window on each SKU. Do this before you set an install date. Order samples on the day you start the specification.

Buy all the material at the start, so the dye lots match from the first phase to the last. Then do one room or one section at a time.

Plan delivery and staging

  • Phased delivery: Delivery can be timed to each phase, instead of one drop on the first day.
  • Staging: When a site cannot receive, material can go to a nearby warehouse and be released in smaller batches.
  • Site limits: Tell us the receiving hours and access limits of the site before the first delivery.
  • Truckloads: A large order can ship in multiple truckloads from multiple production facilities, each timed to a phase.
  • Routing: We can route an order from the location closest to your site. That often lowers freight cost and transit time.
Planning a phased renovation?

Share your phase list. We will plan production and delivery around it.

Keep one line of communication

Something changes on almost every project, often every week. The goal is not to avoid change. The goal is to communicate fast enough that a small change does not become an expensive problem. On large jobs, a weekly call with the contractor sets where and when the next delivery goes. Name one contact for the facility and one for the supplier. Production can also run ahead of the site. Staging then keeps production moving without crowding the site.

Sources

HealthcareProject guidePhased deliveryPlanning
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