Because No One Blames You—Until Everyone Does
You won’t hear it at kickoff. You may not even hear it during install. But if the job runs long and labor goes over budget, vendors who introduced friction will get flagged—quietly, and effectively.
Where Overruns Connect to You
Delay in glass approval = delay in fabrication = missed framing slot.
Crate damage forces reorders and inspection rescheduling.
Final COs missed—so commissioning dates pushed back.
Why It’s Not Always Obvious
Your piece may be only 8% of the project’s cost.
But your miss caused a 3-day ripple—and that costs real money.
PMs log the impact even if they don’t escalate.
What Gets Said in the Post-Mortem
“We lost 6 days on material handling—because of them.”
“They didn’t manage their own scope tightly.”
“Let’s not use them again unless it’s a commodity job.”
How to Avoid the Blame (and the Cost)
Share a visual timeline: when you need approvals to meet install.
Assign install impact to each CO/change—flag the risk in advance.
Track timeline variance from your side—and alert on early signs.
Conclusion
You may not own the master schedule. But if your piece slips—even slightly—you’ll own a share of the blame. And in glass and ceramic work, every hour costs more than just time.
