Readiness check

Will your tenant build-out hit the lease date?

A tenant improvement lives or dies on the lease date, because the rent clock and move-in are fixed. The schedule, the permit, and the long-lead items are the real risks, and the allowance and work letter govern the money. Answer for how the build-out is actually set up. The score stays on your device; enter an email only if you want the tenant improvement checklist sent over.

1. Is the schedule driven by the lease date (move-in and rent commencement)?Yes, the lease date drives the planWe have a schedule, loosely tied to itNo hard date discipline

2. Do you understand the TI allowance and the work letter (who pays for what)?Yes, allowance and scope split are clearRoughlyWe have not parsed it

3. Have you verified the existing conditions against the as-built (the shell is never as drawn)?Yes, field-verified before biddingWe trusted the drawingsNo verification

4. Is the base-building capacity confirmed (HVAC, power, sprinkler the tenant taps into)?Yes, capacity confirmed for the scopeAssumed adequateNot checked

5. Is the MEP coordinated into the tight ceiling before the work starts?Yes, MEP coordinated up frontWe coordinate in the fieldNo coordination

6. Is the TI permit pulled early (the timeline long pole)?Yes, permit in motion earlyWe will submit when drawings are donePermit is an afterthought

7. Are the long-lead items (switchgear, HVAC units, glass, millwork) ordered early?Yes, long-lead ordered against the dateSome, not trackedWe order as we go

8. Is there a closeout plan for the certificate of occupancy before move-in?Yes, CO and inspections planned to the dateWe will sort it at the endNo CO plan