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The Contractor's Guide to Sub-Permit Sequencing
How the order in which you file trade permits determines whether your project ships on time or three weeks late.
June 10, 2026·8 min read·Editorial Team
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Sub-permit sequencing is the single most under-appreciated aspect of construction scheduling. Filed in the wrong order, a full trade stack can miss inspection windows, block occupancy, and add weeks of unnecessary delay.
The dependency stack
Structural, then MEP roughs, then above-ceiling inspections, then close-in, then final trades. Each has its own permit review and its own inspection sequence. The dependency graph is a project management problem, not a paperwork problem.
The mistake we see most
GCs file the master permit and wait until construction starts before filing sub-permits. The result is trades sitting on site waiting for approvals that could have been issued three weeks earlier.
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