Construction manager missing

Good evening,

Hello, I am currently building a prefabricated house. Unfortunately, the construction manager at the construction company was dismissed. I simply lack a contact person. There are defects in the windows and drywall. Inquiries are either not responded to or only responded to to a limited extent. Yet, the construction scope description clearly states: "A qualified construction manager takes over the construction management for the trades we perform." And these trades are part of a turnkey house. Does anyone have advice on how I should best proceed? ... exactly the managing director is now the replacement construction manager! And I cannot reach him by phone or email... it’s hopeless

If neither a construction manager nor the managing director responds, your only option is the ERSCH. In it, you should insist on compliance with the contract for work with a deadline.

Who is currently supervising the trades, are work activities taking place on the construction site?

Rhenish greetings from the road

Hello,

....It clearly says in the construction performance description: "A qualified site manager takes over the construction management for the trades carried out by us." And these trades belong to a turnkey house. Does anyone have advice on how I should proceed?

Basically, one should be able to recognize conflicts of interest!
A site manager commissioned by the seller, who is in their service, will always represent the interests of the seller (have to), not those of the builder!
If the "suddenly disappeared," it is a significant warning signal to avoid further advance or final payments!
Suspicion of bankruptcy or insolvency of the general contractor/subcontractor!
If a commissioned site manager has left the current ship, in >99% of cases the reason is that they have not received their money!!! The rest can be counted on a few fingers!

Regards

Good evening €uro,

A site manager commissioned by the seller, who is in their service, will always have to represent the interests of the seller, not those of the client!

This is basically not correct. Most general contractors are basically shell builders and "purchase" the finishing trades. To implicitly assume a conflict of interest here is therefore not correct, since the general contractor also lives on recommendations and only receives them if he "and" his site manager do their job properly.

If he "suddenly disappears," it is a significant warning signal to avoid further interim or final payments!

This is also not universally correct; there are quite a few "losers" today who call themselves site managers. So it can very well be that in this case the emergency brake was pulled.

Suspected bankruptcy or insolvency of the general contractor / main contractor!

If a commissioned site manager has left the ship so far, in >99% of cases the reason is that they have not received their money!!! The rest can be counted on a few fingers!

There are quite a few among them – especially those who have switched from the so-called cheap providers – who are (almost 100%) not worth their money! It is by no means always the evil general contractor / main contractor / provider who should be marked with the red lantern.

Rhenish greetings

I think contact with the managing director would be appropriate. It can't be that you pay money and still have to deal with their problems and responsibilities?

I see it exactly the same way, and the managing director is the contact person. If he does not respond, then involve a lawyer. The lawyer will then represent the interests of the clients and initiate the necessary steps.