Delays with the general contractor, no deadline set according to § 650 Building Code

I mean, we also openly stated our reasons for self-awarding, named the basement builder, and asked if that would be okay or could cause problems. The answer was no, it works.

The way describes the timing/organizational process is correct and completely normal with large prefabricated house manufacturers. It was the same for us.

GUs usually plan the basement as well, as far as I know.

Normally – but not as a "construction-site-provided" position.

The fundamental process, not the stalling tactic.

Surely no one here hopes that the poor general contractor is already itching to get started but his hands are tied because the client doesn’t just put up his basement.
And he doesn’t even dare to answer the phone anymore out of sheer insecurity.

Normally - but not as a "client-provided" position.

I didn't make this up, but general contractors build like this. During the bidding phase, none of the GCs had a problem with awarding the basement work themselves. They just wanted good quality and not the last back-alley basement dump...

If everything has been discussed with the [GU] like this, then everything is fine. I don't want to create any problem at all. Good luck.