Situation of the construction industry in the Rhein Main sector

Of course, architects also work with their companies, but they also have to be able to do the work. Often it will be said yes, but not March, but May.

This answer does not make much sense unless you can see the future. You can agree on a deadline for each trade with an architect. Conversely, the question is whether you have complete security with a general contractor. Further up, someone wrote that he is building with a general contractor and is currently looking for a roofer.

I can't really speak for the FFM area, we are building with an architect near Bremen. But what took the longest was the bidding phase. You can really tell that the market is currently flooded. Some didn't even send an offer, and for some the architect had to make many phone calls. We also didn't have three offers for every trade, but we could count ourselves lucky to have at least one for the foundation slab. (He also did very good work) So my conclusion: yes, it will definitely take longer. You won't get far with completion deadlines if things are already stuck beforehand. Our craftsmen aren't dawdling though, there is almost always someone there.