Permitting is a schedule, not a formality

The most expensive weeks in an Egyptian project are the ones between a mobilised site and a pending approval. They are also the most predictable, if the approval chain is drawn as a dependency map at the outset.

We build the permitting path before the design programme: which authority, which prerequisite, which document, and which of those can be pursued in parallel rather than in series.

The single most common error is starting detailed design before the planning parameters are confirmed in writing. The rework cost is visible; the schedule cost is not, and it is larger.

Sequencing approvals well is not about influence. It is about knowing which document unlocks the next one, and preparing it early.