Splitting Project (CDM)

[junglejim]

I’m about to embark on building our own house. Much of the work will be done ourselves but we have a contractor to lay foundations (raft slab) and another to build the timber frame. I’m wondering if I can split the project into these 2 distinct phases so that contractors are not on site at the same time and therefore easier to manage in terms of CDM? Presumably by only having one contractor on site each will assume principle contractor responsibility for their phase?

Edited January 28 by junglejim

[George]

I'd argue you are likely to be a Domestic Client, if you are just employing contractors for these two phases and are not directing or supervising works (other than normal Client interest and oversight). In which case all duties sit with the PC. 

 

I agree it is fine to do this and very common. For large commercial demolition & construction jobs, very often the demolition contractor with be the PC for that phase and the construction contractor will be the PC for that phase.