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#132:  Written Change Order Requirements

NH Construction Law

Many construction contracts and subcontracts, both residential and commercial, provide that any addition or deletion from the scope of work described in the contract must be documented by a written change order. Does that failure doom additional compensation (or credit) for an agreed upon change to the work?

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Contractor Clients' Four Critical Words That Leads To Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

You needed to be compensated for your time and your crew's time, and you need to do it right away. Do these notes, emails, or greetings send you into a mental or alone verbal rant about why they can't leave you alone to get your work done? Are you concerned they expect you to do the additional work for FREE, NO CHARGE, NA-DA, ZIP, ZERO?

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Colorado Springs, Contractor Suing Each Other Over Pikes Peak Visitor Center

ENR Construction

GE Johnson Construction Co. says the city still owes it money for compensable delays and change orders, while the city says the contractor has refused to address construction issues.

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Colorado Springs and Contractor Sue Each Other Over Pikes Peak Visitor Center

ENR Construction

GE Johnson Construction Co. says the city still owes it money for compensable delays and change orders, while the city says the contractor has refused to address construction issues.

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Court Recognizes Day-to-Day Changes Are Compensable Despite Contractual Waivers

Best Practices Construction Law

And yet we see a claim for delays and extras filed at the end of a construction project that challenges these very contract provisions. Lend Lease Construction (Sept. The project involved the new construction of three buildings in Durham, North Carolina. 1, 2020) (PDF).

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Change Directive v. Change Order v. Construction Change

Best Practices Construction Law

Take, for example, the world of changes in the construction context. When you are dealing with changes on a project, they can be classified, treated, reviewed, and compensated on a different basis. This Agreement becomes a part of the Contract when properly executed and approved.

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#65:  Unjust Enrichment Recovery for Verbal Change Orders

NH Construction Law

Given the importance of nailing down any changes to an original scope of work along with their price and schedule effects, many construction contracts require change orders to be in writing, and even define change orders as written instruments. Turner Construction Co. , Section 7.2.1