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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

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Change orders are common to construction projects. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction? What causes a change order.

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What Is a Change Order?

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What Is a Construction Change Order? According to some estimates, an average of 35% of projects experience at least one major change throughout the life of the project. As a contractor, change orders can leave you feeling like you’re trapped between a rock and a hard place. Key Takeaways.

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Breaking Down Silos for Better Construction Collaboration

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But these processes could be sowing division, especially when you look at how you hold people accountable within them. For example, in most construction organizations, a project manager is responsible for ensuring a job stays on budget. In many cases, though, this person isn’t involved in the process of setting that budget.

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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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The GC then works with the client to budget the job based on pricing from subcontractor partners. Working on a negotiated basis for the initial build-out puts the GC in the best position to work out any kinks in the prototype plans that become evident once construction starts, without it resulting in a costly change order.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Emerson Smith, Assistant Project Manager at Donohoe Construction Company

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I’d say the biggest challenge is dealing with subcontractors in terms of getting them to commit to items, holding them accountable, and working together to progress on a job. Managing submittals and RFIs are important, and maybe more critical is managing the finances and change orders.

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How Project Managers Can Prepare for the Future of Construction 

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At the job’s core, a project manager is responsible for managing changes on a project level. Change orders are the most time consuming and tangible factors that can affect a job and the whole outcome of a project. But it’s not just change orders. Workforce Shifts.

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Why Projects Fail

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A great deal of research has been done one why projects fail. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. Mature organization don’t react to change, they address change according to their programmatic process.