Fieldwire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Every construction project has changes that impact the original scope, cost, and schedule. To capture those changes, contractors utilize change orders that describe what has changed as well as the associated cost and schedule impact of that change.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

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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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While disputes between contractors and design teams are growing, planning and communication can mitigate this friction, legal experts say.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 21, 2023

Divergence from the original plans on construction projects is unavoidable. But that doesn’t have to lead to a dispute.

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Mr Ethics

JULY 28, 2015

He is trying to clear out some outstanding change orders before that time. He is negotiating hard with me over the change orders but once we settle on a cost he adds a bump to it as recognition of the good relationship we have had on the project. Regards, Change Order Conflicted.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 24, 2014

Change order management is a challenge for almost all construction business owners. Meeting clients, capturing requirements, determining costs and getting approvals can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Fai Wong, owner of Level 8 Construction Inc.

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Mr Ethics

JULY 28, 2015

He is trying to clear out some outstanding change orders before that time. He is negotiating hard with me over the change orders but once we settle on a cost he adds a bump to it as recognition of the good relationship we have had on the project. Regards, Change Order Conflicted.

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Mr Ethics

JULY 28, 2015

He is trying to clear out some outstanding change orders before that time. He is negotiating hard with me over the change orders but once we settle on a cost he adds a bump to it as recognition of the good relationship we have had on the project. Regards, Change Order Conflicted.

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Mr Ethics

JUNE 9, 2014

Ethics, The lead project designer wants us to turn over all documents related to a change order request we have submitted. The architect thinks the change order work was accounted for in our bid and we have enough profit margin in the project to cover it. Change Order Blocked. What should we do?

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Mr Ethics

JUNE 9, 2014

Ethics, The lead project designer wants us to turn over all documents related to a change order request we have submitted. The architect thinks the change order work was accounted for in our bid and we have enough profit margin in the project to cover it. Change Order Blocked. What should we do?

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Mr Ethics

JUNE 9, 2014

Ethics, The lead project designer wants us to turn over all documents related to a change order request we have submitted. The architect thinks the change order work was accounted for in our bid and we have enough profit margin in the project to cover it. Change Order Blocked. What should we do?

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Construction Dive

JUNE 23, 2020

Contractors cannot afford to leave money on the table — especially now — which means they need to pay more attention to contract issues that could affect their bottom lines.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A change order in construction contract is modification of a contract in writing. Types of change orders, its features and components are.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 29, 2013

Then why do you do it on change orders for your customers? If you were asked by a friend to use your resources to perform a job for them for free, would you do it to make them happy and avoid conflict?

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Adopt a digital drawing solution to communicate change orders in real time and minimize associated costs.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Are you sick and tired of customers continually changing stuff on you and creating delays or extra work? Is your customer leaving you "love notes" regarding minor changes they would like to make on the counter or someplace you can easily find them when you first arrive in the morning? Or the never-ending chain of emails.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 28, 2013

The mantra of almost every contractor in the United States is “No work shall commence without a signed change order.” With such a strict policy that appears universal in its application, why do so many firms struggle with the liability of unapproved, uncollected and litigious change orders?'

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is the second article of a two-part series covering change order management. Part one appeared in Construction Business Owner’s September 2013 issue and can be found here.'

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 3, 2012

How do you control the cost of change orders? To begin with, you need to identify the basic elements of the cost of a change: Identification of a needed change. Design process of the change to be made. Management of the change process. Additional time needed to make the change.

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HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2010

Commercial construction change order myths. If I had a dollar for every time I had to set the record straight on commercial construction costs and change orders… I would still have this job. There’s a misconception that general construction contractors love change orders. But, I would also be a lot richer.

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ENR Construction

JULY 20, 2021

Make sure your teams are ready to quickly and cost-effectively handle any changes that come their way. No project ever goes exactly to plan.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The city's Municipal Transportation Agency has already paid Tutor Perini for the change orders, minus the agreed-upon retainage.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Lots of changes, problems, requests and trade-offs occur on construction jobsites to keep your projects moving. In your company, who decides if extra work is free?

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Construction Equipment

MAY 11, 2018

This week, the House of Representatives passed the Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act which seeks to provide more information and greater transparency for businesses on federal construction projects.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Editor’s Note: This is the second article of a two-part series covering change order management. Part one appeared in Construction Business Owner’s September 2013 issue and can be found here.'

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The construction consortium claims that the NY State Thruway Authority is dragging its feet on providing documents that show the drastic change orders made during construction of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

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Construction Dive

JULY 1, 2019

One electrical company claims it is owed $30 million in change orders from general contractor Suffolk Construction.

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Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

It’s hard to describe how owners feel about change orders. Sometimes I think they would rather be forced to eat a bucket full of glass or perhaps permantly lose feeling in all extremities before accepting a change order that increases their project cost by.01%. Why is this? However, they do. . What should you do?

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Construction Dive

JULY 9, 2015

The same might well be said of construction projects: although the change is not as continuous as a river’s, construction projects never get executed exactly as planned. Every day, however, thousands of changes are made in construction projects that are accomplished without strict attention to the contractual change order procedures.

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Chianelli Estimating

AUGUST 10, 2011

Don’t Be Caught Short on Construction Change Orders. It’s easy for contractors to overlook the real cost impact of construction change orders on their projects. The construction change order must be analyzed for the overall impact on the construction project timeline as well.

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NH Construction Law

MARCH 24, 2018

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. Section 7.2.1 Should he suspend work, and risk being in breach?

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Best Practices Construction Law

APRIL 28, 2015

Construction Change: A completed document, approved by the Engineer, covering changes in the Plans, Specifications or quantities, and additional items and the basis of payment that have been established by a previously executed Change Order.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 6, 2019

A former Stantec employee alleges that contractors for the Honolulu light rail project improperly filed more than 100 change orders totaling more than $20 million.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2023

When provided on a granular level, this shared information can also enhance the detail of the Scope of Work and mitigate change orders and rework, saving 30%+ of overall construction costs. Objective local market standardized cost data [contact-form] The post Objective local market standardized cost data appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

DECEMBER 13, 2015

The local hospital authority, knowing and liking the contractor, builds deliberate ambiguities and change order opportunities into the contract; so the contractor confidently bids low, wins the work, and then submit change orders, which the owner promptly approves and pays. And that happened.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

A robust preconstruction process mitigates risk, virually eliminates change orders, ensures regulatory compliance, provide cost transparency, reduces project delivery times, and overall construction costs by 30%-40%+ vs. traditional methods. #1. Here a listing of preconstruction prerequisites.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2013

This means meeting the time requirements for submitting a request, he noted during the “Change Order Resolution” segment of the 90-minute program, entitled “Change Orders: The Bane of All Construction Projects.” ” What are some of the other key components of change order resolution?

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