Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

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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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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NH Construction Law

DECEMBER 30, 2023

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? An example is D.M.

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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

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 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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Fieldwire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Change Orders Now available as part of Fieldwire’s Project Management suite, create Change Orders to automatically calculate costs, monitor project status and track progress through approval. Learn more about Change Orders on our blog.

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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 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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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 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 Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Companies that track construction activity, provide innovative safety tech and help contractors manage change orders have reaped venture funding in recent weeks.

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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

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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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 26, 2021

It’s nearly impossible to make any money when contracts allow just 10% and your subcontract only allows for 15% total overhead and profit markup on change orders, or time and material costs plus work. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 11:30. The typical commercial contractor’s annual overhead and profit markup look much like those in Figure 1.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Pacific Pile & Marine asserts in a lawsuit that the city of Seattle failed to issue a needed change order for accelerated work the contractor performed as part of a major rebuilding of the city's waterfront.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 1, 2022

Less rework means faster schedules, fewer change orders, and, more importantly, a less expensive and more profitable construction experience for the owner and contractor. The AEC Professional's Essential Guide to Connected Construction. Embracing a new way of working to solve construction’s oldest challenges. Greg Ragsdale.

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