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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

Lets Build

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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Change Directive v. Change Order v. Construction Change

Best Practices Construction Law

In the legal world, words have meaning. Not to say that words have any less meaning in the non-legal world, but sometimes you can get tricked up in your correspondence, notice letters, claims or otherwise when you use the wrong work. Take, for example, the world of changes in the construction context.

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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Legal Disputes

Best Practices Construction Law

You can learn best practices for documentation and record management in this 90-minute webinar — From Paper to Paperless: Controlling Construction Documentation, Improving Record Management and Identifying Risk in an Electronic Age. Are electronic documents subject to the same discovery rules as paper documents?

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Preconstruction Meeting: A Quick Guide to Success   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They ensure everyone is on the same page from the get-go, on topics as diverse as how change orders how the chain of communication will be handled on site. They also try to identify special considerations and forestall potential areas of complication that can lead to change orders.

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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Risk Management

Best Practices Construction Law

You can learn best practices for documentation and record management in this 90-minute webinar — From Paper to Paperless: Controlling Construction Documentation, Improving Record Management and Identifying Risk in an Electronic Age. Are electronic documents subject to the same discovery rules as paper documents?

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4BT LEAN OpenJOC JOB ORDER CONTRACTING(TM) SOLUTION

Job Order Contracting

Contractually Defined and Fully Detailed Roles, Responsibilities, Documentation, and Workflows. Virtual Elimination of Legal Disputes, Change Orders, and Potential for Fraud. Mandatory Collaboration – Early and Ongoing Information Sharing. Reward for Consensus-based, Outcome-focused Decisions and Actions.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

GAO, 2009 The associated processes for developing a credible construction cost estimate are equally well documented. “Despite the fact that these basic characteristics have been published and known for decades, we find that many agencies still lack the ability to develop cost estimates that can satisfy them”. –