It is the rare construction project that is completed without any change in the work. In most sophisticated construction projects, the contractual mechanism for managing these changes involves the ...

While it may seem cliché to say, “The only constant is change,” that phrase often conjures groans of frustration from contractors in the building construction industry. While changes have become an ...

Many construction contracts require the contractor to obtain a signed change order before performing work that deviates from the original contract scope. But in practice, contractors are often faced ...

Change orders, along with death and taxes, are certain in life. Throughout 30 years of working with hundreds of companies and projects, we have yet to find a single project that makes it to the end ...

It’s just a piece of paper, often only one sheet, and different companies write it up different ways. Yet when needed, the change order could prove the only thing that stands between you and hundreds ...

Change orders sure mess things up don't they? They keep your crews on-site longer than scheduled. They force you to scramble for extra materials. They mess with your project budgets and financial ...

A change order is a change to a contract. It typically addresses one or all of the following three things: the scope of the work, contract price or time. But there are other things that can be ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Nearly $1 million in change orders, or costs above original contracts, are quietly being sought for one the city's most frequent construction contractors. City staff is recommending the ...

A nearly $6.7 million project tied to the Port of New Orleans’ container expansion initiative exceeded the port’s original budget due to faulty design estimates, miscommunications between multiple ...