Made for Electricians
Price and Approve Electrical Change Orders
45 min
Advanced
Communication
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Turn changed conditions, added requests, and required revisions into a documented electrical change order ready for customer approval.
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Use this when
Conditions differ from the estimate, a customer requests added work, an AHJ or code issue changes the plan, or a design revision affects labor, materials, or schedule.
You'll need
- Project and customer
- Original contract basis
- Primary change driver
- Change details
- Evidence and references
- Scope adjustments
- Labor impact and pricing rules
- Cost impact
- Schedule impact
- Exclusions and assumptions
- Approval terms
You'll get
- The change tied to the original scope
- Verified facts separated from assumptions
- Labor, material, equipment, credits, markup, and tax treatment reconciled
- Schedule impact tied to the changed work
- Exclusions and approval terms stated
- Customer approval request ready to send
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- The change tied to the original scope
- Verified facts separated from assumptions
- Labor, material, equipment, credits, markup, and tax treatment reconciled
- Schedule impact tied to the changed work
- Exclusions and approval terms stated
- Customer approval request ready to send
Sample
This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.
Sample input
Project: Oak Street retail build-out, job 24-118. Original scope: Install one 200A feeder above the east corridor ceiling under drawings E2.1 and E5.0 dated March 8. Firestopping and wall repair excluded. Written approval required before changed work. Driver: Changed site condition. Change: A concealed supply duct blocks the planned route. The general contractor requested a west-side reroute. Evidence: Site photos, marked drawing E2.1-R1, RFI-14, and the project manager's June 12 email. Added scope: 35 feet of 2-inch EMT, four offsets, one pull box, supports, conductor handling, and continuity testing. Credit 10 feet of unused EMT. Labor: 12 hours at a $125 selling rate, with burden, overhead, and profit included. Other costs: $620 net materials and $180 lift rental. Schedule: One added working day. Approval needed by June 18 to protect the June 24 ceiling close. Exclusions: Ceiling repair, painting, hazardous materials, after-hours work, and other-trade relocation. Approval: Signed change order or project manager approval email.
Sample assembled prompt
RELEASE CHECK: READY TO SEND CHANGE... The general contractor requested pricing for... Scope change: - Add 35 feet... - Credit 10 feet of unused... Price: - Labor: 12 hours x... No added markup is applied. Schedule effect: Add one working day. Written approval by June 18 is... Later approval may require crew resequencing... Exclusions and assumptions: Price assumes clear... Ceiling repair, painting, hazardous-material handling, after-hours... Authorization requested: Approve $2,300 by signed...