Made for General Contractors
Check a Change Order Before Presenting It
15 min
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Catch weak details and fix the change order before presenting it for approval.
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Use this when
You're preparing to send or present a change order to an owner, client, architect, or construction manager.
You'll need
- Change order draft
- Original scope
- Cost support
- Schedule impact
You'll get
- Every critical scope gap identified
- Every unsupported cost or credit flagged
- Every schedule claim checked for dates and support
- Exclusions and assumptions stated clearly
- Approval details and attachments checked
- A ready-to-present decision recorded.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every critical scope gap identified
- Every unsupported cost or credit flagged
- Every schedule claim checked for dates and support
- Exclusions and assumptions stated clearly
- Approval details and attachments checked
- A ready-to-present decision recorded.
Sample
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Sample input
Draft: Add $8,450 and three calendar days to relocate two plumbing lines in Unit 204 per architect field direction. Original scope: Install plumbing at locations shown on P-204. Cost support: 24 hours at $125, $2,600 materials, $1,500 drywall, plus 10 percent overhead and profit. Schedule: Work runs October 8 through October 10 and moves drywall close-up to October 13.
Sample assembled prompt
Decision: Not ready. Critical issues: - The stated total... - The architect's field direction needs... - No material receipts, drywall quote,... - The draft doesn't state whether... - Exclusions, approval deadline, and authorization... Corrected scope wording: Relocate two plumbing... Work includes plumbing removal, rerouting, reconnection,... Painting and concealed-condition repairs are excluded... Next action: Reconcile the total, attach...