Made for Electricians
Recover a Change That Started Without Approval
Also useful for: people in Skilled Trades
75 min
Advanced
Customers
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Stop uncontrolled electrical work, rebuild the change record, price the impact, and secure a written decision before work resumes.
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Use this when
Electrical work outside the agreed scope has already started, field direction wasn't documented, a hidden condition forced extra work, or the customer disputes who authorized a change.
You'll need
- Original Scope
- Change Trigger
- Authorization Record
- Completed Added Work
- Remaining Added Work
- Cost Impact
- Schedule Impact
- Current Site Status
- Available Evidence
- Customer Status
You'll get
- The original scope and added scope separated
- All completed and remaining added work recorded
- Company-caused rework removed from the customer change
- Known labor, material, and schedule impacts reconciled
- Unsafe or exposed conditions addressed
- Unsupported claims and disputed facts labeled
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- The original scope and added scope separated
- All completed and remaining added work recorded
- Company-caused rework removed from the customer change
- Known labor, material, and schedule impacts reconciled
- Unsafe or exposed conditions addressed
- Unsupported claims and disputed facts labeled
Sample
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Sample input
Original scope: Replace a 200-amp residential service and reconnect existing branch circuits. Branch-circuit replacement excluded. Trigger: Three damaged aluminum branch conductors were found after the old panel was removed. Authorization: Customer verbally said to handle the unsafe wiring, but no price or written approval followed. Completed work: Two home runs replaced, 6 labor hours, $286 in documented materials. Remaining work: One circuit replacement, labels, covers, testing, and inspection. Rate and estimate: $110 per hour, 4 remaining hours, 15 percent contract material markup. Site status: Paused and safely secured. Customer status: Customer questions the added price.
Sample assembled prompt
RECOVERY POSITION Request written approval for... Exclude any time spent correcting installation... Escalate the interpretation of the verbal... DOCUMENTED CHANGE - Original scope: Service... - Added condition: Damaged branch conductors... - Completed added work: Two home... - Remaining added work: One circuit,... - Schedule effect: One added workday... CURRENT CONTROL Keep the added scope... Maintain the safe temporary condition. Resume only after written approval or... CUSTOMER REQUEST Please review the attached... It separates work already completed from... Please approve Option A, request a... Work outside the original scope will...