Common use of Administration of Change Orders Clause in Contracts

Administration of Change Orders. All changes in the Contract shall be administered in accordance with procedures approved by the Owner, and when required make use of such electronic information management system(s) as the Owner may employ. 11.7.1 Routine changes in the Contract shall be formally initiated by the ODR, Contractor or A/E by means of a contract change form detailing requirements of the proposed change for pricing by the Contractor. This action may be preceded by communications between the Contractor, A/E and ODR concerning the need and nature of the change, but such communications shall not constitute a basis for beginning the proposed Work by the Contractor. Except for emergency conditions described below, approval of the Contractor’s cost proposal by the Owner will be required for authorization to proceed with the Work being changed. The Owner will not be responsible for the cost of work changed without prior approval and the Contractor may be required to remove work so installed. 11.7.2 All proposed costs for change order work must be supported by itemized accounting of material, equipment and associated itemized installation costs in sufficient detail, following the outline and organization of the established Schedule of Values, to permit analysis by the A/E and ODR using current estimating guides and/or practices. Photocopies of Subcontractor and vendor proposals shall be furnished unless specifically waived by the ODR. Contractor shall provide written response to a Contract Revision within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt. 11.7.3 Any unexpected circumstance which necessitates an immediate change in order to avoid a delay in progress of the Work may be expedited by written communication and authorization between the Contractor and Owner. A limited scope not-to-exceed estimate of cost and time will be requested prior to authorizing Work to proceed. Should the estimate be impractical for any reason, the ODR may authorize the use of detailed cost records of such Work to establish and confirm the actual costs and time for documentation in a formal Change Order. 11.7.4 Emergency changes to save life or property may be initiated by the Contractor alone (see Article 7.3) with the claimed cost and/or time of such work to be fully documented as to necessity and detail of the reported costs and/or time. 11.7.5 The method of incorporating approved change orders into the parameters of the accepted Schedule of Values must be coordinated and administered in a manner acceptable to the ODR.

Administration of Change Orders. All changes in the Contract shall be administered in accordance with procedures approved by the Owner, and when required make use of such electronic information management system(s) as the Owner may employ. 11.7.1 Routine changes in the Contract shall be formally initiated by the ODR, Contractor ODR or A/E by means of a contract change Contract Revision form detailing requirements of the proposed change for pricing by the Contractor. This action may be preceded by communications between the Contractor, A/E and ODR concerning the need and nature of the change, but such communications shall not constitute a basis for beginning the proposed Work by the Contractor. Except for emergency conditions described below, approval of the Contractor’s cost proposal by the Owner will be required for authorization to proceed with the Work being changed. The Owner will not be responsible for the cost of work changed without prior approval and the Contractor may be required to remove work so installed. 11.7.2 All proposed costs for change order work must be supported by itemized accounting of material, equipment and associated itemized installation costs in sufficient detail, following the outline and organization of the established Schedule of Values, to permit analysis by the A/E and ODR using current estimating guides and/or practices. Photocopies of Subcontractor and vendor proposals shall be furnished unless specifically waived by the ODR. Contractor shall provide written response to a Contract Revision within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt. 11.7.3 Any unexpected circumstance which necessitates an immediate change in order to avoid a delay in progress of the Work may be expedited by written communication and authorization between the Contractor and Owner. A limited scope not-to-exceed estimate of cost and time will be requested prior to authorizing Work to proceed. Should the estimate be impractical for any reason, the ODR may authorize the use of detailed cost records of such Work to establish and confirm the actual costs and time for documentation in a formal Change Order. 11.7.4 Emergency changes to save life or property may be initiated by the Contractor alone (see Article 7.3) with the claimed cost and/or time of such work to be fully documented as to necessity and detail of the reported costs and/or time. 11.7.5 The method of incorporating approved change orders changes into the parameters of the accepted Schedule of Values must be coordinated and administered in a manner acceptable to the ODR.

Administration of Change Orders. All changes in the Contract shall be administered in accordance with procedures approved by the Owner, and when required make use of such electronic information management system(s) as the Owner may employ. 11.7.1 Routine changes in the Contract shall be formally initiated by the ODR, Contractor or A/E by means of a contract Contract change form detailing requirements of the proposed change for pricing by the Contractor. This action may be preceded by communications between the Contractor, A/E and ODR concerning the need and nature of the change, but such communications shall not constitute a basis for beginning the proposed Work by the Contractor. Except for emergency conditions described below, approval of the Contractor’s cost proposal by the Owner will be required for authorization to proceed with the Work being changed. The Owner will not be responsible for the cost of work changed without prior approval and the Contractor may be required to remove work so installed. 11.7.2 All proposed costs for change order Change Order work must be supported by itemized accounting of material, equipment and associated itemized installation costs in sufficient detail, following the outline and organization of the established Schedule of Values, to permit analysis by the A/E and ODR using current estimating guides and/or practices. Photocopies Copies of Subcontractor and vendor proposals shall be furnished unless specifically waived by the ODR. Contractor shall provide written response to a Contract Revision Change Order within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt. 11.7.3 Any unexpected circumstance which necessitates an immediate change in order to avoid a delay in progress of the Work may be expedited by written communication and authorization between the Contractor and Owner. A limited scope not-to-exceed estimate of cost and time will be requested prior to authorizing Work to proceed. Should the estimate be impractical for any reason, the ODR may authorize the use of detailed cost records of such Work to establish and confirm the actual costs and time for documentation in a formal Change Order. 11.7.4 Emergency changes to save life or property may be initiated by the Contractor alone (see Article 7.3) with the claimed cost and/or time of such work to be fully documented as to necessity and detail of the reported costs and/or time. 11.7.5 The method of incorporating approved change orders Change Orders into the parameters of the accepted Schedule of Values must be coordinated and administered in a manner acceptable to the ODR.