Common use of Change Procedures Clause in Contracts

Change Procedures. A change in scope of any PRA or FRD is any alteration to the PRA or FRD that affects cost, payments, or schedule. Any change in the scope of a PRA or a FRD shall become effective only when a written change request is executed by authorized representatives of both parties in accordance with this subsection 3 d). eFunds has overall responsibility for the change process through its required resolution. Any change requested by either party will be evaluated, resolved and/or negotiated with respect to cost, schedule, resource impact and/or priorities by authorized representatives of eFunds and Client in accordance with the following: (i) The parties shall mutually agree upon the form of a "Change Order Request" to be used hereunder. The change request shall be described in the Change Order Request form by the party originating the request The Change Order Request form will then be submitted to eFunds' project manager for approval; (ii) eFunds' project manager will estimate the schedule impact and cost to perform the evaluation, document this on the Change Order Request form, and return the form to the Client project manager for approval. If the Client project manager authorizes the evaluation expenditure in writing, the eFunds project manager will assign the Change Order Request to the appropriate personnel to perform the technical evaluation-, (iii) Following the technical evaluation, the eFunds project manager will determine the cost to Client of any changes or additions to eFunds Customizations and the impact on the current project scheduleto implement the Change Order Request document this on the Change Order Request form, and return the form to the Client project manager for an implementation decision, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon receipt of the approved Change Order Request form signed by the Client project manager, the eFunds project manager will schedule the change for implementation. Approved Change Order Requests will be deemed incorporated into and a part of the applicable PRA or FRD; and (iv) eFunds shall manage the impact Change Order Requests have on project progress and cost, including both the impact of performing the Change Order Request evaluation and the impact of Change Order implementation. The eFunds project manager shall maintain a log to keep track of all changes/issues and the current status of each.