Common use of Initiating a Change Order Directive Clause in Contracts

Initiating a Change Order Directive. (a) At any time and from time to time (including whether or not the Province has made a Change Order Enquiry, or the Contractor fails to provide an Estimate, or an Estimate is not promptly agreed upon by the parties, or there is a Dispute), if the Province wishes to proceed immediately with a Change Order the Province shall issue a Change Order Directive. The Change Order Directive shall describe the Change Order with sufficient detail to enable the Contractor to prepare an Estimate and to proceed immediately with the work associated with the Change Order. (b) If the Province would be required by applicable law or interprovincial agreements to require the Contractor to seek invitational tenders or to competitively tender any contract in relation to the proposed Change Order, then the Province may include in the Change Order Directive the requirement that the Contractor must seek and evaluate invitational tenders or quotations, or seek and evaluate competitive tenders, in relation to the Change Order.