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Change Orders Block 3 - How to Execute a Change
Order
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not cover material from one of the core engineering disciplines.
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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Walter W. Henry, P.E.
Overview
In
this course - the third in a 3-part series on Change Orders - we examine how to
execute a change order. Once a change is identified and is found to really
be a change, not just a clarification, then a change order will need to be
processed. Before a project is initiated, the format for change orders
should be defined. The engineer and architect should also identify in the
contract documents the method that will be used to compensate the engineer and
architect for their efforts in the change order process.
When
a change is identified, a request for a change order is sent to the Owner.
Once the Owner approves the effort to process the change order, it is sent to
the Contractor for pricing. The Contractor's change order proposal
consists of a cover letter, summary sheet, and detailed "breakdown" sheets which
itemize the material and labor costs for each item associated with the change.
Although a diligent Contractor may wish to get started immediately, it is
imperative that the Contractor wait for approval of the change order before
commencing material orders and work associated with the change. It is the
job of the engineer and the architect to evaluate change orders quickly and
forward them to the Owner immediately to preclude claims of "delay" by the
Contractor.
This
course will show you, as the engineer or architect, how to execute change
orders, from initiation until the change order is approved and work commences.
You will also learn how to track change orders in a log throughout the life of
the project.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-three (23)
questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the
following specific knowledge and skills:
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Determining a change order format
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Preparing a request for a change order proposal
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Determining the engineer's and architect's fees
for change order processing
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The components of a change order proposal
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Evaluating change order proposals, including the
importance of timely review
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Why change order prices might exceed unit rates
in the original bid
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The importance of maintaining a change order log
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Procedure for post-bid addendums
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Change order ethics
Course
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"Change Orders Block 3 - How to Execute a Change Order" prior to taking a quiz for credit.
Change Orders Block
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