Contractor Variation Order Guide
Control scope changes with written description, instruction authority, price, time impact, evidence, approval and final-account tracking.
Identify change early
Compare the requested work with the accepted scope, drawings and assumptions before resources are committed.
Confirm authority
Record who instructed the change and whether that person may approve cost and time under the agreement.
Price and programme the impact
Show quantities, rates, resources, delay or disruption and related exclusions using traceable evidence.
Maintain a variation register
Track notice, quotation, approval, work status, billing and payment so completed changes do not disappear from the final account.
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