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Change Order
Change Order
A signed change to the work, price or schedule under an existing contract. Template v1.0.
Date of this change order: Date of this change order
Contractor: Contractor
Client: Client
1. Contract
Project: Project
Date of the original contract: Date of the original contract
Change order number: Change order number
2. The change
Description of the change:
Description of the change
Reason for the change:
Reason for the change
3. Price and schedule
Change to the contract price: Change to the contract price
New total contract price: New total contract price
Change to the schedule: Change to the schedule
The new total includes this change and every earlier change order that both parties signed.
4. Everything else stays the same
Apart from this change, every term of the original contract and of any earlier signed change order stays the same and in force. If this change order conflicts with the contract, this change order applies to the work it describes.
5. Approval
This change is approved and binding when both the Client and the Contractor have signed it. The Contractor does not start the changed work before then, unless both parties agree in writing that it is urgent.
ClientSignatureNameDate
ContractorSignatureNameDate
THE DOCUMENT
What it covers
The template has 5 parts.
Contract
The change
Price and schedule
Everything else stays the same
Approval
BEFORE YOU START
What you will be asked
Have these details ready. The template needs them before anyone signs.
Which project is this change for?
What is the date of the original contract?
What number is this change order?
What is the change? Describe the work added, removed or changed.
Why is the change needed? You can skip this.Optional
How much does the price go up or down?
What is the new total contract price after this change?
How does this change the schedule? Say none if it does not.
THE PEOPLE
Who signs
Everyone the template names, and what each one does.
ClientSigns
ContractorSignsSends it
THE RIGHT TEMPLATE
Where it fits
For changing a contract already signed. Use the construction contract to start a new job.
A CAREFUL CHECK
Before you rely on it
Original Centilio wording, not legal advice. Some places require a change to home improvement work to be agreed in writing with set details before the work starts, and some contracts set their own change process. Check the original contract and the local rules before you approve it.
