Change Orders Block 2 - Is This Really a Change?
In Change Orders Block 2 - Is This Really a Change?, you'll learn ...
- How to determine whether a change is a change or just a clarification
- How to respond to a request for a change order
- Interpreting contract documents
- Managing conflicting information on deliverables through hierarchy
Overview
As the engineer or architect on a project, you will likely be asked to review change orders submitted by contractors and/or the owner. But, how do you determine whether a change is really a contract change? And why would someone request a change for work already shown on a drawing? In this course - the second in a 3-part series on Change Orders - we answer the question "Is this really a change?".
There are numerous reasons why a change might be requested for work already depicted in the contract documents. The contractor might have overlooked the work in the drawings. The owner or contractor may perceive a "better way" to do things. Or the product may not be constructible as shown on the drawings.
This course will show you, as the engineer or architect, how to determine whether a request for change is really a change or whether it's just a clarification. You will learn what types of errors and omissions constitute legitimate changes. And you will learn how to respond to requests for change orders.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish a contractual change from a clarification.
- Explain how to respond to a request for a change order.
- Interpret contract documents when evaluating a potential change.
- Apply the document hierarchy to manage conflicting information about deliverables.
- Evaluate the merits of a change-order request.
- Determine whether a change resulted from an error or an omission.
- Identify circumstances in which an error or omission is beyond the control of the engineer or architect.
- Describe reasons for changes other than errors and omissions.
- Explain how to address contractor-initiated change-order requests.
- Describe how to address owner-initiated change-order requests.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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