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Candido, Zarah Joi G.

AR51FC2 Construction Management


Arch. Dennis De Villa

Identify different activities involved in change order works & explain briefly each
activity.

Most common causes for a change order can vary from one project to another, but still
they are additions that need to be quantified in terms of time and money. Change
orders, sometimes are a headache when the complexity and time frame of the
requested job are tight. Some of the activities involved in change orders are the ff.:

Drawings Errors and/or Omissions
The most claimed situation for allowing change orders. Inadequate details,
misrepresentation or simply avoidance to prepare a complete set of detailed
drawings can lead to serious change order requests. Sometimes leaving out details
and misrepresenting the exact environment in which the construction will be held at,
can also lead to change order claims.
Design Changes
Several outer factors can lead us to start a construction project without a
complete scope of the project and start the construction without final drawings. This
type is also common on design-build projects, where the on-going process of design
can induce to work stoppage or produce economic impact in the project.
Specifications
Sometime the drawing asks for one product but the specs calls for another. This
situation is very common on construction projects where the drawings are assigned
to different consultants, each one of them acting on their own, without any kind of
direction from a team leader. This leaves the contractor with the difficult task of
assuming and quoting on one article, but when the installation is going to be made,
the owner, requires another article to be installed, instead of the one that you have
already quoted.


Unforeseen Conditions
Soil problems, in particular, are the most common problems with unforeseen
conditions. Soil studies can induce you to expect some condition based on specific
testing. This could be wrong. Your assumptions on the soil conditions or any other
issue regarding the construction of the project can be different from the actual
conditions that you find on the site. Also, if the drawings specify a certain amount of
work, when, in fact, the amount of materials is almost double, and then a change
order must be issued.
Substitutions
This is normally a contractors idea to substitute material, when he cannot get
the specified materials or there is a shortage in supplies. This is kind of different
because it can lead to another issue: a credit will be asked if the material cost is less,
or sometimes the contractor will have to absorb the costs difference between
materials and/or products. Sometimes, the Owner also asks for some upgrades
during the construction process, in this case you must submit a change order
request claiming the economic and time costs associated with the proposed
modifications.

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