What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
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This is obviously a no brainer to some. However, my company does work orders from time to time on our projects.
It is confusing to me. How are supplemental agreements related to work orders?
It is confusing to me. How are supplemental agreements related to work orders?





RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
Change orders are usually made regarding materials specified to use on a job. The contractor would rather use a product that is similar to what was specified to be used but was not included in the list of pre-approved materials. This requires approval from the A/E and maybe the owner. Cost savings could be a factor and the original bid maybe adjusted to reflect the cost savings to protect your client and keep the contractor from getting rich.
Work orders would be made when some work that was not originally anticipated (not in the existing contract) needs to be performed to ensure a quality finished product. In this case it would need to be approved by the A/E and owner and would require a written approval to begin said work along with an agreed upon increase of compensation to the contractor. We usually just did addendums to the orignal contract/specs but if something came up later in the project I would imagine a work order would be more appropriate.
Probably several different scenarios where things like this occur and maybe vary the lingo (change vs work) regionally as well.
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
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RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
If there is a change to the scope or increased work (outside of your influence, by that I mean someone elses fault) then you generate a change order advising the client of aditional work and costs. This can sometime generate its own work order or can be added to the old work order.
Thats how it works here anyway, design consultant in UK
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
I've not seen Work Orders as part of a Project Contract; contractually, a Change Directive is the manner of binding the change into the original contract.
It is possible for other separate work to be done using a Work Order that is not part of the original contract.
In these environs, the owner must be careful about having more than one contractor on the same project. It is possible that the Owner might then be considered as the Constructor, which brings about a whole bunch of liabilities (in particular safety related issues).
Dik
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi-year contracts. JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects.
With an emphasis on partnering and team work between owners and contractors, JOC provides the methodology to execute a wide variety of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, fixed price, multiple simultaneous orders for renovation, rehabilitation and repair work for large facilities and infrastructures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_Order_Contracting
Change Order:
Change Order--A document recommended by Engineer which is signed by Contractor and Owner and authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement.
Standard General Conditions
Work Order:
A work order or job order (sometimes job ticket or work ticket, as it often has some type of ticket attached) is an order received by an organization from a customer or client, or an order created internally within the organization. A work order may be for products or services.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_order
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
Work Order- Approval of work to proceed on previously let and contracted work. All prequalification in and according to requirements.
Change Order- Change in scope and character of the work in which all parties to the contract agree on additional work and monies.
RE: What's the difference between a change order and work orders?
This document was developed for use in situations involving changes in the Work which, if not processed expeditiously, might delay the project. These changes are often initiated in the field and may affect the Contract Price or the Contract Times. This is not a Change Order, but only a directive to proceed with Work that may be included in a subsequent Change Order.
www.rurdev.usda.gov/IL/eng/1780.guide11C.doc