A change order records an agreed change to the original contract: added work, removed work, different materials or a new schedule. It protects both sides by putting the change, its cost and its effect on the completion date in writing before the work is done. This generator produces a numbered change order PDF with signature lines.
A reference to the original contract, a change order number, a description of the change, the reason, the cost change (added or credited), the new contract total, any change to the completion date, and signatures from both parties with dates.
Get the change order signed before doing the work. Verbal changes are the most common source of payment disputes on small construction jobs.
Price changed work the same way as the original estimate: materials, labor, equipment, plus overhead and profit. Say whether the price is fixed or time-and-materials. If a change affects work already done, include the cost of removing or redoing it.
If the change was agreed in a meeting, note it in the meeting minutes as well, with the motion or decision word for word.
Whenever the scope, price or schedule in the original contract changes — including client requests, hidden conditions found on site, and substitutions.
Yes. A deductive change order credits the client for work removed from the scope.
These templates do the same job as an editable document you can fill in again and again.
Excel and Google Sheets workbooks made by DixonAppStudio, the company behind this site.
See also: Free Change Order Form for Contractors.