Change Orders
Documenting, pricing, and approving scope changes before work proceeds — the single biggest lever on protecting margin mid-project.
Who this is for: Contractors and project managers managing scope changes on active projects.
Guides in this cluster
Templates
Construction Change Order Template: Protect Your Margins
Exactly what a change order needs to include, how to price a change fairly and profitably, and how to get it signed quickly — with a template structure you can use on the next job.
11 min read
Construction Workflows
How to Track Change Orders Without Losing Your Margins
A complete change order system for contractors: documenting changes, pricing the full impact, getting written approval before work proceeds, and keeping the documentation that protects you if a dispute happens.
12 min read
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