Best Practices
Change Order Estimating: Getting the Number Right When You're Pricing Under Schedule Pressure
Change orders get priced under worse conditions than original bids — less time, incomplete scope definition, disruption to ongoing work not yet quantified, sub pricing given without full context. The typical result is change orders that are either under-priced (contractor loses money) or over-priced (client pushes back and the dispute starts). A disciplined change order estimating methodology produces defensible numbers even under time pressure, and the defensibility is what gets the change order approved without drama.
Marcus Reyes7 min read