V03H_25- Contract Administration: Change Order Basics

Welcome to Contract Administration: Change Order Basics! This course covers the basics of managing these changes through the change order process. It offers a balanced approach beneficial to owner's representatives, designers, and contractors alike. Construction projects rarely go exactly as planned, with unexpected issues like poor weather, changes in design preferences, new technology requirements, unforeseen site conditions, and errors in plans often necessitating contract changes. This course covers the basics of managing these changes through the change order process. It offers a balanced approach beneficial to owner's representatives, designers, and contractors alike. The course focuses on unbiased techniques for fair and reasonable settlements of time and costs, assuming no prior in-depth knowledge. Participants should have calculators ready for problem-solving exercises illustrating the methods introduced.

1. Understand the common causes of contract changes in construction projects.
2. Explain the change order process and its importance in construction contract management.
3. Identify techniques for achieving fair and reasonable settlements of time and costs.
4. Apply problem-solving methods to real-world scenarios involving contract changes.
5. Analyze the impact of unexpected issues on construction project timelines and budgets