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Change Order Trigger
A change order trigger is an event that makes the signed contract no longer match the work the customer wants or the conditions the contractor must perform under. Common triggers include changed scope, changed services or materials, changed price, changed schedule, added work, or a discovered condition that affects cost or time.
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Change Order Trigger
AIA-Style Construction Change Directive
AIA-Style Minor Change in the Work
Contract Time Adjustment in Change Orders
A verbal agreement between an electrical contractor and a customer is sufficient to serve as a valid change order on an electrical contract.
An electrical contractor needs to alter a project's scope because the client requested additional exterior lighting. To ensure the change order is valid, which set of core elements must be agreed upon in the written document?
An electrical contractor is drafting a change order because a client requested the addition of two subpanels to their garage mid-project. Match each practical document entry to the specific change order requirement it fulfills.
Analyze the operational workflow required to properly manage an unexpected electrical panel upgrade requested by a client mid-project. Arrange the following actions in the correct logical sequence to ensure a legally valid change order is established before the new work begins.
You are auditing a newly drafted modification for an unexpected electrical panel upgrade. Upon review, you judge the document to be currently invalid because, while it clearly details the new scope of work and the exact price increase, it completely omits the third essential element. To protect your business and finalize a fully valid change order, you must revise the document to explicitly state any agreed-upon adjustments to the project ___________.
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Written Authorization Before Changed Work
You signed a contract to wire a customer's new garage, but the customer now wants additional outlets and a 240-volt circuit for a welder that were not in the original agreement. Which of the following best describes what has occurred?
Match each scenario encountered on a job site with the type of change order trigger it represents.
You have a signed contract to install white switches and receptacles throughout a new residential build. Before you order the materials, the homeowner decides they want black switches and receptacles instead. Because the black devices cost the same and take the exact same amount of time to install, this change in preference does not act as a change order trigger.
Analyze the structural development of a contract deviation. Arrange the following events in the logical sequence that illustrates how a change order trigger occurs during an electrical project.
As an electrical contractor, you must constantly evaluate job site realities against your signed agreements. When you discover unexpected solid rock while trenching for an underground service, you must judge the original contract as obsolete because this unforeseen condition acts as a change order ____ that significantly impacts your required time and cost.
You are designing a daily field diagnostic checklist for your lead electricians. The goal is to proactively identify any event that makes the signed agreement no longer match the project's reality before unauthorized work occurs. Which set of checklist questions constructs the most comprehensive tool for capturing change order triggers?