PRACTICES IN CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER MANAGEMENT

摘要

Changes during most construction projects are inevitable and can lead to cost and schedule overruns. Effectively managing these changes can significantly reduce the risk of disputes and claims that often result in costly litigation. This article examines the various approaches to change management currently used in the industry and summarizes some of these practices. In addition, a case study involving the construction of a power plant impacted by a force majeure event that delayed the shipment of the major equipment for more than six months is discussed. Impacts to the project were tracked on a contemporaneous basis in order to efficiently quantify cost and schedule impacts for change order negotiations with the owner and for insurance recovery purposes. Some of the means and methods used on the project to track the impacts, including out-of-sequence work, winter conditions, stacking of trades, and others, are addressed in this article. The authors first presented this manuscript as CSC.607, at the 2011 AACE International Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA.