change order
noun
plural change orders
: a written alteration to a previously signed contract for work (as in construction)
The Alpharetta City Council has approved a $2.9 million change order for the Rucker Road Corridor improvement project, reflecting Roswell's share of the project cost.—
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
also
: the new work specified by the change order
Change orders on the first two phases of Red Line construction have exceeded $230 million. —Mike Davis
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The Carroll County Board of Education unanimously approved a change order, reflecting the lower cost in the system’s budget, at its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 13.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
This highlights the fact that some outsourcers get clients in the door with rock-bottom prices but then get back that revenue later with costly add-on services, change orders and hidden fees.
—Craig Crisler, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday night, the commission approved more than $2 million in change orders to the project.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Ford then approved a change order that would allow the team to devote resources to re-creating these pieces.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
This prompted Rocketdyne to ask for a change order fee, as is customary in government contracts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 May 2024
But after discovering the house would need more work to meet code requirements, the agency submitted a change order in late 2023.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The school board unanimously approved a change order allocating up to $600,000 of additional funds to the project Dec. 13, after unexpected rock removal at the site of the new school building’s bus loop and parking lot was deemed necessary.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the county is on the hook for additional costs related to change orders (about $2.2 million), parking lot cleanup and utility station construction ($7.5 million).
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
This highlights the fact that some outsourcers get clients in the door with rock-bottom prices but then get back that revenue later with costly add-on services, change orders and hidden fees.
—Craig Crisler, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday night, the commission approved more than $2 million in change orders to the project.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
Ford then approved a change order that would allow the team to devote resources to re-creating these pieces.
—Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
This prompted Rocketdyne to ask for a change order fee, as is customary in government contracts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 May 2024
But after discovering the house would need more work to meet code requirements, the agency submitted a change order in late 2023.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The school board unanimously approved a change order allocating up to $600,000 of additional funds to the project Dec. 13, after unexpected rock removal at the site of the new school building’s bus loop and parking lot was deemed necessary.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
However, the county is on the hook for additional costs related to change orders (about $2.2 million), parking lot cleanup and utility station construction ($7.5 million).
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Change order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20order. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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