Any facilities owner or management professional can virtually eliminate change order for repair, renovation, and new builds.
Change orders, or modifications to the parties’ construction contract, can be owner generated, but typically are the result of a poorly defined and or poorly communicated scope of work. Change orders easily add 20%-30% or more to the total cost of a project, create delays, and generally frustrate the parties involved.
Project delivery methods have evolved over the past few decades that significantly mitigate change orders. Integrated project delivery (IPD) and LEAN job order contracting (JOC) are the most widely known and robust of these collaborative and integrated construction planning, procurement, and delivery methods.
Early and ongoing communication, a common data environment, a collaborative mindset and an operating environment that facilitates best value outcomes for all participants, limits both risk and change orders.
