CHAPTER ONE         

INTRODUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 

Kerezner (2003) change order is a process whereby changes in the scope of work agreed to by the owner, contractor and Architect are implemented.

A change order is work that is added to or deleted from the original scope of work of a contract, which alters the original contract amount or completion period or date. 

Change orders are common to most projects and very common with large project (public projects). After the original scope for the contract has been defined with the contract sum and completion period agreed by both parties, the client may decide that the original concept do not best represent his definition for the finished project. Accordingly, the client will suggest an alternate approach. 

Common causes for change orders to be created are:- 

1        Sudden change in client taste

2        Wrong initial estimate

3        Discrepancies in contract documents

4        Faulty design i.e. correction of design errors

5        The project teams are inefficient or incapable of completing their required deliverable within budget and additional money, time or resources must be added to the project.

6        Addition or omission from the original scope.

7        During the course of the project, additional features or options are perceived and requested by both parties to the contract. 

A project manager as the case may be, will generates a change order that describes the new work to be done (or not done in some cases), and the price to be paid for this new work.

Once this change order is submitted and approved, after a thorough cost analysis by a cost expert in the construction industry to ensure that whatever differential in terms of cost can be paid for by the client, it generally serves to alter the original contract scope and sum such that the change order now becomes part of the contract. 

Bamisile (2004) a Builder is to study the production information from production point of view and suggest ways by which the design could be more production friendly for the direct benefit of client/developer. The consultants/professional input of a builder is to complement the effort of the design team with the singular objective of giving clients the best value for their money and enhancement of the usage of the construction industry.

Thus reducing or immunizing change order which must have followed without the professional advice of the consultant builder on buildability and maintainability analysis. 

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