Payment Of The Non-Contested Value Of Change Directives

The project owner may generally, through the intermediary of its professionals, make changes to the contracted work.

That right is subject however to the process provided for in the contract documents.

While terminology can vary depending on the type of contract involved, the parties generally will proceed in accordance with one of the following methods in order to determine the price adjustment and, as the case may be, the extra time necessary for performing the contract:

• concluding an agreement on the price adjustment, known as a "Change Order";
• arriving at the adjustment in accordance with the terms specified in the original contract, on a "cost plus" basis, known as a "Change Directive".