change order

(1) 자료: What is a change order

When a construction business first places a bid on a project, it spells out the services and materials to be provided. The original contract also outlines the design for the project and the projected final outcome.

• If problems arise during the construction process or the client changes his or her mind about what he or she wants to be done, a change order form must be completed.
• The change order form details the new plan, including services, materials, and designs, that the client and the company have mutually agreed upon. The change order form then becomes the valid contract by which the client and the construction company must legally abide.

The change order form may also be used in other service industries. Writers, artists, and computer programmers, for example, may each use a change order form in order to change the parameters of an agreed upon project.

Many business software programs include change order options. These are convenient for the business, as the software programs automatically make changes to the contract in accordance with the change order agreement. In the case of a construction company, the change order function makes calculations regarding changes in the supplies necessary and in the cost of the project. These software programs create easy-to-read tables and reports that can be viewed by the construction company and the client to ensure that the details in the change order are correct and complete.

By using business software with a change order option, a company can keep better track of changes that have been made to an original agreement. In addition, it fosters better communication between the client and the company, which ensures both parties are aware of expectations and outcomes.

(2) 자료: 건설 계약 용어

change order: 건설계약에서 change라 함은 계약상의 설계나 공사범위을 변경하는 행위로서, 추가(Addition), 삭제(Deletion 또는 Omission, Cancellation), 기타의 모든 변경행위가 포함된다. 이는 그러나 계약의 기본범위(General Scope of the Contract) 내에서 이루어져야 하며 이를 일탈할 경우에는 계약사항의 변경이 아니라 새로운 계약(New Contract)이 된다.

"계약사항의 변경"을 Change order[미국식 표현]라고 하는 외에 Variation(또는 Variation Order)[영국식 표현]라고도 한다. 이와같은 지역별 분류를 없애기 위하여 현재는 Modification이라는 표현으로 중용을 취하여 보편화되고 있다.

FIDIC - 제51조 "Variations"

GCBCEW - 제11조 "Variation of Price" [영국관급공사 계약서]

RC - 제47조 "Changes and Extra Work" [사우디왕실위원회]

COE - 제48조 "Changes", "Modification Proposals" [미공병단]

(3) 자료: ECO(Engineering Change Order)란?

ECO(Engineering Change Order): 부품의 변경, 회로의 변경 등과 같이 기술적인 변경으로 시방변경통보서라고도 한다.