Construction change order software
Change orders from cause to signed contract change.
A change order records why the scope changed, what it costs, and what it does to the schedule. It goes through GC review and then to the owner for approval. Once the owner approves, the contract changes and the subcontractor's commitment picks up the change automatically.
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Inbox 4ProjectsDirectoryChange orders
From priced change to owner signature, with cost and days on every one.
Inbox 4ProjectsDirectoryChange orders
From priced change to owner signature, with cost and days on every one.
What it does
Priced, reviewed by the GC, approved by the owner.
Tied to the cause
Each change order carries a reason — RFI, owner request, field condition or design error — and can link directly to the RFI that started it.
Cost lines and markup
Price the work line by line with cost codes. The GC sets the markup percentage, and the owner price is calculated from cost plus markup.
Schedule impact up front
Record the days added or saved on every change order. Approved and pending totals show both dollars and days.
Two-step approval
GC review, then owner approval. When the GC's project manager writes it, the GC review is implied and it goes straight to the owner.
Markup stays private
Subcontractors see their own cost on the change orders they quoted — never the GC's markup or the owner price.
Ball in court on every item
The list shows who each change order is waiting on and flags overdue ones. Anything waiting on you appears in your Inbox.
How it works
Step by step.
From the first step to the final record.
Step 1
Write it up
The GC or a sub enters a title, reason, linked RFI, priced lines, schedule days and a due date. A sub's quote is their cost for the work.
Step 2
GC review and pricing
The GC's project manager adjusts the lines and markup, then approves it to the owner or rejects it with a reason.
Step 3
Owner decision
The owner approves in one step, or rejects with a reason so the GC knows what to fix.
Step 4
The contract changes
Approval executes the change order. If a subcontractor quoted the work, it's added to their commitment at their cost, and the change flows into pay applications.
Step 5
Revise or void
A rejected change order can be revised by the GC and sent back for a fresh review. Any open change order can be voided and kept for the record.
Who uses it
Built for the whole project team.
Everyone on the job works in the same record — each sees what their role allows.
General contractors
Writes and prices change orders, sets markup, reviews sub quotes and sends them to the owner.
Subcontractors
Quotes change orders for their scope and sees their own cost and status — never the GC's markup.
Owners
Approves or rejects change orders once the GC sends them, with the scope, price, reason and schedule impact in view — never the GC's cost lines or markup.
Architects & engineers
Sees change orders once they're routed, including the RFI each one came from.
Questions
Change orders, answered.
Can subcontractors create change orders?
Yes. A sub can quote a change order for their own scope. It goes to the GC for review and pricing before the owner sees it.
Does the owner see drafts?
No. The owner sees a change order only once the GC has sent it for owner approval.
What happens when the owner rejects a change order?
The rejection and its reason are recorded. The GC can revise the change order and send it back through review and owner approval.
How do approved change orders affect billing?
Executed change orders are added to the contract sum on pay applications: the owner price on the owner's pay app, and the sub's cost on that sub's commitment and pay app.
What does a project need before change orders can be routed?
A GC project manager and an owner contact on the project's Team page. They become the GC reviewer and the owner approver.