Change order request

Request a documented decision

Use this request before treating a proposed change as approved. Attach enough detail for the authorized recipient to accept, reject or ask questions about the specific revision. Complete optional fields only where relevant.

Project contract and change ID

Request revision and date

Requester and recipient with roles

Reason client selection concealed condition or other

Original drawing clause or quantity

Proposed scope and exclusions

Proposed price before tax and calculation reference

Tax basis and gross requested amount

State consequences and obtain the response

Affected activity and current milestone

Estimated duration and schedule assumptions

Materials lead time and decision needed by

Optional alternatives and respective costs

Work status not started underway or complete

Authority for any work already performed

Suggested request: Please review change [ID/revision] for [scope]. The attached price is [basis] and the schedule effect is [proposal or unresolved]. Please confirm your decision and authority in writing. The requested decision date [date] is an administrative planning target. We have not treated this request as approval.

Response received and evidence location

Next owner action and target

Approved change-order reference if issued

Do not infer acceptance from silence. Record any contractual or legal notice question for qualified review before relying on a deadline or changing performance.

Before you act: this document is general information prepared by ArtBuild to help you organise facts and paperwork. It is not legal advice and has not been reviewed by a lawyer for your situation. Rules differ by province and territory and change over time. Check the official source for your project, and for deadlines, liens, court or insolvency steps, speak with a lawyer licensed where the project is located.