Common use of CHANGE ORDERS AND CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DIRECTIVES Clause in Contracts

CHANGE ORDERS AND CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DIRECTIVES. 27.1 The Owner, without invalidating this Agreement, may order Changes in the Project within the general scope of this Agreement consisting of additions, deletions or other revisions, the GMP, and the Construction Completion Date, being adjusted accordingly. All changes in the Project shall be authorized by Change Order (CO) or Construction Change Directive (CCD) signed by the Owner before the change is implemented. 27.2 A Change Order or Construction Change Directive is a written order to the Construction Manager signed by the Owner issued after the execution of this Agreement, authorizing a Change in the Project, the Construction Manager’s fees, or the Construction Completion date. Each adjustment in the GMP resulting from a change order shall clearly separate the amount attributable to the Cost of the Project. 27.3 The increase or decrease in the cost of the work as a component of the Guaranteed Maximum Price resulting from a change in the Project shall be determined in one or more of the following ways. .a by mutual acceptance of a lump sum properly itemized and supported by sufficient substantiating data to permit evaluation by the Owner;