RFIs, change orders and document control · Lesson 2 of 4

RFIs, change orders and document control: materials, standards and design constraints

The documents that make up a contract, the reply, notice and review clocks in three real contracts, why a missing notice costs money, what an approved submittal does not do, and the physical limits any change still has to meet.

You will be able to: Identify the documents that govern a change (contract conditions, specification, code, standard and shop limits), read the clocks and caps they set, and say which belong to the owner, the code and AFS.

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The documents that govern a change

At the University of Michigan, the Contract Documents include the Drawings, Specifications, Change Orders and Construction Change Directives.

A Modification there is a written amendment signed by both parties, a Change Order or a Construction Change Directive; Design Professional interpretations are not Modifications.

Sources

Standard General Conditions applicable to projects where the Owner has retained a Contractor (form date 1 Nov 2016, rev. 2/24) - University of Michigan Facilities and Operations, Architecture Engineering and Construction

Glossary

Contract Documents: The set that makes up the contract. At the University of Michigan it includes the Drawings, Specifications, Change Orders and Construction Change Directives.
Calendar day: Every day counts, including weekends. The California courts contract defines a Day as a calendar day unless it says otherwise; a working day is a different unit.
Equitable adjustment: A fair change in contract price, schedule or both when a change order increases or decreases the cost or time of the work, as federal construction contracts use the term.
Submittal register: The running list of every required submittal with the dates each was received and returned, kept up to date as the work progresses.
Girth: The total flat width of a profile, hems included: the sheet width that must be cut to make it. AFS's design tool counts each hem as an approximate allowance, not an exact bend deduction. AFS can make a girth up to 48 inches.