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WHAT IS THE ESTIMATOR’S ROLE IN MANAGING CHANGE ORDERS?

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  There is hardly any field where there are no changes. In fact, you must accept that change is the only constant. On the same note, changes are quite common in the construction world and it goes without saying that one must get accustomed to them.  No matter what the scale of the construction project is, changes are always there. The reasons for them to take place are many. They occur when the project owner wants to increase or reduce the work, when site conditions will not allow the completion of the work within the budget that was decided earlier or due to some other reason. Whatever the reason may be, when there is a change in the contract’s scope of work, a construction contractor, has to come up with a change proposal to indicate the scope and change order to provide the detail and get them duly signed by the property owner. This ensures that everything gets done seamlessly and there are no problems later on.  There are 2 sides to any job: the Contractor and Propert...