Written Change Order Requirements in Construction Contracts May be Waived
A frequent topic of dispute in litigation involving construction projects is whether a subcontractor is entitled to payment for work it performs outside its contractual scope of work—often referred to as “extra work” or “change order work”—without obtaining a signed written change order to perform the work. The same issue often arises in the context of change orders and directives issued from the owner to the general contractor.
In a typical scenario, the general contractor…