📑 VARIATION ORDERS IN CONSTRUCTION — WHAT SHOULD CONTRACTORS KNOW?
A variation is an authorized change to the work under a construction contract, subject to the contract's terms and procedures.
Variations may become necessary when project requirements change or previously defined work needs to be adjusted.
🔹 Examples of Variations
🏗️ Changes to the scope of work.
📐 Revised dimensions or specifications.
🧱 Additional or omitted work.
📊 Changes to quantities where contractually permitted.
🔹 How Should a Variation Be Managed?
1️⃣ Identify and describe the proposed change.
2️⃣ Review the relevant contract provisions.
3️⃣ Assess technical implications.
4️⃣ Evaluate cost and schedule effects.
5️⃣ Obtain the required authorization.
6️⃣ Record the change and supporting documents.
7️⃣ Update relevant project records and forecasts.
⚠️ A contractor should not assume that every additional activity automatically entitles them to extra payment or time. The contractual basis and approval procedures matter.
📌 Always follow the contract's variation and change-control process.
@ETCONP
A variation is an authorized change to the work under a construction contract, subject to the contract's terms and procedures.
Variations may become necessary when project requirements change or previously defined work needs to be adjusted.
🔹 Examples of Variations
🏗️ Changes to the scope of work.
📐 Revised dimensions or specifications.
🧱 Additional or omitted work.
📊 Changes to quantities where contractually permitted.
🔹 How Should a Variation Be Managed?
1️⃣ Identify and describe the proposed change.
2️⃣ Review the relevant contract provisions.
3️⃣ Assess technical implications.
4️⃣ Evaluate cost and schedule effects.
5️⃣ Obtain the required authorization.
6️⃣ Record the change and supporting documents.
7️⃣ Update relevant project records and forecasts.
⚠️ A contractor should not assume that every additional activity automatically entitles them to extra payment or time. The contractual basis and approval procedures matter.
📌 Always follow the contract's variation and change-control process.
@ETCONP
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