Change order software
Signed extras. Everything else updates.
Change order software where the client signs on their phone and the budget, contract, finish date and affected subs update the moment they do.
Whole Job and Whole Company plans
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Construction change orders, signed before the work
Most margin leaks on a remodel aren't bad estimates. They're extras done on a handshake: the homeowner asked, the crew did it, and the change order got written up weeks later, if at all.
In Construction Company Software a change order takes a few minutes on a phone. Price it line by line with cost codes and markup, add the days it adds to the schedule, and send it. The client signs online. On approval the budget updates, the schedule extends, the subs whose dates moved are told, and you can invoice it in one step.
Change orders are part of the money tools on the Whole Job and Whole Company plans. Every 14-day free trial includes them.
How it works
How change orders work
Write it up
Add line items from scratch or your cost library, or let AI draft them from a description or photo. Set markup and tax. Save it as a potential change order while the price isn't final.
Add the schedule impact
Pick the tasks it stretches and by how many days, or insert a new task after one that's already on the schedule.
Send for signature
The client gets a link, reviews the price and the days, and signs on their phone. Approved on a call? Approve it in the office with their name.
Everything follows
The budget updates, the schedule extends with the reason “client change”, affected subs are told, and the change order invoice is one step away.
One job, one app
One signature, four updates
Change one thing and the rest keeps up. That's the difference between one app and four.
Schedule
Approval stretches the tasks you picked or adds a new one, and the finish date moves with the delay reason on record.
Construction project schedulingBudget and pay apps
Approved change orders update the budget by cost code and join the schedule of values on the next pay application.
AIA-style pay applicationsSubs
Subs whose dates moved get one message. Pass the cost down to a sub with a commitment change order on their PO.
Subcontractor managementClient portal
Clients see, sign and pay change orders on their private project page.
Client portal
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Change orders are on the Whole Job and Whole Company plans. The free trial includes everything.
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Who it's for
Built for builders, not enterprises.
Remodelers on fixed-price jobs
Homeowners change their minds. A signed change order with a price and a date keeps the contract honest.
Custom home builders
Upgrades and selections over a long build, each one signed, budgeted and scheduled.
GCs with owner and sub contracts
Prime change orders with the owner, commitment change orders with subs, linked so the cost follows the price.
What it replaces
Paper change order forms get signed on a tailgate and found three months later. Our free change order form is a fine start if you want paper; the app adds the math, the signature and the updates.
Weighing other construction software? See it side by side, with sources and published prices.
Paper change order forms
No clipboard signature to dig out at the final invoice.
A spreadsheet log
Pending, approved and rejected change orders, with totals and days, in one list per job.
Updating three places by hand
Approval updates budget, schedule and subs. No second step to forget.
Straight answers
What it doesn't do (yet)
- Approved change orders can't be edited or voided. To reverse one, create a credit change order.
- If a schedule update can't be applied (say, a task was deleted), the change order still approves and shows the error, so you can fix the schedule by hand.
- Construction change directives aren't a separate document type. Track a directed change as a potential change order until it's priced and signed.
Questions
Common questions.
What is a change order in construction?
A written change to the contract: work added, removed or changed, with its effect on price and schedule, signed by the owner and the contractor. It's how extras get paid and how time extensions get agreed.
How do I write a change order?
Describe the change, list the work with quantities and prices, add markup and tax, say how many days it adds, and get it signed before the work starts. Our free change order form covers the basics on paper; Construction Company Software does the math and collects the signature online.
What's the difference between a purchase order and a change order?
A purchase order is what you issue to a supplier or sub to buy work or materials. A change order changes a contract that already exists. In Construction Company Software, a change to a sub's PO is a commitment change order, separate from the client's change order.
What's the difference between a change order and a CCD?
A construction change directive tells the contractor to go ahead with a change before price or time is agreed. A change order is the signed agreement on both. In Construction Company Software, track a directed change as a potential change order until it's priced and signed.
Can the client sign a change order on their phone?
Yes. They open the link, review the lines, total and schedule days, and sign. You see when it's viewed and when it's signed.
Do approved change orders update the schedule?
Yes, when you add a schedule impact. The tasks you picked get longer, or a new task is inserted, and the change is logged with the reason “client change”. Subs whose dates moved are told.
Are verbal change orders enforceable?
That depends on your contract and your state, and many contracts require changes in writing. Either way, a verbal change is hard to bill and easy to dispute. If the client says yes on the phone, approve the change order in Construction Company Software with their name and send them the copy, or send it for e-signature before the work starts. This isn't legal advice.
Which plan includes change orders?
The Whole Job and Whole Company plans, with the rest of the money tools. The 14-day free trial includes them.
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