GC change order with the subs and the markup on it.
On an addition, changes come from everywhere: the engineer's letter, the framing inspector, the owner's walk with the electrician, the plumbing selections that came in under allowance. This form puts them on one page with your overhead and profit shown.
Change order
| Item | Qty | Unit | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add: LVL header at family room opening Per engineer's letter dated [date]. Includes temporary shoring | 1 | each | $1850.00 | $1,850.00 |
| Add: recessed lights, family room Electrical sub's price, owner request at the walkthrough | 6 | each | $210.00 | $1,260.00 |
| Add: exterior hose bib, north wall Plumbing sub's price | 1 | each | $340.00 | $340.00 |
| Credit: plumbing fixture allowance not used Allowance $3,200, owner selections came to $2,560 | -1 | allowance | $640.00 | -$640.00 |
| Overhead and profit on added work 10% of the adds above | 1 | lump sum | $345.00 | $345.00 |
Click any text to change it. Rates and the tax rate are examples, so put in your own. Totals update as you type.
What this template covers
- Changes that come from outside the owner: the engineer, the inspector, the plan reviewer, each with its paper trail named
- Sub-priced work shown as the sub's number, with your overhead and profit as its own line instead of buried in the price
- An allowance reconciliation credit when selections come in under, and the same line works for an overage
- A numbered change order with the running revised contract total for the draw schedule
- Schedule impact named by the trade it pushes, since that's the date the owner cares about
Doing it in Redline
Redline's memory picks up how you work without being told twice. Say "we put 10% overhead and profit on change orders" once, and next time you send "CO 4 for Kowalczyk: LVL header $1,850, six cans at $210 from the electrician, hose bib $340" it can build the quote with your markup line on it. It's saved on the owners' file, and the chat can draft the email to them, sent from your Gmail when you approve it.
On Team ($129 a month for 3 seats) the change goes into the job's notes and the crew sees it as office notes in the tech app, with a chat thread for that job. Techs never see prices, so the markup stays in the office. When the draw comes due, invoice it by chat with a card pay link (Solo and up). Redline doesn't produce AIA-style pay applications or lien waivers, so keep those where you keep them now. More on the general contractor page.
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Keep reading
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