2013/01/22 RESOLUTION FRAMEWORK FOR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS CHANGE ORDERSFramework for Best Management Practices for Capital Projects
Change Orders
1. Standardization of contract documents.
2. Change Orders and Claims shall be handled in accordance with the Contract Documents,
3. Where contractor delays will not result, the cost for a contract change order shall be
negotiated prior to authorization to do the work. The itemized cost proposal will be
reviewed by the originating department, legal, finance, and administration prior to final
approval.
4. Work change directives will be used where work must be done on an emergency basis or
when contractor delays through no fault of the contractor will result.
5. There should be consideration for exemptions in cases of special emergency involving the
health and safety of the citizens and their property.
6. The County Manager shall have the authority to execute and approve change orders and the
associated budget amendment up to five percent 5% of the contract amount. This
specifically includes the transfer of contingency funds. Notification of such actions will be
provided to Board of Commissioners via the County Manager's Report.
7. The estimated quantities of items of unit price work are not guaranteed and are solely for
the purpose of comparison of bids and determine an initial contract price. Determinations
of the actual quantities and classification of unit price work performed by contractor will be
made by Engineer and reconciled in the final adjusting change order.
Adopted by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners on the 22nd of January, 2013.
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