In this communication, we take a deeper dive into a valuable feature in GCPay that you may not yet be aware of, but could benefit from using! 

Creating Change Orders to Gain Project Flexibility

Change orders are a necessary part of construction projects. These “mini contracts” modify the original contract. Change orders can be additions or deductions to the amount in the original contract.

When you have a contract, you have a scope of work of what is included in your list of responsibilities. The largest challenge for general contractors is creating, getting approval, and managing the payments for all change orders across all projects. This can be a very cumbersome part of subcontractor management.

GCPay allows general contractors to manage change orders in two different ways:

1. An unconstrained change order acts like a traditional CO that would be submitted and processed through the approval process predetermined by the user. This standard change order submission method is often preferred by users within GCPay.

2. A constrained change order is issued by the general contractor with a set value that requires the subcontractor to break out each line, as well as the specified amounts. This CO will need to be detailed by a subcontractor and then approved by the GC before they can bill against it. This unique CO format grants the GC more control over pay apps submitted, ensuring that subcontractors understand and therefore bill correctly for change work.

Click the button below to review the steps to enable “constrained change orders” on a project.