ASI timing

Who gets the change order money?

Proper submittal of ASI

So you get an ASI. You assume that by receiving the ASI you look at the plans supplied with the ASI and price accordingly. Submit ASI. Normally something like that should be approved and paid for within months. Instead 9 months later architect returns and says structurals show CMU even though the original architecturals show framed non-bearing load walls. So why even issue an ASI and ask for the necessary pricing? Then why wait for 9 months only to put it back on the sub. Did they ask the framers for a credit? The whole thing stinks and yet they act like it is all normal. My next post will touch on a fundamental issue that is related to this ASI and a realization.

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The hypocrisy of it all: When a supplier can’t

Code of Ethics. Supplier code. Doing business code. Every single thing from their “five pillars” of doing business to 50-page ethics code flies completely in the face of everything that has occurred with their product. In fact lies have been told by the manufacturer’s sales reps to attempt to cover-up a variety of things. They’re […]

Typically contingency % for building

Everywhere I look I see 5-10% as typical. That said there is currently a 26 million dollar public works project that only set aside 2.5%. From there the GC doesn’t book change orders but strictly as contingency expenses but then turns around and claims a low amount of change orders which isn’t true. So rather […]

New CO ratio to be included in future genDEX

It isn’t integrated yet as details are still being worked on but the general idea is that GCs seem to be really good at booking credits and back charges and REALLY slow at approving change orders. This can greatly affect pay apps and cash flows. A slight difference might be expected because of presentation to […]

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