Most construction contracts let you recover added cost and time only if you give notice in a set form within a set period. We draft change order requests, notices of delay and claim letters that follow the contract's procedure, and review change orders sent to you before you sign away rights. The aim is a clean record if the issue becomes a dispute.
At a glance
- Practice
- Construction
- Pricing
- Flat fee, quoted before we start
- Included
- 5 deliverables
- Process
- 3 steps, one named attorney
- Where we work
- Slack, email or a call
When founders call us
The moments that usually bring a company to us for this work.
- 01
The owner or GC has directed extra work but has not issued a change order
- 02
A delay outside your control is pushing the schedule and you need to give notice
- 03
You have been sent a change order with release language you do not understand
- 04
A claim deadline in your contract is approaching
What you get
Scoped in writing before we start. One flat fee for all of it.
- Review of the contract's change, notice and claim provisions
- Drafting of change order requests, delay notices or claim letters
- Review of proposed change orders, including release and reservation language
- A notice deadline summary for the project
- Notes on documentation to keep for cost and schedule impacts
How it works
- 1
Facts and contract
You send the contract, the relevant correspondence and a short description of what happened.
- 2
Drafting
We draft the notice or change request to fit the contract's required procedure.
- 3
Review and send
A licensed attorney signs off, and you send it under your company's name with our notes on next steps.
Mistakes we help you avoid
The ones we see most often, and catch before they cost you.
- Avoided
Performing directed extra work without written notice the contract requires
- Avoided
Signing a change order whose release language waives related delay and impact costs
- Avoided
Sending notice to the wrong person or by a method the contract does not allow
- Avoided
Waiting until project close-out to raise claims that had short notice windows
Change Orders & Project Notices: questions founders ask
Possibly. Many courts enforce contractual notice requirements, while some excuse late notice where the other party knew of the issue or was not prejudiced. The answer depends on the contract language and the state, so it is safer to give timely notice.
A constructive change happens when the owner or GC requires work beyond the contract without a formal change order, for example through directions, interpretations or defective drawings. You may be entitled to an adjustment, but usually only if you give notice and document the cost.
If the change order does not cover all the cost or time impacts, a reservation of rights can help, but the other side may reject it. We review the release language and suggest wording that fits your situation.
Our work here is contract-side: notices, change orders and claim documents. If a matter heads to litigation or arbitration, we tell you and help you find dispute counsel.
Get a flat-fee quote for Change Orders & Project Notices.
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