A change order is a legal document. It's also the difference between getting paid and eating the cost.
Most contractors write change orders the same way: a sentence describing what changed, a number, and a signature line. That works when the GC is fair. When they're not, that change order won't hold up.
The prompt below produces change orders with defensible scope language, clear cause attribution, and explicit price justification. Use it every time.
Prompt
Draft a construction change order using this structure: - Change order number and date - Original contract reference - Description of changed condition (factual, no opinions) - Cause attribution (owner-directed / unforeseen / design clarification) - Scope of additional work (bulleted) - Time impact in calendar days - Cost breakdown: labor, materials, equipment, markup - Total - Signature block Tone: factual, neutral, defensible. Avoid adversarial language. Inputs: [describe the change]
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