SDC & Associates, Inc. can improve your change order profits. After more than 35 years and $1.4 billion in projects, our experts truly understand the change order process. We know that:

  • Preventing and preparing for change orders begins after the bidding process.
  • Both sides can lose big money on change orders without the proper documentation.
  • The spirit of cooperation and "partnering" should not lead to unprofitable work.
  • Change orders can arise from:
    • poorly defined scope of work
    • time and material changes
    • owner-directed acceleration
    • extended overhead (home office and direct field)
  • Too many people bring their emotions to the table when calculating and negotiating change orders.
  • Inexperience in the change order process often means lost dollars.
Specifically, SDC can:
  • Prepare and price your contractor change orders.
  • Review and advise owners on submitted change orders.
  • Negotiate change orders for either party. We know the "other guy's" tricks and techniques.
  • Train your staff in preventing change orders where possible.
  • Train your staff in documenting and pricing change orders when they are necessary. Anyone can be trained to use SDC's simple log and letter system.
  • Perform all of these services on an hourly, lump sum, partial contingency or monthly retainer basis.

You benefit from our services. SDC:

  • Assures pricing uniformity throughout.
  • Substantially impacts profits on change orders.
  • Frees up construction managers, project managers and superintendentsto perform the principal work of the project by not having to price or negotiate change orders.
  • Assures better documentation for change orders and claims because the consultant requires full and proper documentation up front from field personnel and knows from experience just which documents to require.
  • Assures consistency and professionalism because the consultant is not emotionally involved in the project and these emotions are not carried over into the pricing and the negotiations.
  • Produces a higher "win-win" percentage. The more experienced and focused consultant is not as often "fooled" during negotiations.
For your free initial consultation
contact us at 1-800-SDC-3996
or e-mail us at info@sdcassociates.com.
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San Diego, CA:   858-560-6060
Washington D.C.:   240-404-0194
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Toll-Free Fax:   800-SDC-3997
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