A project changed mid-stream and you need it in writing — the change, the new price, the new deadline? A change order (also called a contract amendment, a construction change order, a change order agreement, or a change order form) is the document that amends an existing contract or statement of work: it records a change to the scope, schedule and/or price of work already under way and, crucially, the REVISED contract value. It's what contractors, agencies, consultants, IT and creative shops and their clients search for by name to keep a job on the rails when the client adds work, cuts work, or pushes the timeline — and it's what a well-drafted SOW or services contract tells you to use when scope changes. PaperKit builds the right one: pick the kind of change — ADD SCOPE (extra work), REDUCE SCOPE (a deductive change), SCHEDULE ONLY (just the timeline), or PRICE & SCHEDULE (both) — then set the direction, which drives the math: INCREASE (added to the contract value), DECREASE (subtracted), or NO COST CHANGE (a $0 change, e.g. a pure schedule shift). It figures the change amount for you from a FIXED lump sum, a UNIT RATE × quantity, or TIME & MATERIALS (rate × hours), then does the arithmetic — original contract value ± this change = revised contract value — and can extend the schedule by a number of days and compute the revised completion date. Every clause a change order expects is laid out and toggleable: the change itself, the reason, the schedule impact, the price adjustment, the revised contract value recital, ratification of the original contract (all other terms stay in force), precedence of the change order over the original as to the changes, a full-and-final-adjustment clause (no further claim for cost or time), and a no-waiver clause — plus governing law and any extra terms. It's self-drafted: the provider reviews and e-signs online, the client approves and counter-signs on the signature line, and you download the clean PDF, with an optional notary block. (This is a template, not legal advice; change-order, construction-lien, procurement and contract rules vary by contract and by state — confirm yours before relying on this form.)
The big lever — it decides how the change section reads.
Add scope — additional work is added over and above the original scope of the contract.
This is the lever that drives the arithmetic: original ± change = revised.
Increase — the change amount is added to the original contract value.
Derives the change amount that gets added to (or subtracted from) the contract value.
Unit rate × qty — enter a per-unit price and a quantity; it multiplies them into the change amount.
Original contract value ± this change = revised contract value.
Extend the timeline. Enter days added and (optionally) the original completion date and it computes the revised date.
The party performing the work. You draft and e-sign; the client approves and counter-signs on the signature line.
The person or business commissioning the work. They approve and counter-sign on the signature line.
Turn off anything that doesn't apply.
A real, section-by-section change order. The type reshapes the change; the direction drives the money. Publish to get a hosted link the provider can e-sign online.
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A change order is a template for convenience, not legal advice. It amends an existing contract or statement of work — recording the change to scope, schedule and/or price and the revised contract value. Construction, procurement, IP, tax and contract-change rules vary by contract and by state. PaperKit is not a law firm and records electronic execution via the signer's typed name; confirm your requirements before relying on this form.