What is a change order in construction?

A change order is a written change to the construction contract after it is signed. It records added, removed or changed work and the effect on price or schedule, and both parties sign it before it becomes part of the contract.

What is the difference between a work order and a change order?

A work order authorizes the work itself, often before the price is settled. A change order sets the price. In ZonePillar you can issue a work order without prices and capture a signature, and the signed work order becomes a draft change order ready to price.

How do change orders get billed?

Approved change orders are added to the contract sum and billed on the pay application. In ZonePillar, active change orders are added to your pay application automatically.

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Change orders priced line by line and added to the pay application automatically.

Material and labor lines with live totals, an estimate spreadsheet to fill them, and signed work orders that turn into draft change orders. Active change orders flow into your pay application.

What is a change order in construction?: A change order is a written change to the construction contract after it is signed. It records added, removed or changed work and the effect on price or schedule, and both parties sign it before it becomes part of the contract.
What is the difference between a work order and a change order?: A work order authorizes the work itself, often before the price is settled. A change order sets the price. In ZonePillar you can issue a work order without prices and capture a signature, and the signed work order becomes a draft change order ready to price.
How do change orders get billed?: Approved change orders are added to the contract sum and billed on the pay application. In ZonePillar, active change orders are added to your pay application automatically.

Live totals as you price
Material and labor lines total as you type, or fill them by importing an estimate spreadsheet.
From signature to price
A signed work order becomes a draft change order, so the field can get the work moving first.
Straight into billing
Active change orders flow into the pay application, with no second entry.

Priced, printed and sent

Every change order prints as a branded PDF with its attachments.

Material and labor lines with live totals
Import an estimate spreadsheet to fill the lines
Branded PDFs with attachments

A branded change order PDF opened inside the app

Work orders first, prices after

Issue work orders without prices and capture a signature on site.

Signature capture on the work order
A signed work order becomes a draft change order
Bring change orders and work orders across from Procore

Work orders with numbers, subjects, issue dates and one converted to a change order

On the pay application automatically

Schedule of values, billing by period and retainage, with change orders added for you.

G702/G703-style Excel and PDF
Ask ZonePillar AI for the total value of the change orders on a project
A company dashboard that shows change order impact

A pay application with customer, contractor, contract and period details

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Change orders priced line by line and added to the pay application automatically.

Live totals as you price

From signature to price

Straight into billing

Priced, printed and sent

Work orders first, prices after

On the pay application automatically

Where this fits in the platform.

Documents & drawings

Costs, payroll & materials

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