Get Paid for Scope Creep with Change Order Estimating
Unforeseen conditions and client requests destroy profit margins if they aren't documented and priced correctly. We provide bulletproof change order estimates so you never work for free.
Stop Leaving Money on the Table
Most contractors hate the paperwork associated with change orders. As a result, they either severely underprice the extra work, or they do it for free just to keep the project moving.
When the architect issues an ASI (Architect's Supplemental Instruction) or you hit rock during excavation, send us the details. We will rapidly generate a comprehensive, defensible change order proposal.
Unforeseen Conditions
Pricing the excavation of hidden utilities, asbestos abatement, or poor soil conditions.
Architectural Revisions
Calculating the cost impact of drawing updates, addenda, and RFIs issued post-contract.
Schedule Delays
Pricing the impact of extended General Conditions, remobilization fees, and winter protection.
Defend Your Margins
Architects and Owners rarely argue with our itemized, RSMeans-backed documentation.
"We hit massive underground rock that wasn't on the geotechnical report. The owner fought the change order. QTE generated a highly detailed equipment and labor breakdown that proved our costs. We got the $85k approved immediately."
Civil Contractor
"The architect kept tweaking the millwork details after the contract was signed. Having QTE price every single ASI allowed us to formally present the cost impact to the client. It completely stopped the scope creep."
Commercial GC
Change Order FAQs
Why do I need a third-party to estimate a change order?
Change orders are heavily scrutinized by owners and architects. A third-party estimate removes emotion, relies on objective RSMeans pricing, and provides the professional documentation required to overcome pushback.
What documentation do you provide?
We provide a highly detailed, itemized breakdown of the additional labor, material, equipment, and schedule impact (delay costs) caused by the change. We also include the necessary overhead and profit markups.
Can you help with post-project claims and disputes?
Yes. If a project has ended and you are entering litigation or arbitration over unpaid scope changes, our estimators can act as expert consultants to retroactively price the disputed work.
Don't Start the Extra Work Unpaid.
Send us the RFI, the ASI, or the field report. We will price the change order in 24 hours.
- ✓ Objective RSMeans Pricing
- ✓ Detailed Labor/Material Breakdown
- ✓ Professional Proposal Formatting