From the course: Running a Design Business: Designer-Client Agreements

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Amending contracts with change orders

Amending contracts with change orders

From the course: Running a Design Business: Designer-Client Agreements

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Amending contracts with change orders

A Change Order is an amendment or addition to an existing, approved, and signed Designer-Client Agreement. It means something has been added to or changed within the approved scope of work. Typically, it's because the client has asked you to expand the project with more components or additional revisions. In essence a Change Order is a Contract Update that results in Additional fees and/or expenses to be paid by the client and Additional time for the designer to complete the work. The Change Order document should look like the original agreement. Legal terms and conditions can be omitted and just referred to with language such as work covered under this Change Order is subject to the Terms and Conditions agreed to in the Designer-Client Agreement dated "x". In rare instances a Change Order will outline a decrease in the Designer's fees and/or expenses. Typically, designers opt to simply reduce the final invoice to reflect the reduced scope of work, rather than send Change Order saying…

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