This policy be followed on all Public Improvement projects which, by law, must be submitted to the Bureau of Real Estate Management (BREM) for review or approval. This serves as an advisory policy to administrators on projects which do not require BREM regulation. Purpose The intent of this policy is to review the relevant factors for a construction contract time extension in to recognize a justifiable time extension request. Applicability This policy applies to any project which requires BREM review and approval, including public school projects. BREM reserves the right to make the final determination of applicability. Guiding principles Changes to the scope of work of a construction project should be developed only when the proposed changes are necessary, and project cost or schedule is affected. The Change Order must be negotiated fairly, and approved by all parties prior to beginning work. Changes in the project schedule should be documented at the time the Change Order is incorporated in the contract, showing either an accepted estimate of schedule impact, or a provision to accept the actual time used for that Change Order item (by documenting worker time on the jobsite), or a provision to accept the actual time impact on the critical path line of the project schedule (i.e.: some work can be carried out concurrently). Additional time on a proposed Change Order item should be allowed only to the extent the critical path of construction activities is impacted. Additional time is subject to negotiation in the same way the other terms of the Change Order item are negotiable. The Contractor shall detail schedule impacts with respect to the approved project schedule. Additional time should not be granted if that change is made necessary by the contractor’s actions or failure to act. If the work is not completed by the prescribed contract completion date, it should be considered untimely completion of the project. It is important to accurately record all of the details associated with late delivery in the closing documentation of the project.
This policy be followed on all Public Improvement projects which, by law, must be submitted to the Bureau of Real Estate Management (BREM) for review or approval. This serves as an advisory policy to administrators on projects which do not require BREM regulation. Purpose The intent of this policy is to review the relevant factors for a construction contract time extension in to recognize a justifiable time extension request. Applicability This policy applies to any project which requires BREM review and approval, including public school projects. BREM reserves the right to make the final determination of applicability. Guiding principles Changes to the scope of work of a construction project should be developed only when the proposed changes are necessary, and project cost or schedule is affected. The Change Order must be negotiated fairly, and approved by all parties prior to beginning work. Changes in the project schedule should be documented at the time the Change Order is incorporated in the contract, showing either an accepted estimate of schedule impact, or a provision to accept the actual time used for that Change Order item (by documenting worker time on the jobsite), or a provision to accept the actual time impact on the critical path line of the project schedule (i.e.: some work can be carried out concurrently). Additional time on a proposed Change Order item should be allowed only to the extent the critical path of construction activities is impacted. Additional time is subject to negotiation in the same way the other terms of the Change Order item are negotiable. The Contractor shall detail schedule impacts with respect to the approved project schedule. Additional time should not be granted if that change is made necessary by the contractor’s actions or failure to act. If the work is not completed by the prescribed contract completion date, it should be considered untimely completion of the project. It is important to accurately record all of the details associated with late delivery in the closing documentation of the project.