Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 12 - Finance and Administration › Part 3 - Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management › Chapter 20 - Mississippi Air Service Growth Program (MASGP) › Sec2 12-3-20-700 - CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES › Section 12-3-20-700.20 - CHANGE ORDERS

Current through June 25, 2024
All changes in the Work, except those of a minor nature,
					 consisting of additions, deletions or other revisions adjusting the Contract
					 Sum and/or the Contract Time will take the form of a written
Change
					 Order
. Suggested changes may originate from the Professional, the
					 Contractor, the Bureau, or the Using Agency and must be prepared using the
					 Bureau's
Standard Change Order Form
. [See
Appendix
					 700
.] Letters from the Professional, Contractor, or Using Agency
					 requesting changes to the Contract will not be considered. Only when a
Change Order
is submitted on the appropriate Bureau form will
					 it be considered.
Special Note
: Subcontractors may not originate
					 a
Change Order
because there is no contractual relationship
					 between the Bureau and the Subcontractor.
If recommended changes to the Contract are proposed by the
					 Professional or Contractor and the Bureau's Project Manager concurs these
					 changes are needed, the Professional will issue a detailed description of the
					 changes with the necessary Drawings and specifications to the Contractor. The
					 Contractor will prepare and submit an estimate of the cost and Time Extension,
					 if any, to the Professional within ten (10) days. The Contractor should include
					 a price and justification for each task to be accomplished. As a reminder, the
					 maximum cost included in a
Change Order
for profit and
					 overhead is twenty percent (20%) of the total of the actual cost for Materials,
					 Labor and Subcontractors. [See
Division 0
, page 00800-21.]
The Contractor's cost and/or Time documentation should
					 include, but is not limited to, the following: quantities of product, labor,
					 and equipment; taxes, insurance and bonds; overhead and profit; weather charts;
					 credit for deletions from Contract; Time records and wage rates; quotation(s),
					 etc.. If Drawings or Specifications are noted on the
Change Order
					 Form
, these should be attached as documentation. In addition,
					 statements, such as
Owner requested
or
Using Agency
					 requested
, will not be sufficient justification. Written requests by
					 the Owner or Using Agency must be attached for confirmation.
After the Professional has prepared the three (3)
originals
of the Change Order or Change Directive, detailing the
					 need, justification and attaching all necessary Specifications and Drawings,
					 the Professional will sign all three (3) originals certifying the
Change Order
has been examined and analyzed, found to be in
					 order and the cost reasonable. The Contractor will sign all three (3) originals
					 certifying agreement. Afterward, the
Change Order
will be
					 submitted to the Bureau Director for consideration.
If sufficient funds are available and it is in the best
					 interest of the Project for the
Change Order
to be approved,
					 the Bureau Director acting as the Owner will sign and approve the changes. One
					 (1) of the originals will remain with the Bureau; the others will be forwarded
					 to the Professional for distribution. All Change Orders will become a part of
					 the
Standard Form of Agreement Between the Owner and the
					 Contractor
.