- Author
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Ashley, D. B.
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Mathews, C. T.
- Title
- Analysis of Construction Contract Change Clauses. Volume 1.
- Coporate
- University of Texas, Austin
- Report
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Source Document 14; Task Force 83-5,
April 1986,
132 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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methodology
- Identifiers
- construction contract; change clauses and the construction contract; overview of results; characteristics of change; change clause guidelines
- Abstract
- Change can bring to mind the worst images of a construction project. Cost overruns, mismanaged jobs, low productivity, unexpected subsurface conditions and litigation have all at one time been associated with change. Most construction professionals agree that change is an inevitable aspect of the construction process and may have beneficial effects if handled properly. Change clauses provide a contractual method by which the two contracting parties can deal with these variations from the expected.