Variation and Change Order Form

Record every change to the work – what it is, what it costs, how it affects the programme and who agreed it – before the work is done.

Editable Word document
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10pages
Guidance notes included
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Construction & trades

Variation and Change Order Form

About this document

What it’s for

A form to agree a change (variation) to building or trade work in writing before it is carried out, with a cost breakdown, the effect on the completion date, any approvals needed and signatures. It ends with a variations register so the running contract total is always clear.

When to use it

  • Whenever the client asks for extra, less or different work
  • When you find a hidden problem that needs extra work
  • When you instruct a subcontractor to change their work
  • With the building contracts and the trade subcontract in this pack

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – Contract details
  • Part 2 – Description of the change
  • Part 3 – Cost of the change
  • Part 4 – Effect on time, approvals and other matters
  • Part 5 – Instruction to proceed before the price is agreed (only if needed)
  • Part 6 – Agreement

How to complete it

  • Give each variation a number and complete Parts 1 to 4
  • Price the change before the work starts where possible
  • Both sides sign Part 6 (or confirm by email) before work begins
  • Update the register on the last page and keep it with the contract

Key points to check

  • No written agreement often means no payment for extras
  • A large change agreed at a homeowner’s home may carry new cancellation rights
  • Check whether the change needs new approvals

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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Construction & trades

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