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Throughout construction

Extra work, omitted work and change orders

Page code P48 · 43 inspection criteria · 2 illustrations

Extra and omitted work happens in every house, and almost all of it starts with a verbal conversation on site. What makes this different from other topics in the book is that there is no provision in the Civil and Commercial Code specifically on extra or omitted work. What there is…

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How far the law covers this — and the gaps left for you to close
The nine fields of a change order — and the field that must never be left blank
The timeline of a single extra-work item — the second step is the decisive one
Omitted work — the side people always forget
Work called extra that is already in the contract
How to keep change orders so they still count on acceptance day and claim day

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