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Browse 2 guides connected by tag “Cost-Overruns”. Use the category label on each result to keep the project scope clear.
Change orders document additions, deletions, concealed conditions, substitutions, and their price or schedule effects. Learn how to review one without treating every overrun as contractor misconduct.
A contingency is a reserve for uncertainty, not a universal percentage or a contractor charge. Learn how project definition, concealed conditions, age, design, and trade coordination should shape the reserve.