It all depends on how the project was coordinated and managed. If your designer worked off of HVAC shop drawings, and had your own shop drawings reviewed and approved by the Architect, then the duct is in the wrong spot, you should have no problem getting a change order.
If you cut pipe without shop drawings from the other trades or without your designer verifying actual field conditions, it's probably on you. This is where project management is so crucial to the success of a job. It's also where many contractors try to cut corners and end up getting burned. John Irwin Sprinkler Construction Manager Critical System Solutions, LLC Cell: 813.618.2781 Email: jir...@criticalsystemsolutions.com -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@lists.firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Justin Stewart Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:00 AM To: sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org Subject: Change Orders I am just curious how everyone else in the fire sprinkler industry deals with change orders. For example, everything for a project is prefabricated besides the return bends. Say you have an issue with the HVAC and your main has to be moved how do you go about that? Do you request for a change order? Even if in your quote you have a clause stating after material has been ordered anything extra for moving pipe is an extra to the contract amount. Does this fall under coordination? Thank you very much for any replies in advance. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@lists.firesprinkler.org http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
