Sell and cost on one record
Each change order records a sell impact and a cost impact, so the margin on the change is visible from the moment you raise it.
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Change orders that show the margin on every change
Capture every change to your prime contract after baseline, the sell and the cost, so the margin on each change order is clear before you submit it for approval.
Additional balcony waterproofingCO-007
Additional waterproofing membrane and detailing to balcony slab edges and door thresholds, all apartment levels, to rectify a design gap identified during frame stage.
Sell impact
The amount charged to the client — moves the contract sum when the change order is approved.
| Additional balcony waterproofing — client-approved scope addition | +$42,500.00 |
| Total | +$42,500.00 |
Cost impact
What this change is expected to cost you, per cost code — adjusts the budget on approval.
| Waterproofing membrane supply & install07-100Waterproofing | +$31,200.00 |
| Total | +$31,200.00 |
One record pairs the sell impact charged to the client (+$42,500.00) with the expected cost (+$31,200.00), so the $11,300.00 margin is visible before the change order is approved. On approval the sell side moves the head-contract sum and the cost side adjusts the budget on 07-100.
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Every change to the contract, both sell and cost
A clear approval workflow
Take each change through create, submit and approve, with status tracked so everyone knows what's agreed, pending or draft.
Contract value stays live
Change orders adjust the contract scope and value after baseline, sitting alongside the prime contract schedule of values.
How it works
The whole change order, in one place
Raise the change, capture the sell and cost, and track it through to approved.
Sell impact+$42,500.00
Cost impact+$31,200.00
Margin$11,300.00
Capture both sides
Record the sell impact (what you bill) and the cost impact (what it costs you) on one record.
DraftSubmittedApproved
Approved 07/03/2026 · now in the contract sum
Run a clear workflow
Move each change through create, submit and approve, with status tracked at every step.
| Sell | +$42,500.00 |
| Cost | +$31,200.00 |
| Margin | $11,300.00 |
| Margin % | 26.6% |
See margin before you commit
Sell and cost sit side by side, so you see the margin, and the running effect on the job, before approval.
| Original contract | $4,807,500.00 |
| CO-007Balcony waterproofing | +$42,500.00 |
| Revised contract sum | $4,850,000.00 |
Keep the contract value live
Changes adjust contract scope and value after baseline, sitting alongside the prime contract schedule of values.
Sell · to client+$42,500.00
07-100Waterproofing+$31,200.00
ex tax · one cost code
Hold the money precisely
Sell and cost impacts are held precisely and tax-exclusive at the boundaries.
| CO-005 | Facade cladding upgrade | Submitted |
| CO-006 | Lobby joinery revision | Draft |
| CO-007 | Balcony waterproofing | Approved |
Track status at a glance
Every change order carries its status, so open, submitted and approved changes are visible without chasing anyone.
Connected to the whole job
Change orders live on your prime contract
They extend the contract after baseline, alongside the prime contract schedule of values: where the SOV freezes the original sum, change orders capture every agreed change on top of it. The cost impact flows into the same budget view you track the job in. Subcontractor-side changes are handled separately as subcontract change orders.
Change order · CO-007
+$31,200
cost impact · sell +$42,500 moves the contract
posts
Budget · 07-100 Waterproofing
+$31,200
budget adjusts on approval, per cost code
Margin held
$11,300
26.6% · visible before you commit
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Frequently asked questions
The sell impact is the change to what you bill the client; the cost impact is the change to what the work costs you. Holding both on the same record makes the margin on the change visible.
Each one moves through a create, submit and approve workflow. You draft it, submit it for approval, and approve it, with status tracked at each step.
Yes. Change orders capture changes to the contract scope and value after baseline, sitting alongside the prime contract schedule of values so the contract sum stays current.
No. Change orders are prime contract changes on the sell side with your client. Changes with a subcontractor are handled separately as subcontract change orders.
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