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Contractor

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Change order template

A free change order template for contractors: what changes and why, what it costs in labor and materials, how it moves the schedule, and the client's signature before the extra work starts. Cobl builds it from your original contract and quote.

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Format

A4 document

Length

2 pages

Sections

7 sections

Exports

PDF · Word

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What's inside

The seven sections that get extra work paid

A change order is a small contract. Each section answers a question the client will ask when the final invoice arrives.

Original contract reference

The contract or quote number, its date and the original price, so everyone knows which agreement this change modifies.

Description of the change

Exactly what is added, removed or modified, with location and materials. Vague wording is what turns a change order into an argument.

Reason for the change

Client request, hidden condition, design revision or code requirement. The reason usually decides who pays.

Cost breakdown

Labor hours, materials, equipment, permits and markup, line by line, with the new contract total.

Schedule impact

Days added or saved and the new completion date. Leaving it out lets the delay become your responsibility.

Payment terms

When the extra amount is due: on signature, with the next progress payment or on completion.

Approval

Signatures and dates from the client and the contractor before the work starts. Work done before signature is hard to get paid for.

How it works

From this template to client-ready

Start from the template

Click “Use this template”. You start from a real example, with its structure, its method and its design.

Add your context

Nothing to prepare. Cobl asks you the right questions and pulls your company knowledge: your CRM, your tools, your past work and your branding.

Get the best of both

Cobl assembles the two. The rigour of the template, with your content and your branding. So, what comes out is client-ready.

Why this template

Signed before the work, not after

Most change order disputes are not about the price. They start when the work was done on a verbal yes.

Small changes count

Even a small addition gets its own signed line. On most jobs, unpaid work adds up from small favors, not from one big change.

Cost and time travel together

Every change shows its price and its effect on the completion date. Clients accept a delay they signed for.

It points back to the contract

Each change order references the original agreement and the running total, so the final invoice matches what the client approved.

FAQ

Questions about this template

Is the change order template free?

Yes. You can use the structure on this page as it is, for free. You only need a Cobl account when you want Cobl to fill it in with your own contract details, prices and branding.

When does a small change become a change order?

As soon as it changes the price, the schedule or the scope described in your contract. A simple rule: if you would not do it for free for every client, write it up. Small favors that are never written down are where most unpaid work on a job comes from.

How do you get a client to sign a change order?

Before the work starts, not after. Send the change order the same day the change is requested, with the cost and the new completion date, and do not start until it is signed. Clients sign more easily when the price and the delay are on one page and the request is still fresh.

What should a change order include?

A reference to the original contract, a description of the change, the reason for it, a cost breakdown, the effect on the schedule, payment terms and signatures from both sides. The reason for the change matters most when you disagree later, because it decides who pays.

Change order template

The seven sections that get extra work paid

From this template to client-ready

Signed before the work, not after

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