CHAPTER 7.00-BUSINESS SERVICES
7.114 Change Orders
POLICY:
The Superintendent is authorized to approve construction change orders which will not increase the contract amount more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) over the original contract amount or the last contract amount (increase or decrease) approved by the School Board and recorded in its minutes.
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(2) Approvals shall be for the purpose of expediting the work in progress only.
(2) All requested change orders must be in writing and must be approved in writing before the work is done. If a price quote is received from the school district’s contractor for a change order requested or issued by the district for construction services and the price quote conforms to all statutory requirements and contractual requirements for the project, the district must approve or deny the price quote and send written notice of the decision to the contractor within 35 days after receiving the quote. The denial notice must specify the alleged deficiencies in the price quote and the actions necessary to remedy the deficiencies. If the District fails to provide the contractor with a notice, the change order and price are deemed approved and the district must pay the contractor the amount stated in the price quote upon completion of the change order.
(3) Requested change orders concerning the same subject shall not be split in the event that the sum total of the initial requested change order increases the contract amount by more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
(4) In the Superintendent’s absence, the facilities supervisor shall serve as the Superintendent’s designee.
(5) Copies of all approved change orders shall be provided to the School Board at its first regular or special meeting following the approval date of the change order and entered in its official minutes.
(6) The Superintendent shall annually prepare and the School Board shall approve procedures for Change Orders when a Construction Management Contract is used.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY : 1001.41; 1001.42, F.S.
LAWS IMPLEMENTED: 1001.43; 1013.48, 218.755 F.S.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES(S): 6-2.0010
History: Adopted: January 14, 1999
Revision Date(s): November 22, 2005; February 9, 2010; May 12, 2015; January 13, 2026
Formerly:
