Construction
May 20, 2011
California Public Contracting: Modification of Public Contracts
Public contractors should always obtain written change orders before extra work is performed. By Cynthia J. Larsen of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Nearly all public contracts require that a contractor providing services to an agency obtain a written contract amendment, generally known as a change order, to receive payment for additional work not included in its contract. Two recent state appellate decisions shine a spotlight on this long-held principle of California public contracting, one of them emphasizing protection of the agency and public treasury and the other balancing the scor...
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