Price scope changes, get them approved, protect your margin
A change order in Foreman is a client-ready record you price straight from the project budget. Send it for the client to review and accept or sign online — and when they do, the approved cost commits to the budget and the contract value moves. Every change tracked.
Priced from the budget
Pull the affected lines straight from the project budget — no re-keying numbers. Adjust quantities and the change total updates live.
Approved online
Send the change order to your client. They review and accept — or sign it — from their portal. No printing, no chasing paper.
Margin protected, every change tracked
Accepted change orders commit their cost to the budget and move the contract value. Nothing slips through unbilled.
Build the change from real budget lines
Open a change order — a kind of Client Agreement — and click Add from budget to pull in the lines this change affects. Adjust quantities and the totals update as you type. If a line already has a committed price from an earlier record, you'll see a 'Committed $X — will replace' chip, so you always know what this change overwrites.
Send it, and the status tracks itself
Add the client as a recipient — toggle Signature on if you want it signed — and send. The change order moves through draft → sent → viewed → accepted on its own as the client opens and responds in their portal. No status updates to type by hand.
On acceptance, the budget commits automatically
The moment the client accepts a budget-linked change order, Foreman commits its approved prices to the project budget and the contract value reflects the change — no double-entry. If a change order is later declined or deleted, that commitment is reversed and the budget rebuilds.
How it works
Three steps. That's it.
Create a change order
From Records, create a new record, pick the project, and choose Change Order under Client Agreements. The builder opens ready to price.
Add the changed lines
Click Add from budget, pick the lines this change affects, and adjust quantities. The change total is calculated for you.
Send and get sign-off
Add the client and send. They accept or sign online — and the approved cost commits to the budget and contract value.
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