Potential change orders (PCOs)

PCOs can result from owner directives, bulletins, clarifications, or changes to the original plans. Any of these changes might require a change to your contract with the owner and possibly the contracts with your subcontractors. PCOs are sometimes referred to as cost control numbers (CCN), change estimates, anticipated cost numbers, proposed change orders, and change proposal requests.

A PCO is the starting point for the change order process. You can use PCO items to track possible and actual changes, as well as their impact on the budget and cost. As a PCO moves from being a possible cost to being part of a change order, you can update the PCO to track the impact of the changes.

The PCO includes a banner for information from the PCO grid, which includes the following budget and cost information:

  • Estimate: The estimated amount, typically entered by the project manager, project engineer, or appropriate general contractor.
  • Proposed: The proposed amount provided by the trade contractor.
  • Approved: The approved amount that is agreed upon.
  • Applied: The amount that is applied to the budget or resulting subcontract change order (SCO). This amount is set automatically to the same value as the nearest right-hand column and can be manually changed as needed.
  • To view and modify the PCO items for companies other than your own, you need the Can Access PCO Items for All Companies permission.
  • The Potential Change Orders module displays the estimated amounts for unlocked records and the approved amounts are for locked records.
  • The Links panel displays the change order requests (CORs) and prime contract change orders (PCCOs) that the PCO is linked to.