Committee debates how to report change orders; members propose lowering threshold
Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
ODOT staff proposed flagging change orders above $500,000; committee members suggested a lower threshold for large projects and recommended a running cumulative summary and narrative context to explain cost escalations.
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ODOT staff said the draft template would flag change orders that exceed $500,000 or those that extend a project’s schedule by more than 30 days. The committee debated how to surface both large single orders and the cumulative effect of many smaller orders so reviewers can see why project costs rise over time.
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