Change order software
Change order software for electrical contractors
Turn a CCD, ASI, RFI or T&M ticket into a priced, GC-ready change order in minutes instead of hours, then track it until it is approved and billed.
14 days free. No credit card.
Why electrical change orders lose money
Most change orders that lose money don't lose it on the labor rate. They lose it on scope buried in notes and schedules that never made the takeoff, labor priced at new-construction productivity for occupied or after-hours work, markup the subcontract doesn't allow, written notice sent after the window closed, and approved changes nobody remembered to bill. Electrical Change Orders is built around those five failure points.
How it works
- Step 1
Drop in the change document
Upload the CCD, ASI, RFI response, bulletin, revised sheets or T&M ticket. The app reads it against your base contract scope and lists every electrical change, with where it is and why it changed.
- Step 2
Get an itemized takeoff and price
Each change becomes takeoff lines with quantities, labor units and material pricing, plus a low, likely and high labor range. Your contract's overhead, profit and sub markup are applied per job.
- Step 3
Send a GC-ready package
A written scope narrative, includes and exclusions, schedule impact, a proposal PDF and the cover email. Every line is yours to review and edit before it goes out.
- Step 4
Track it until it is paid
The CO log shows status, days outstanding and who has the ball, reminds you to follow up with the GC, and flags approved changes that have not made the pay app yet.
What's included
- Scope pulled from CCDs, ASIs, RFIs, bulletins, drawings and T&M tickets
- Itemized takeoff with labor units and a three-point labor range
- Contract markup per job: material, overhead, profit and sub work, with a warning when a CO goes above it
- Risk flags for spec conflicts, missing quotes and schedule impact
- Written notice deadline tracking with ready-to-send notice letters
- CCD and not-to-exceed tracking with 75% and 90% alerts
- Phone T&M tickets the GC signs on screen, rolled into the CO price
- Vendor quote requests with follow-ups
- CO log with ball-in-court, follow-up reminders and Excel or PDF export
How it compares to other change order tools
Most construction change order software is built to route and approve changes. Electrical Change Orders is built to price them.
| Option | How change orders get priced | With Electrical Change Orders |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheets and Word templates | Free and flexible, but every CO starts from a blank takeoff, markup is retyped by hand, and nothing reminds you to follow up or bill. | The takeoff, price and narrative are drafted from the document itself, with your contract markup applied and the log kept for you. |
| General construction management platforms | Strong at routing and approving change events across all trades, but built for the GC side. The pricing still has to come from somewhere. | Built for the electrical subcontractor who has to price the change: labor units, conduit and wire, devices, NEC and spec checks. |
| Estimating software change order modules | Accurate pricing once the change is taken off, but someone still has to read the CCD and do the takeoff by hand first. | Starts one step earlier: it reads the change document and drafts the takeoff, and its lines can be copied into your estimating system. |
Questions
- What kinds of change documents does it read?
- CCDs, ASIs, RFI responses, bulletins, revised drawing sheets, specs, field directives, vendor quotes and T&M tickets, as PDFs or images.
- Does it replace my estimating software?
- No. It drafts the change order takeoff and price so you are not starting from zero. Rows can be copied into Accubid and similar tools if that is where your pricing lives.
- Is it only for electrical contractors?
- Yes. The labor units, materials, risk checks and narrative are written for electrical work: power, lighting, fire alarm, low voltage and site electrical.
- What does it cost?
- One plan with every feature: $179 per month including the first user, and $59 per month for each added user. Annual billing gets two months free. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
New to pricing changes? Start with the electrical change order pricing guide or the free change notice letter tool.
Price your next change order in minutes
Upload the document and see the scope, takeoff and price. 14-day free trial, no credit card.