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			      <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">543.202</ph> Authority to issue change orders.</title>
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			      <p class="- topic/p ">This section applies to construction contracts.</p>
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						              <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">COR authority</i>. The contracting officer may authorize a warranted COR to issue change orders. Authorization must be in writing, on a contract-by-contract basis, and must identify any limitations. For example, identify dollar limitations or specify that authority is only valid in emergency situations.</p>
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						              <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Additional restrictions</i>. The Contracting Officer should provide the following instruction to the COR as part of the written authorization:</p>
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								                 For any single change order, the COR may perform some or all of these actions:</p>
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										                     Determining the need for a change.</p>
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										                     Preparing the Government’s cost estimate.</p>
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										                     Conducting negotiations.</p>
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										                     Issuing the change order.</p>
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										                     Inspecting the work.</p>
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								                 For an unpriced change order, if the COR personally performs all the actions in paragraph (1) of this section, the change order must be reviewed by a designated official before issuance or definitization.</p>
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						              <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Review change orders</i>. For unpriced change orders when the COR personally performs all actions, the contracting officer must either personally review each change order or designate a capable official to perform the review. Consider designating the COR’s immediate supervisor or a higher-level official within the organization. Avoid designating more than one official to review change orders issued under an individual contract.</p>
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						              <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Coordination of change orders</i>. Issue change orders only after coordination, as appropriate, with quality control, finance, audit or other technical personnel.</p>
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