TL;DR
A field directive is a written instruction from the owner, architect, or construction manager ordering the contractor to proceed with a change or clarification immediately, with pricing and contract adjustment to be settled afterward through a formal change order. It keeps crews working when a condition can't wait for paperwork — relocating a duct that clashes with a beam, say.
What it means
A field directive is a written instruction from the owner, architect, or construction manager ordering the contractor to proceed with a change or clarification immediately, with pricing and contract adjustment to be settled afterward through a formal change order. It keeps crews working when a condition can't wait for paperwork — relocating a duct that clashes with a beam, say. Contractors log the directive, track its costs separately, and convert it; a job that accumulates unconverted directives is a payment dispute in the making.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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