Carlene Hatcher
Capability Example
Cost Benefit Analysis
Project Change Request
CHANGE REQUESTED: 
Customer: Susan Darby Change ORDER assigned:
Project: Home Remodel CO#:  152-1
Project #: 152 CO Type: Scope Expansion
Change Request #: 1 CO Date 3/30/2023
Change Request Date: 3/28/2023
Description: Susan asked for an additional 300sf interior room for use as a family room/guest room with bathroom, exterior floor to ceiling glass doors and a deck/sunroom beyond.  This will be split into two change requests: #1 for the interior room with exterior and 
ROUGH ESTIMATES ONLY -- NEED BIDS FOR SUBCONTRACTED WORK
Our Cost Estimate Cust Price Estimate
QUANTIFIABLE COSTS
Architectural redrawing fees $2,000.00 $2,200.00
Additional Project Costs: 
Permit fees $50.00 $55.00
Inspection meeting time $200.00 $220.00
Materials $10,000.00 $11,000.00
Components $500.00 $550.00
Hardware $1,000.00 $1,100.00
Fixtures $5,000.00 $5,500.00
Clean up services $300.00 $330.00
Labor $1,500.00 $1,650.00
Subcontractor 
Plumbing $1,000.00 $1,100.00
Electrical $2,000.00 $2,200.00
Roofing $5,000.00 $5,500.00
Drywall $500.00 $550.00
Totals $29,050.00 $31,955.00
NOTE:   Cannot get firm subcontractor bids at this time and so can only estimate subcontractor costs at this time. 
Final change request approval will be delayed, but we can estimate costs with conditions now for Susan's consideration.
RISKS Highly possible scheduling issues to get this done in concert with the origiinal remodel schedule. A separate RFPs will have to be sent out and subcontractors chosen. This change willl have to be fit into all subcontractor's workload already in progress.
OPPORTUNITY COSTS TO US If we do not accept the additional project, our customer will be disappointed and may interpret us as not being flexible or accomodating, something that is important to us. We like our customers to be happy with their "new" homes and stake our reputation 
OPPORTUNITY COSTS TO OUR CUSTOMER As she has recently, since construction began, expressed an interest in having additional space for her grandkids to come and stay for the summers, as opposed to her original thought of just occassional overnight stays, she may feel like there is not enou
RECOMMENDATIONS Accept as an "add-on/scope expansion change order" or separtate project to be estimated now, but scheduled after completion of the primary. The electrical work for this change request should be done in conjunction with the kitchen remodel so as to make th
ACTIONS TAKEN Actions taken as per recommendation. Proceeded with inclusion of this change as a "Scope Expansion" and added the electrical work to the kitchen remodel work to save timie and cost and get a better finished remodel.