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What is NYC RCNY § 4-02?

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(a) Policy. (1) All changes to existing contracts shall be approved by the ACCO and shall be reflected in a change order, which, once authorized, shall become a part of the original contract.

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§ 4-02 Contract Changes.

RCNY § 4-02

(a)Policy.

(1)All changes to existing contracts shall be approved by the ACCO and shall be reflected in a change order, which, once authorized, shall become a part of the original contract. A copy of the change order shall be sent to the vendor within ten days after authorization of the change. Vendors who deviate from the requirements of the original contract without a duly authorized change order do so at their own risk.

(2)The ACCO may include in any solicitation a provision for determining the cost of expected changes, so that these costs can be competitively determined before award.

(b)Types of changes permitted.

(3)Small purchases. Changes to small purchases shall not bring the total value of the procurement to an amount greater than the small purchase limits.

(4)Subcontracts. Changes to construction subcontracts shall be made in accordance with 9 RCNY § 4-13(d).

(c)Adjustments of price or time for performance. The vendor may be entitled to a price adjustment for extra work performed or to be performed pursuant to a written change order. If any part of the contract work is necessarily delayed by a change order, the vendor may be entitled to an extension of time for performance. Adjustments to price shall be validated for reasonableness by using appropriate price and cost analysis.

(d)Documentation.

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