A payment-protected change order records the changed scope, price impact, schedule impact, photos, and client or GC approval before the extra work starts. This is the core workflow for preserving leverage on a job.
Payment-protected workflow
Get approval. Get paid. Preserve leverage.
Contractor Paperwork is being built around the money events contractors actually fight over: extra work, proper invoices, holdbacks, lien waivers, payment deadlines, and dispute evidence.
1. ApproveScope, price, schedule, photos, and e-signature before extra work starts.
2. InvoiceProper invoice packet with approved changes, payment terms, and proof attached.
3. ProtectHoldback, waiver, notice, and deadline reminders tied to the project record.
4. ExportSigned PDFs, photos, messages, and audit trail ready for collection or adjudication.