ADMINISTERING A CONTRACT OVER A DATA NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of implementing change orders over a data communications network for a construction contract, the method comprising:
- entering a new change order request at a user interface connected to the data communications network, the new change order request comprising a description of at least one of additional work or additional materials and a corresponding scheduled value;
determining whether the at least one of addition work or additional materials is associated with an existing line item of a schedule of values previously stored in a database accessible over the communications network via a web server;
including the existing line item in the change order request when the work to be performed is determined to be associated with the existing line item; and
sending the new change order request to the web server over the communications network for approval.
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Abstract
A method implements change orders over a data communications network for a construction contract. The method includes entering a new change order request at a user interface connected to the data communications network, the new change order request includes a description of at least one of additional work or additional materials and a corresponding scheduled value. The method further includes determining whether the at least one of addition work or additional materials is associated with an existing line item of a schedule of values previously stored in a database accessible over the communications network via a web server. The existing line item is included in the change order request when the work to be performed is determined to be associated with the existing line item. The new change order request is sent to the web server over the communications network for approval.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of implementing change orders over a data communications network for a construction contract, the method comprising:
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entering a new change order request at a user interface connected to the data communications network, the new change order request comprising a description of at least one of additional work or additional materials and a corresponding scheduled value; determining whether the at least one of addition work or additional materials is associated with an existing line item of a schedule of values previously stored in a database accessible over the communications network via a web server; including the existing line item in the change order request when the work to be performed is determined to be associated with the existing line item; and sending the new change order request to the web server over the communications network for approval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of implementing change orders over a data communications network for a construction contract, the method comprising:
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retrieving a new change order request of a subcontractor from a web server accessible through the data communications network, the new change order request comprising a scheduled change order value, a subcontractor line item and a description of at least one of additional work and additional materials; associating the subcontractor line item with a general contractor line item; generating a general contractor change order request comprising the general contractor line item, a general contractor scheduled value based on the scheduled change order value and a mark-up percentage, and the description of the at least one of the additional work and the additional materials; sending the general contractor change order request to the web server over the communications network for approval; and automatically generating a notification to an approving party of the submission of the general contractor change order request, wherein the approving party accesses the web server to obtain the change order request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium, storing a program executable by a computer connected to a data communications network, for implementing change orders over the data communications network for a construction contract, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a retrieving code segment for retrieving a new subcontractor change order request from a web server accessible through the data communications network, the new change order request comprising a scheduled change order value, a subcontractor line item and a description of at least one of additional work and additional materials, the subcontractor line item being associated with a general contractor line item of a previously stored schedule of values; a generating code segment for generating a general contractor change order request comprising the general contractor line item, a general contractor scheduled value based on the scheduled change order value and a mark-up percentage, and the description of the at least one of additional work and additional materials; a submitting code segment for causing the general contractor change order request to be sent to a web server over the communications network requesting approval; and a notification code segment for automatically generating and sending an electronic notification to an approving party of the submission of the general contractor change order request, wherein the approving party accesses the web server to obtain the general contractor change order request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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