Variattion Orders In Building And Construction Projects In The Koforidua Municipality

ABSTRACTVariation order is a common phenomenon in construction projects. It involves an amendment of the original scope of a project as in the contract. Variation orders are caused from various factors.Variations often cause disputes and dissatisfactions among the parties involved in construction projects. Thus, it is very important to control variation orders in a construction project. According to Calibri">Arain and Pheng (2005) the effects of variation orders oninstitutional building projects revealed that variation orders contribute to increase in construction project cost. In view of this…