Definitions for "FIELD ORDER"
A document used by agencies to order, encumber, liquidate, and authorize payment for local purchases. This form is used when an agency has general or specific authority to make the purchase or when the item being purchased falls within the statewide contracts.
An order issued at the site by the owner or CM to clarify and/or require the contractor(s) to perform work not included in the contract documents. A field order normally represents a minor change not involving a change in contract price or time and may or may not be the basis of a change order.
an expedient process used in an emergency or need situation, that in many cases does not i nvolve an adjustment to the contract sum or an extension of the contract time