Requesting Variations

You can request a variation to increase or decrease your contract value on a project.

To request a variation:

  1. From the Enter Billing Details page, use the More drop-down menu to select Request Variations. You can also access the Request Variations page from the My Contract menu.
  2. From the Request Variation dialogue box, enter a number, title, and description for the variation request. These are all required fields.
    • Number: An identifying number for the variation request
    • Title: A heading for the variation request
    • Description: Details of the works covered under the variation request
  3. Optional. Upload a variation attachment.
  4. Enter a monetary value to request a change to your budget.
  5. Optional. Select the Work Started tick box to indicate your organisation already commenced the corresponding works.
  6. Optional. Enter a date to reflect the starting date of the works.

    This field only appears if you select the Work Started tick box.

  7. Optional. Select the Add Line button and repeat steps 2 through 6 if you need to request multiple variations in the same session.
  8. Tick the Select box to the left of each variation.
  9. Select the Submit Selected button to send your variation request to the Head Contractor for assessment.
    • Once you submit a variation, it cannot be edited.
    • If you are not ready to submit your variation request, you can select the Save Draft button. Your entries are saved and you can return to edit them later.
    • If you already have your variation recorded in an Excel spreadsheet, you can upload it directly.

      Variations can be uploaded from comma-separated value (CSV) files. This is useful if there are multiple variations to submit which have been recorded externally in an Excel spreadsheet. See topic Uploading Variations from a CSV.