4626. CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

4626 CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS 4626.1 The Contracting Officer may modify a contract subject to the provisions of this section. 4626.2 A modification must be within the general scope of the original contract. Any requirement for extra work that goes beyond the contract’s general scope shall be the subject of a new procurement. 4626.3 A contract modification in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be approved by the CCO. 4626.4 A contract modification may be effected: (a) By a bilateral agreement executed by the Contracting Officer and an authorized representative of the contractor; or (b) By the Contracting Officer’s issuance of a written change order, when the contract includes a changes clause permitting the Contracting Officer to make unilateral changes in the contract work. Under such a clause, the contractor is obligated to perform in accordance with a change order issued by the Contracting Officer, and the contract price is adjusted to reflect the increase or decease in costs caused by the change. Source: Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 8507 (October 8, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3086 (April 18, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4565, 4593 (May 27, 2011).