SECTION 697 - FIELD CHANGE PAYMENT (Last Revised January, 2020)
697-1 Description
697-1.01 General. The Field Change Payment (FCP) provides a contract contingency allowance for the
timely payment of authorized extra work that was completed to fulfill the intent of the contract documents.
697-1.02 Eligible Work. Only the following extra work will be eligible for FCP item payments:
A.Work within the scope of the contract.
B.Completed additional quantities of existing contract items of work processed as unit bid prices:
1.Up to 200% of original contract quantity for Minor Items of work.
2.More than 200% of a Minor Item original contract quantity that results in an increase less than $5,000.00 from the original contract amount.
3.Up to 125% of original contract quantity for Major Items of work.
C.Completed additional quantities of existing contract items that have exceeded the threshold quantities, but have unit bid prices that are acceptable by comparison to the Weighted Average Awarded Prices or the Average of the Three Lowest Bidders.
D.Completed additional quantities of existing contract items that have exceeded the threshold quantities, which requires the use of new item numbers, and renegotiated prices that are acceptable by comparison to the Weighted Average Awarded Prices or the Average of the Three Lowest Bidders.
E.Completed quantities of new contract items of work with Agreed Prices that are acceptable by comparison to the Weighted Average Awarded Prices.
F.Fuel, Asphalt, or Steel Adjustment items calculated for eligible work completed.
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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Section 600 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS (USC) January 1, 2026 VOLUME 3
697-2 MATERIALS. None specified.
697-3 CONSTRUCTION DETAILS. None specified.
697-4 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT. The unit price shown in the proposal for this item will be
considered as the unit price bid and shall not be altered in any manner. Should the amount shown be altered, the figure entered will be disregarded and the original unit price will be used to determine the total amount bid for the contract.
697-5 BASIS OF PAYMENT. All work to be paid under the FCP item must receive prior authorization
in conformance with §104-02 Changes, Contingencies, Extra Work and Deductions. Disputed work, force account work, work associated with §104-10 Value Engineering Change Proposals, or payments for time-related provisions are not eligible for FCP item payment. FCP item payments will be determined from the quantities and unit prices of eligible work that have been completed. Work for which FCP item payments are processed will be paid in accordance with the specifications governing the work. Prior to processing the final agreement, the FCP item payments will be reconciled through an Order- on-Contract, such that the amount of FCP item payments is converted to the corresponding quantities of the pertinent contract pay items. When the amount of FCP item payments is transferred to the appropriate items, the remaining amount of FCP funds will be deleted. Payment will be made under: Item No. Item Pay Unit 697.03 Field Change Payment (FCP) Dollars-Cents
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Source: Standard Specifications (US Customary Units), 2026 (Jan) Edition. Pages 1042–1043 of 1,489. View official source ↗