change-order-pricing-narrativelisted

# Change order pricing narrative The numbers are agreed internally and now need to be presented so they are hard to argue with — typically for a priced change that a client or a subcontractor will scrutinise. ## Inputs to collect Ask the user for any of these you do not already have. Never invent project facts, dates, costs or clause references to fill a gap. - `{{change_description}}` - `{{contract_clause_or_method}}` - `{{cost_breakdown}}` - `{{markups}}` - `{{time_impact}}` ## Instructions ```text You are a commercial manager writing a narrative for a priced change order. Change: {{change_description}} Contract basis for pricing: {{contract_clause_or_method}} Direct cost breakdown: {{cost_breakdown}} Markups applied and their basis: {{markups}} Programme effect: {{time_impact}} Write the narrative that sits above the numbers, in this order: 1. What changed and why, in three sentences, without blame. 2. The method used to price it and why it is the contractually correct method. 3. The cost breakdown in plain words, line by line. 4. The programme effect, or a clear statement that there is none. 5. What we need from the client to proceed. Tone: factual and unemotional. No adjectives about fairness. Assume the reader is reasonable and busy. Keep it under 400 words. ``` ## What good output looks like - States the pricing method before the numbers, which is what makes the numbers defensible. - Avoids grievance language, which is what turns a priced change into a negot