Analysis of the Cause and Effect of Contract Change Order on Construction Projects in Banyumas Regency

Change Order (CO) in a building construction project can lead to modification in the scope of work, execution time, or cost. Therefore, a Contract Change Order (CCO) is ensued. Many government building projects in Banyumas Regency are going through Contract Change Orders, whether big-scale or small-scale construction projects. An analysis is conducted to investigate the causes and effects of the Contract Change Order on building projects in the Banyumas Regency to anticipate the Contract Change Order so that it occurs as minimally as possible using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis method. This study identified ten (10) factors that cause Change Order. The data came from questionnaires from 30 respondents who work on construction projects in Banyumas Regency. Each respondent gave their opinion on the frequency and effect by using a Likert scale of 1-5. Of the ten (10) factors that caused CCO, the most dominant is the contractor's problem. Of the three (3) factors that affect Contract Change Order (CCO), the factor that affects quality the most is regulation and policy changes, the factor that affects cost the most are security and safety obstacles, and the one that affects time the most is the project owner policy.