Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-9-27-80.5

Sec. 80.5. (a) If a change in the original specifications of a contract for the construction or reconstruction of a drain becomes necessary during the construction or reconstruction, the county surveyor may issue a change order to add, delete, or change an item in the contract.  A change order issued under this subsection becomes an addendum to the contract.

(b) The county surveyor may issue a change order under subsection (a) without obtaining prior approval from the board.  The county surveyor shall report a change order issued under subsection (a) to the board at the next meeting of the board following the issuance of the change order.

(c) A change order issued under subsection (a) must be directly related to the drain project that is the subject of the original contract.

(d) The amount of a contract plus the amount of all change orders to the contract issued under this section may not exceed the following by more than twenty percent (20%):