The AIA Contract Documents Program
The AIA Contract Documents Program, the oldest and most
comprehensive program of its kind in the world, develops standardized contract forms and
administrative procedures that provide the building industry with a basis for nationwide
uniformity for contractual relationships in the design and construction process. The
Documents Committee responds to AIA member needs, changes in the construction industry's
practices, new legal developments, and AIA policies.
To increase
member knowledge and general understanding, the committee, staff and consultants assist in
conducting education and promotion programs. Furthermore, the committee, through powers
delegated to it by the AIA Board of Directors, speaks for and acts on behalf of the
Institute membership in matters related to AIA documents. The committee also takes on a
national leadership role through liaison with such groups as the National Construction
Industry Dispute Resolution Committee and other groups representing engineers, landscape
architects, interior designers, contractors, subcontractors, lenders, lawyers and security
bonding companies.
Among the Documents Committee's charges are:
To that end, the committee, with aid from AIA staff and outside legal and insurance
advisers, reviews, writes and updates AIA contract documents and forms. The committee may
make adjustments, revisions and withdrawals of AIA documents with the assent of the
executive vice president/CEO under AIA's governance policies.
AIA Introduces Revamped Contract Documents Software
New EF V3.0 Offers Enhanced Functionality and
Flexible Pricing Options
American
Institute of Architects
The
American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the
availability of EF V3.0, a thoroughly revamped version of its
electronic-format contract documents software. The new EF V3.0,
which includes new features designed to help lower project costs
and expand business opportunities, is backed by an unconditional
90-day full refund guarantee.
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AIA Introduces
International Contract Documents
The AIA added a new
International family (INT) of contract documents. The two
documents are the B611/INT-2002 and B621/INT-2002
both retail for $8.30. Developed
by members of the AIA Documents Committee and the AIA International
Committee, the documents provide standard forms of agreement for U.S.
architects working for foreign clients. Because it is assumed U.S.
architects will not be licensed in the foreign countries where they accept
projects, the architect is identified in the agreements as a consultant,
rather than an architect. Both documents assume the following:
- The agreement will be used for a project located outside the United States;
and
- The owner, called the client to reflect foreign practices, will retain a
local architect.
B611/INT-2002,
Standard form of Agreement Between Client and Consultant for Use Where the
Project is Located Outside the United States, is a standard long form
agreement with seven optional exhibits. Architects may incorporate any of
these exhibits into the agreement to further delineate their consultant
services. The exhibits include descriptions of evaluations and planning
services, schematic design/design development services, construction
documents services, and construction procurement/construction services, as
well as a matrix of consultants' services, a table of projected travel
costs, and a table of hourly rates.
The B621/NT-2002,
Abbreviated Standard Form of Agreement Between Client and Consultant for Use
Where the Project is Located Outside the United States, is suitable for
general international work of a limited scope. |
