AIA Releases New Contract Documents to Aid Efficiency and Collaboration

March 10th, 2015 by Fiedler Group

In a step toward creating efficiencies and fostering greater collaboration between architects, contractors, and others, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has added eight new documents to the AIA Contract Documents portfolio.

The documents are now available in the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents software, through AIA Documents-on-Demand Plus, and AIA Documents-on-Demand.

Six of the documents belong to the Conventional (A201) family, while the remaining documents belong to the Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) and Program Manager families.

The new documents include:

  • A121-2014: Standard Form of Master Agreement Between Owner and Contractor, Where Work is Provided Under Multiple Work Order
  • A121-2014: Exhibit A: Determination of the Cost of the Work
  • A221-2014: Work Order for use with Master Agreement Between Owner and Contractor
  • B121-2014: Standard  Form of Master Agreement Between Owner and Architect for Services provided under Multiple Service Orders
  • B221-2014: Service Order for use with Master Agreement Between Owner and Architect
  • C421-2014: Standard Form of Master Agreement Between Architect and Consultant for Services Provided Under Multiple Service Orders
  • C422-2014: Service Order for use with Master Agreement Between Architect and Consultant
  • B133-2014: Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect, Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) Edition
  • C172-2014: Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Program Manager for use on a Single Project

The master agreements are appropriate for smaller projects or when the architect is providing a number of services over a period of time.

The standard form of agreement between owner and architect outlines the architect’s services when a construction manager as constructor delivery model is utilized.

And the standard form of agreement between owner and program manager allows an owner to engage a program manager to act as its advisor throughout the project’s design and construction phases.

According to Deborah M. DeBernard, AIA, NCARB, Architect AIBC, LEED BD&C, senior vice president, global innovation at AIA, the new documents each provide a solutions to challenges faced by customers in the architecture industry.

To learn more about the new documents, please read AIA’s release on the matter.

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