Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Sixth Edition

Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Sixth Edition is a current, comprehensive, and practical resource to help you master and use the construction industry contract terms set forth by the various agreements between owners, contractors and architects. This new Sixth Edition delivers complete coverage of the following key AIA Documents:

• AIA Document A101: Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor— Stipulated
• AIA Document A201: General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
• AIA Document B101: Owner Architect Agreement for Basic Services—Large Projects
• AIA Document B103: Owner Architect Agreement for Basic Services—X Large Projects
• AIA Document B104: Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Architect—Project of Limited Scope (Medium Projects)

Designed to help you draft agreements that best protect your clients’ interests in every situation, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Sixth Edition provides:

• Accurate and practical clause-by-clause analysis—enabling you to gain greater understanding of every AIA document provision
• Invaluable alternate language—allowing you to customize agreements to meet the requirements of specific circumstances
• Guidance you need to negotiate language, clauses and terms in contracts between architects and owners, and owners and contractors.

Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Sixth Edition also includes in-depth cross- references to every other important document throughout. The author highlights all the changes from the 1997 forms to the 2007 forms and identifies where issues are most likely to arise as a result of these recent changes.

Previous Edition: Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Fifth Edition, ISBN 9780735574540

AIA Document B101 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect

• Article 1: Initial Information
• Article 2: Architect’s Responsibilities
• Article 3: Scope of Architect’s Basic Services
• Article 4: Additional Services
• Article 5: Owner’s Responsibilities
• Article 6: Cost of the Work
• Article 7: Instruments of Service
• Article 8: Claims and Disputes
• Article 9: Termination or Suspension
• Article 10: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article 11: Compensation
• Article 12: Special Terms and Conditions
• Article 13: Scope of the Agreement
• Article A.1: Project Information
• Article A.2: Project Team

Alternative Language for AIA Document B101

• Miscellaneous Provisions
• Cost of the Work
• Instruments of Service
• Compensation

AIA Document A201 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction

• Article 1: General Provisions
• Article 2: Owner A
• Article 3: Contractor
• Article 4: Architect
• Article 5: Subcontractors
• Article 6: Construction by Owner or by Separate Contractors
• Article 7: Changes in the Work
• Article 8: Time
• Article 9: Payments and Completion
• Article 10: Protection of Persons and Property
• Article 11: Insurance and Bonds
• Article 12: Uncovering and Correction Of Work
• Article 13: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article 14: Termination or Suspension of the Contract
• Article 15: Claims and Disputes

AIA Document B103 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Large or Complex Project

• Article 1: Initial Information
• Article 2: Architect’s Responsibilities
• Article 3: Scope of Architect’s Basic Services
• Article 4: Additional Services
• Article 5: Owner’s Responsibilities
• Article 6: Cost of The Work
• Article 7: Copyrights and Licenses
• Article 8: Claims and Disputes
• Article 9: Termination or Suspension
• Article 10: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article 11: Compensation
• Article 12: Special Terms and Conditions
• Article 13: Scope of the Agreement

Alternative Language for AIA Document B103

• Owner’s Responsibilities
• Cost of the Work

AIA Document B104 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Project of Limited Scope

• Article 1: Initial Information
• Article 2: Architect’s Responsibilities
• Article 3: Scope of Architect’s Basic Services
• Article 4: Additional Services
• Article 5: Owner’s Responsibilities
• Article 6: Cost of the Work
• Article 7: Copyrights and Licenses
• Article 8: Claims and Disputes
• Article 9: Termination or Suspension
• Article 10: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article 11: Compensation
• Article 12: Special Terms and Conditions
• Article 13: Scope of the Agreement

Alternative Language for AIA Document B104

• Architect’s Schedule
• Schematic Design Phase Services
• Submittals
• Additional Services
• Compensation

AIA Document A101 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor

• Article 1: The Contract Documents
• Article 2: The Work of This Contract
• Article 3: Date of Commencement and Substantial Completion
• Article 4: Contract Sum
• Article 5: Payments
• Article 6: Dispute Resolution
• Article 7: Termination or Suspension
• Article 8: Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article 9: Enumeration of Contract Documents
• Article 10: Insurance and Bonds