Mr Ethics

APRIL 23, 2014

Dear Mr. Ethics, We use AIA contract documents with all our owners and subs. We always modify the documents to get better terms for us. We never let the owner or sub know we modified the document. Therefore, I do not think you have acted improperly in not pointing out where you have changed the agreement.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 26, 2013

The American Institute of Architects has announced a series of new documents available with the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents software. These include new BIM and Digital Documents; a new document family, Program Management ; and three free guides.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

One of the most notable changes is a new Contractor-Subcontractor Master Agreement and accompanying work order. The new agreement allows a contractor and subcontractor to agree to a predefined set of terms and conditions that apply to multiple scopes of work.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 16, 2021

Are you using the most comprehensive home builder contracts? From the company that developed the most widely-accepted contracts for commercial construction, AIA Contract Documents released comprehensive contracts for home builders. kcichowicz. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:27.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court.”. There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The American Institute of Architects launched new contract documents. These include a new owner/consultant agreement, as well as six new administrative forms for use on design-build projects.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. The document is simply that good.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 2, 2020

2d 190 (2020), the Supreme Court of Nebraska recently reached the same conclusion when it considered whether a particular contract was a cost-plus contract with a guaranteed maximum price or a lump sum contract. The owners argued that the contract was a fixed fee despite the language to the contrary. Vogler , 937 N.W.2d

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 27, 2012

Last month, ConsensusDOCS released an entirely new online platform to deliver its construction form contracts. ENR journalist Johanna Knapschaefer wrote a good piece about " ConsensusDOCS Contract Library Takes to the Cloud, " where she described the real-time collaboration needed for contract negotiations.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JULY 10, 2022

Del, May 2, 2022), the trial court found that when a bank pays a contractor directly, it can create a legally binding relationship subject to the terms of the construction loan agreements with the owner. The owner and contractor entered into an AIA Contract for the construction management services.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The core components of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), for major construction, and LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC), for repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor new builds, are now available within frameworks that include support services, information environments, and enabling collaborative technologies. AIA California Council.

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NH Construction Law

JULY 22, 2023

Commercial construction subcontracts frequently incorporate by reference provisions of the prime contract between the owner and the general contractor, often with language requiring the subcontractor to assume toward the general contractor all duties owed by the general contractor to the owner. In Costa v. Brait Builders Corp. , 2d 279 (Ga.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A Job Order Contract Execution Guide is a required element for any successful, best management practice JOC Program. The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. DEFINITIONS. authorization.

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CAD Shack

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the upcoming release of six new AIA Contract Documents on October 17, 2008, including a new Building Information Modeling (BIM) exhibit, as well as two new Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) agreements, two new Design-Build agreements and a Scope of Services document.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 11, 2015

. – The Construction Specifications Institute has endorsed the American Institute of Architect’s Design-Build documents. Given the diversity of CSI’s membership, AIA’s Design-Build agreements present a highly desirable means of establishing project teams to meet owner performance requirements.”.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. The contractor is required to build the project in complete compliance with the drawings, specifications, and other contract documents (Figure 1). Prime contract between the owner and design-builder. Images courtesy HDR.

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BD+C

AUGUST 28, 2023

Navigating challenges in construction administration 0 qpurcell Mon, 08/28/2023 - 14:25 Building Team Vessel Architecture's Rebekah Schranck, AIA, shares how the demanding task of construction administration can be challenging, but crucial. This enables them to identify potential modifications prior to the finalization of documents.

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Construction Lawyer

JANUARY 28, 2014

Nordic PCL Construction , provides a lesson in how not to draft construction agreements. Subsequently, Safeway made further revisions to various contract documents, including an AIA Document A101-1997 and A201-1997. The final executed documents contain numerous modifications to the standard form AIA documents.

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Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Frequently, the parties do not consult with a construction attorney when drafting contracts. This might be acceptable when the parties use standard forms, such as the American Institute of Architects documents, but the situation can rapidly disintegrate when the parties use home-brewed documents or heavily edit the standard documents.

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Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 21, 2014

If the contract between the parties does not mention license, but gives a general permission to use the plans, an implied license can be inferred. The standard AIA agreements contain an express license. For instance, AIA Document B101 (2007), the owner-architect agreement, contains this provision: § 7.3

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Whether a BIM model is considered a Contract Document required to be followed is a matter for agreement among the project participants. In the absence of agreement on the point, ordinary contract principles will determine whether a party’s reliance on a BIM model furnished by the other party is reasonable.

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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NH Construction Law

MARCH 26, 2022

A common misperception among commercial contractors, particularly those who use standard form contracts, is that their warranty obligations only last for a year. The AIA’s popular A201 (2017) General Conditions imposes several warranty obligations on the contractor. The basic one is found in Section 3.5.1, ” Section 3.9.1

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I had a speaking engagement today here in Kenner, Louisiana (a suburb of New Orleans) whereby I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of contractors and architects regarding construction contracts. The bulk of the discussion focused on the most contested provisions within construction contracts. Prime/Subcontractors Contracts.

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NH Construction Law

AUGUST 21, 2022

Many performance bonds (the popular AIA A312 is an example) state that the surety’s obligation is not triggered unless the principal’s contract has been terminated. Conversely, not terminating also forgoes the protection of the bond – if termination is an enforceable condition of the surety’s liability.

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Construction Law Monitor

MAY 15, 2014

Construction change orders are some of the most litigated and disputed documents in all of construction law. Lastly, its a directive given by the owner when time and/or cost are not in agreement. Basically this is an order to do something even though there is no agreement as to timing and/or price. What Happens Next?

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Construction Law Monitor

MAY 14, 2014

Construction change orders are some of the most litigated and disputed documents in all of construction law. Lastly, its a directive given by the owner when time and/or cost are not in agreement. Basically this is an order to do something even though there is no agreement as to timing and/or price. Related articles.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 2, 2012

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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Construction Lawyer

MARCH 16, 2012

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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NH Construction Law

MAY 24, 2020

For everyone’s protection, construction contracts often contain provisions for suspending work when a hazardous substance is encountered at a job site, with companion clauses governing extensions of time and extra compensation. The AIA’s popular A201 General Conditions (2017), for example, contains these provisions: § 10.3.1

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

On the left of this spectrum, you have those Design-Build projects that use bridging documents, lowest bidder selection, and a team that doesn’t work well together. The biggest problem with this model is that when you have an architect prepare bridging documents, you’ve just made all the big decisions without the input of the building team.

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Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

This is evidently the only way to make the system truly fair and avoid the potential of public money going to contractors that would be in the political or personal best interests of those awarding the contract. But let’s not forget about the most risky contract clause of all. But again, what else do you want to do?

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Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The AIA provision in the owner-architect agreement (there was a similar provision in the owner-contractor agreement) read: 8.3 Initially, the trial court refused to apply this “private contract limitations” provision. contracts litigation' Therefore, the four-year construction statute of limitations did not apply.

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Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 28, 2007

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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