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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

References: AIA (2007). The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC AGC (2010). Integrated Project Delivery: Case Studies, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC Construction Users Roundtable (CURT). Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide.” Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners.

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Navigating A&E Professional Liability

Construction Business Owner

The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast recently projected that spending will increase by nearly 9 percent this year, with another 8 percent gain in 2016. Size is also an issue. In fact, findings by the United States Energy Information Administration found that there were 5.6

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#116:  Termination as a Condition of Performance Bond Liability

NH Construction Law

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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Louisiana Court Enforces AIA Wavier of Subrogation to Preclude Carrier’s Recovery

Constructlaw

The appellate court explained that while subrogation provisions supplement indemnity provisions by shifting liability for the indemnified obligations, in the absence of an indemnity provision, the waiver of subrogation has nothing to supplement.

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ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

AIA (American Institute of Architects ) form documents have dominated the construction industry for many years. Due to the AIA dominance, others in the industry sought out an alternative and the ConsensusDOCS were born in 2007. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.

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constructionattorneyblog: Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document

Construction Lawyer

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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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

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.