September 26, 2008 The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the upcoming release of six new AIA Contract Documents on October 17, 2008.
These new documents, collectively called the 3.5 Release, build on AIA Contract Documents’ 120 years of experience in defining the contractual relationships in the design and construction industry.
New BIM Exhibit: Reportedly the first of its kind in the industry, the new E202-2008 was written by industry practitioners as a practical tool for managing the use of BIM across the entire project. Among other things, it sets the requirements and authorized uses for BIM content, and identifies BIM authors at five progressive levels of development. A free sample of the E202-2008 BIM Exhibit will be available at www.aiacontractdocuments.org after October 17, 2008.
New IPD Agreements: The two new IPD Agreements, C196-2008 and C197-2008, round out the IPD Single Purpose Entity (SPE) family of AIA contract documents and provide the contractual structure the SPE needs to secure funding and to design and construct the project.
New Design Build (DB) Agreements: These two new design-build agreements, A441-2008 and C441-2008, complete the AIA’s Design-Build Family of documents by communicating down to the architect’s consultants and to the subcontractors the essential provisions of the original 2004 agreements.
New On-Site Project Representation Document: The new On-Site Project Representation scope of services document, B207-2008 (formerly B352-2000), provides agreement on the number of architect’s representatives stationed at the project site, the services to be performed, and the owner’s responsibilities. B207-2008 eliminates the need to create a custom scope of services document, thus saving time and money.
The new documents will be available electronically in AIA Contract Documents software beginning October 17, 2008, as well as in paper form (E202-2008 will only be available in AIA software). The software allows users to generate and customize Microsoft Word files for easy collaboration and distribution.
Additional information is available through AIA.
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