The American Institute of Architects Official Guide to the 2007 AIA Contract Documents

Written by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), this is a comprehensive guide to the AIA contract documents, which include the agreements between architect-owner, and owner-contractor. There are other guides to the AIA contract documents, but this is the only authoritative one written by the AIA itself. The book describes background and history of the documents themselves and explains the documents in depth. It compares the previous documents to the new documents, and guides architects, owners, contractors, and legal professionals in understanding the documents. Accompanying CD-Rom has samples of all AIA contract documents that released in 2007. The contract documents are in PDF format for Mac and PC computers. 496 pp.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Standardization of Construction Contracts.
• 2. History of the AIA Documents.
• 3. The 2007 AIA Documents Development Process.
• 4. The Documents Families Described.
• 5. Educational and Supporting Resources.
• 6. Basic Principles and Provisions.
• 7. Owner-Contractor Agreement Forms.
• 8. The General Conditions of the Contract for Construction.
• 9. Guide forms.
• 10. The Subcontract Forms.
• 11. Procurement, Construction Administration and Other Standard Forms.
• 12. Owner-Architect Agreement Forms.
• 13. Architect-consultant agreement forms.
• 14. Leading Cases Shaping and Interpreting the AIA Contract Documents.