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AIA Contract Documents are updated to reflect the state of the industry and our changing times. Forty revised, updated, or new documents were released on November 5th, 2007.
Some major changes in the 2007 Update:
New Owner/Architect Agreements—The B141 and B151 agreements are now merged to create B101™-2007, a one-part document for traditional design and construction services. B101-2007 returns to the concept of “basic” and “additional” services, clearly laying out the architect’s services during five phases:
- Schematic design
- Design development
- Construction documents
- Bidding/negotiations
- Construction
B103™–2007, for the large or complex project, assumes that the owner will retain third parties to provide cost estimates and project schedules, and that the owner may implement fast-track, phased, or accelerated scheduling. Accordingly, the architects’ basic services are modified as necessary, based on those assumptions.
B104™–2007, a streamlined version of B101–2007, applies to medium-sized projects. Basic services are in three phases, and other text is substantially abbreviated.
Removal of Mandatory Arbitration—Parties are no longer required to resolve disputes through arbitration, but have it as an option to resolve conflicts.
Additional Insured Provisions—Contractors will add owners, architects, and architects’ consultants as additional insureds under their general liability policies.