The American Institute of Architects Introduces New Contract Documents for Sustainable Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects has released seven new Sustainable Projects contract documents. The release includes SP versions of the AIA's two families of Construction Management documents, Construction Manager as Adviser and Construction Manager as Constructor, as well as B103—2007 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Large or Complex Sustainable Project.

“The Construction Manager as Adviser and Construction Manager as Constructor delivery models are beneficial for sustainable projects. The construction manager's involvement in the early stages of the project results in collaboration between the owner, the architect and the construction manager in the development of the owner's sustainable objective, and in the development of the measures they will take toward achieving that objective,” said Ken Cobleigh, managing director and counsel at the AIA.

B103—2007 SP is an agreement between owner and architect specifically developed for use on large or complex sustainable projects. It is written for use in the design-bid-build delivery model; however, with some modification, it is also well suited for use on CMc projects.

The seven new documents include :

Construction Manager as Adviser Family

• A132—2009 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor, for use on a Sustainable Project, Construction Manager as Adviser Edition
  • A132 SP Exhibit A, Determination of the Cost of the Work
• A232—2009 SP, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, for use on a Sustainable Project, Construction Manager as Adviser Edition
• B132—2009 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect, for use on a Sustainable Project, Construction Manager as Adviser Edition
• C132—2009 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Adviser, for use on a Sustainable Project

Construction Manager as Constructor Family

• A133—2009 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Constructor, for use on a Sustainable Project where the basis of payment is the Cost of the Work Plus a Fee with a Guaranteed Maximum Price
  • A133 SP Exhibit A, Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment
• A134—2009 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager as Constructor, for use on a Sustainable Project where the basis of payment is the Cost of the Work Plus a Fee without a Guaranteed Maximum Price

B103—2007 SP, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Large or Complex Sustainable Project

The new Sustainable Project documents are available through the current version of AIA Contract Documents software, and individually through AIA Documents-on-Demand.