Archive for the ‘AIA Contracts’ Category

This is the second in a series of articles that focus on certain pitfalls associated with the wholesale use of standardized AIA contracts. For those of you having trouble sleeping or those of you who design or build residential housing in California, the time has come to examine your AIA contracts. Read the rest of this entry »

Many architects and builders enter into standard AIA contracts for architectural services relating to the design and construction of commercial and residential housing projects. These contracts contain generic terms bearing on all aspects of the architect/builder relationship from the scope of services to be performed to dispute resolution procedures. The form contracts are a good beginning, but they are nothing more than a beginning.
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