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American Institute of Architects (AIA) Announces the Release of Six New Documents Including a First of its Kind Building Information Model Hands-On Tool
AIA Contract Documents Newest Release Offers Two New Integrated Project Delivery Documents, Two New Design-Build Documents and a New On-Site Project Representation Document.
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For Immediate Release |
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Washington, D.C., September 24,
2008 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced the
upcoming release of six new AIA Contract Documents on October 17,
2008, including a new Building Information Modeling (BIM) exhibit,
as well as two new Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) agreements,
two new Design-Build agreements and a Scope of Services document.
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.
“We understand that the design and construction industry is
evolving and we are pleased to lead the way by introducing new
documents that provide a road map for navigating BIM and IPD,”
said Suzanne Harness, Managing Director and Counsel, AIA Contract
Documents. This latest release continues the AIA’s
long-standing tradition of providing documents that are easy to
use, reflect current industry practices, and fairly balance all
parties interests.”
New BIM Exhibit
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. It also
establishes protocols for model ownership, conflict resolution,
storage, viewing, and archiving. Although written primarily to
support a project using IPD, E202-2008 may also be used with more
traditional methods of project delivery.
“For the first time in the industry, this new AIA tool
effectively allows users to work in partnership and assign
responsibilities to successfully manage a BIM model. All parties
can specify and understand each other’s level of development
within the model and reference it with confidence at any
time,” said Jim Bedrick, Vice President of Virtual Building
and Design at Webcor Builders in San Mateo, California. “So
the bottom line is; all team members know what they can expect from
each other with this new AIA BIM Exhibit.”
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. These agreements take care of the
details, such as how insurance will apply, how members may be paid
for their services and limit their liability, which costs are
“allowable,” how a member can earn profit through
incentive compensation, and what happens at the end of 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. They address
contractor/subcontractor and architect/consultant relationships
including respective rights and responsibilities, roles,
communications, compensation, dispute resolution, and payment. In
developing the new agreements, the AIA followed its standard
practice of soliciting input and feedback from across the industry
to ensure that the new agreements would address stakeholder
interests.
New On-Site Project Representation Document
The new On-Site Project Representation scope of services
document, B207™-2008 (formerly B352™-2000),
adds to the more than 30 existing AIA Contract Documents B-Series
documents for use in establishing agreements between owners and
architects. The B207-2008 document provides agreement on the
number of architect’s representatives stationed at the project
site, the services to be preformed, and the owner’s
responsibilities. B207-2008 eliminates the need to create a custom
scope of services document, thus saving time and money.
Format and Availability
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.
AIA Contract Documents software can be purchased at www.aia.org/docs. Documents in paper form are
available through the AIA’s full service distributors. For a
listing of full service distributors and pricing information,
please visit www.aia.org/docs_purchase.
About The American Institute of
Architects
For over 150 years, members of the American Institute of Architects
have worked with each other and their communities to create more
valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and
cityscapes. By using sustainable design practices, materials, and
techniques, AIA architects are uniquely poised to provide the
leadership and guidance needed to provide solutions to address
climate change. AIA architects walk the walk on sustainable design.
Visit www.aia.org/walkthewalk.
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