Contract Documents/Guidelines

Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project

The Associated Specialty Contractors, Associated General Contractors, and Associated Subcontractors Association have approved these guidelines and forms. Working together, the three associations have developed a series of 42 guidelines and forms, which reflect construction practices that are fair and equitable to owners, general contractors, and subcontractors alike. Many local associations use the Guidelines as a basis for discussion of best practices.

Free and available for downloading at http://www.constructionguidelines.org.

Consensus Documents

ASC participates in the development of ConsensusDOCS, together with a coalition of 23 leading industry associations representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, designers, and sureties. ConsensusDOCS contracts incorporate best practices and fairly allocate risk to help reduce costly contingencies and adversarial negotiations. There are over 90 ConsensusDOCS contracts that are regularly updated to keep pace with changes in the law and in the industry. To learn more about ConsensusDOCS, click on http://www.consensusdocs.org.

ConsensusDOCS contract documents series include:

• General Contracting Documents (200 Series)
• Collaborative Documents (300 Series)
• Design-Build Documents (400 Series)
• Construction Management Contracts (500 Series)
• Subcontracting Documents (700 Series)
• Program Management Documents (800 Series)

ConsensusDOCS offers two subscription options that allow you to use, edit and update ConsensusDOCS contracts to fit your needs, when you need them. To purchase a subscription, click on http://www.consensusdocs.org/subscriptions/.