Contract Documents/Guidelines

How Do The New National Subcontract Forms Compare - Written By Tom Barfield

This article compares the provisions of ConsensusDOCS 750 and AIA A401. New editions of both documents were released in 2007. ASC participated in the development of both documents and has endorsed both documents. This article compares and comments on a number of major provisions including payment, additional insured, indemnity, consequential damages, warranties, dispute resolution, temporary services, schedule changes, design delegation, liens, owner financing, contractor initiated takeover of subcontractors’ work or termination, and ethics.

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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 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.

ASC Contract Documents

This is a 233-page publication containing educational materials on what subcontract agreements should and should not contain, as well as a discussion of contract law related to bidding, contract formation, and contract performance. Also included are samples of forms and commentaries on the latest editions of AIA and AGC forms. An excellent reference when comparing custom contracts to model document language. Click here for more information and to order on-line.

Subcontract Acknowledgment

The Subcontract Acknowledgment serves as a valuable tool for reaching agreement on subcontract terms. Use of this neutral form helps Subcontractors focus on the most important issues in negotiations, and it can serve to limit the number of issues that need to be discussed with a general contractor or construction manager. Click here for more information, guide, and form.

Standard Form Construction Contract Documents

The following documents are consensus forms produced by industry organizations, which have been designed to reflect current industry practices. These are standard form contracts, copyrighted and pre-printed, and routinely used for most common types of industry transactions. They cover in a broad fashion most important terms and conditions.

AIA Documents: Available from your local AIA Contract Documents Distributor or on-line at www.aia.org/documents or call 800-365-2724. Click here for more information on AIA documents.

AGC Documents Available on-line at www.agc.org or call 703-548-3118. Click here for more information on AGC documents.

Comparison of AIA, AGC, and EJCDC documents related to Construction Contracts

This document compares the terms and conditions of AIA A201 (l997), AGC 200 (2000), and EJCDC 2-700 (2002), such as Architect’s Role, Confidentiality, Contractor’s Fee, Cost-Plus Billing, Dispute Resolution, Errors and Omissions, Insurance, Owner Payment Reductions, Performance Standards, Retainage, Subcontractor Protections, Surety Bonds, Termination for Convenience, Warranty Correction Period, and much more. Click here for the full document.