Aia Telephone Seminars

Understanding Warranties and Guarantees in the Standard AIA Contract ...te the warranties and guarantees included in the standard AIA contract. - You will be able to recognize what those warranty provisions cover. - You will be able to suggest revisions to those provisions to better protect yourself or your clients. - You will be able to identify how those provisions may affect the statute of limitations and the statute of repose. This live audio conference is  more...

AIA Document D503(TM) - 2011: Guide for Sustainable Projects ...ay of 2011, the American Institute of Architects released AIA Document D503 -2011, Guide for Sustainable Projects, in order to assist owners, architects, contractors and other project participants in understanding the various issues associated with sustainable projects and to provide a framework for moving those projects forward. This live audio conference will help design and construction  more...

AIA Contracts: The Owner-General Contractor Agreement ...her to create more of a consensus-based set of forms, the AIA forms remain the most widely used and accepted in the industry. Some owners and developers use the AIA forms without any changes and many others have developed their own standard set of revisions to the forms. However they are used, an understanding of the AIA forms and how they allocate risk is essential for anyone negotiating,  more...

Design Professionals' Exposure for Design Errors and Omissions ... - You will be able to discuss the 2007 provisions of the AIA agreements. - You will be able to identify the area of greatest risk. - You will be able to review exceptions to the ELD. - You will be able to describe how insurance and contractual protections can be used to minimize the exposure of the design professional. Engineers, architects, attorneys, construction and project managers,  more...

AIA Document A401 ...ps and provides suggestions for revisions to the standard AIA document. After the seminar you should be able to use the standard documents strategically to mitigate risks and costly disputes. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review the A401 Subcontractor Agreement. - You will be able to explain strengths and weaknesses of the A401. - You will be able to identify the use of the A401  more...

ConsensusDOCS Contract Fundamentals ...he American Institute of Architects' 2007 revision of the AIA contract documents and the issuance of the entirely new AIA forms for integrated project delivery. Since then, ConsensusDOCS has been in competition with the AIA contract documents and it has become important for all participants in the industry to understand what the ConsensusDOCS are and what they have to offer. Learning  more...

Terminating a Construction Contract: Legal Issues and Considerations BenefitsAn unstable economy causes owners and contractors to increasingly consider the last resort of terminating their construction contracts. It is important to fully appreciate and understand the law governing termination in order to avoid causing even more economic damage. This teleconference will provide the basic concepts of termination and will provide some examples of the right and wrong  more...

AIA Document A312 Payment Bond Forms ... be paid to the 45-Day Rule modifications approved by the AIA and certain major sureties and to potential conflicts between bond terms and your contract terms. In the current credit crunch, the teleconference will also provide a primer on bankruptcy issues that may arise in the context of making a claim on one of these bonds. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to explain the difference  more...

Liability Issues for Design Professionals ... even more complex now because of the release of the 2007 AIA documents. Register for this teleconference and get detailed information on AIA documents' effect on design professionals and the changes to those documents on the important issues affecting design professionals. Don't miss this critical opportunity for design professionals whether in large, medium or small firms. n nLearning  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast nHardly a business day goes by in the construction industry when the parties involved in the construction contracting process encounter standard form contract documents. Two of the principal sources of such standard form construction contract documents have both recently issued the 2007 editions of their respective families of contract forms. The long established family of documents published by  more...