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AIA Contract - Articles & Sub-sections

AIA A201 - 1997 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction

 

Sample A201 Document

Available at: http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/A201%20-%20General%20Conditions.pdf

 

Table of Contents

 

Article 1 - General Provisions

1.1 Basic Definitions

1.1.1 The Contract Documents

1.1.2 The Contract

1.1.3 The Work

1.1.4 The Project

1.1.5 The Drawings

1.1.6 The Specifications

1.1.7 The Project Manual

1.2 Correlation and Intent of the Contract Documents

1.3 Capitalization

1.4 Interpretation

1.5 Execution of Contract Documents

1.6 Ownership and Use of Drawings, Specification and Other Instruments of Service

 

Article 2 Owner

2.1 General

2.2 Information and Services Required of the Owner

2.3 Owners Right to Stop the Work

2.4 Owners Right to Carry out the Work

 

Article 3 Contractor

3.1 General

3.2 Review of Contract Documents and Field Conditions by Contractor

3.3 Supervision and Construction Procedures

3.4 Labor and Materials

3.5 Warranty

3.6 Taxes

3.7 Permits, Fees and Notices

3.8 Allowances

3.9 Superintendent

3.10 Contractor's Construction Schedules

3.11 Documents and Samples at the Site

3.12 Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples

3.13 Use of Site

3.14 Cutting and Patching

3.15 Cleaning Up

3.16 Access to Work

3.17 Royalties, Patents and Copyrights

3.18 Indemnification

 

Article 4 Administration of the Contract

4.1 Architect

4.2 Architect's Administration of the Contract

4.3 Claims and Disputes

4.4 Resolution of Claims and Disputes

4.5 Mediation

4.6 Arbitration

 

Article 5 Subcontractors

5.1 Definitions

5.2 Award of Subcontracts and Other Contracts for Portions of the Work

5.3 Subcontractual Relations

5.4 Contingent Assignment of Subcontracts

 

Article 6 Construction By Owner or by Separate Contractors

6.1 Owner's Right to Perform Construction and to Award Separate Contracts

6.2 Mutual Responsibility

6.3 Owner's Right to Clean Up

 

Article 7 Changes in the Work

7.1 General

7.2 Change Orders

7.3 Construction Change Directives

7.4 Minor Changes in the Work

 

Article 8 Time

8.1 Definitions

8.2 Progress and Completion

8.3 Delays and Extension of Time

 

Article 9 Payments and Completion

9.1 Contract Sum

9.2 Schedule of Values

9.3 Applications For Payment

9.4 Certificates for Payment

9.5 Decisions to Withhold Certification

9.6 Progress Payments

9.7 Failure of Payment

9.8 Substantial Completion

9.9 Partial Occupancy or Use

9.10 Final Completion and Final Payment

 

Article 10 Protection of Persons and Property

10.1 Safety Precautions and Programs

10.2 Safety of Persons and Property

10.3 Hazardous Materials

10.6 Emergencies

 

Article 11 Insurance and Bonds

11.1 Contractor's Liability Insurance

11.2 Owner's Liability Insurance

11.3 Project Management Protective Liability Insurance

11.4 Property Insurance

11.5 Performance Bond and Payment Bond

 

Article 12 Uncovering and Correction of Work

12.1 Uncovering of Work

12.2 Correction of Work

12.3 Acceptance of Nonconforming Work

 

Article 13 Miscellaneous Provisions

13.1 Governing Law

13.2 Successors and Assigns

13.3 Written Notice

13.4 Rights and Remedies

13.5 Tests and Inspections

13.6 Interest

13.7 Commencement of Statutory Limitation Period

 

Article 14 Termination or Suspension of the Contract

14.1 Termination by the Contractor

14.2 Termination by the Owner for Cause

14.3 Suspension by the Owner for Convenience

14.4 Termination by the Owner for Convenience

 

Another part of the "Language" of the construction project can be found in the

Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Master Format

 

This organizes the technical specifications portion of the Contract Documents into 16 Divisions as follows:

Divison 1 - General Requirements

Division 2 - Site Work

Division 3 - Concrete

Divsion 4 - Masonry

Division 5 - Metals

Division 6 - Wood & Plastics

Division 7 - Thermal & Moisture Protections

Division 8 - Doors & Windows

Division 9 - Finishes

Division 10 - Specialties

Division 11 - Equipment

Division 12 - Furnishings

Division 13 - Special Construction

Division 14 - Conveying Systems

Division 15 - Mechanical Systems

Division 16 - Electrical Systems

 

    
         

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Building Materials and Wood Technology
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

    
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