AIA San Diego, a full-service distributor of AIA Contract Documents, offers access to materials that connect architects, their clients, and all parties to the design and construction process. AIA contract documents represent the industry standard for design and construction projects. Typically, architects and other parties to the design and building process use these documents to support agreements relating to design and construction services. Anyone may purchase and use the documents. AIA San Diego members receive a 40% discount when ordering.

How to Order AIA contract documents:

- Click here for a listing of contract documents and the AIA San Diego price list
- Click here for the order form

If you place your order for documents before 2pm, AIA San Diego will ensure your order is placed in the outgoing mail that day. You can also provide a Fedex account number and documents can be overnighted to you. And, of course, you can purchase the contract documents in person at the AIA San Diego office during normal office hours. Please note: You are encouraged to fax your order over in advance if you pick the documents up in person. This will save you time and effort and also ensure that we do have the documents in stock.

Click below for a description of each contract document sold at AIA San Diego organized by letter series, a system of classification that refers to the specific purpose of each document.

A-Series: owner-contractor agreements

Are there revisions in the 2007 documents that will be of particular interest to owners?Yes, there are a number of revisions that will interest owners, including the following:

- An expanded license for use of the architect’s instruments of service for maintenance, alteration and addition to the project

- An express contractual definition of the applicable standard of are, based on the common law definition

- Insurance coverage requirements for the architect, including errors and omissions coverage

- Owner as additional insured for contractor operations and completed operations

- Reasonable restrictions on contractor’s right to demand financing information once construction begins

- Owner’s right to obtain information regarding payments to subcontractors and right to issue joint checks

- Disclosure requirements for “related party transactions” in cost-plus contracts

- New claim limitations period that follows state law and applies consistently to owners, contractors, and architects

- An option for the owner and contractor to name someone other than the architect as the initial decision maker

- An option to select a binding dispute resolution proceeding other than arbitration

-Liberalized consolidation and joinder provisions if arbitration is the chosen binding dispute resolution procedure.

B-Series: owner-architect agreements

Are there revisions in the 2007 documents that will be of particular interest to Contractors and Subcontractors.Yes, there are a number of revisions that will be of interest to contractors and subcontractors, including the following.

-An option for the owner and contractor to name someone other than the architect as the initial decision maker

-An option to select binding dispute resolution proceeding other than arbitration

-Liberalized consolidation and joinder provisions if arbitration is the chosen binding dispute resolution procedure

-New claim limitations period that follows state law and applies consistently to owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors

-Owner, architect and consultants as additional insured for contractor operations, and owner as additional insured for contractor completed operations

-Reasonable restrictions on contractor’s right to demand financing information noce construction begins

-Owner’s right to obtain information regarding payment sto subcontractors and right to issue joint checks

-Disclosure requirements for “related party transactions” in cost-plus contracts

C-Series: other agreements

Are there revisions in the 2007 documents that will be of particular interest to Architects?Yes, most of the 2007 owner-architect agreements include the following revisions that will be of interest to Architects, including the following

-An expanded license to the owner for use of the architect’s instruments of service for maintenance, alteration and addition to the project

-Architect and the architect’s consultants as additional insured for contractor operations

-An express contractual definition of the applicable standard of care, based on the common law definition

-Insurance coverage requirements for the architect, including errors and omissions coverage

-An option for the owner and contractor to name someone other than the architect as the initial decision maker

-An option to select a binding dispute resolution proceeding other than arbitration

-Liberalized consolidation and joinder provisions if arbitration is the chosen binding dispute resolution procedure

-New claim limitations period that follows state law and applies consistently to owners, contractors, and architects

-C401-2007 can be used as agreement between the architect and all consultants, including the consulting architect

-Flow-down provisions that incorporate the rights and responsibilities from the Prime Agreement

-An express contractual definition of the applicable standard of care, based on the common law definition

-Insurance coverage requirements for the architect’s consultants, including errors and omissions coverage,

-Cross indemnification provisions requiring the architect and consultant to indentify each other from claims made by third parties

D-Series: miscellaneous documents

E-Series: exhibits

G-Series: contract administration and project management forms