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.  

AIA Documents on Demand lets you purchase individual AIA Contract Documents forms and agreements in PDF. 

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Anyone may purchase and use the documents. AIA San Diego members receive a 40% discount when ordering.

How to Order Hard Copies of AIA Contract Documents:
Ordering contract documents from AIA San Diego is an easy, three-step process:

Step 1:  Click here for a listing of contract documents and the AIA San Diego price list. You will use this information to complete the order form in Step 2.

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Step 3:  Return the order form to us in one of three manners:  A) By fax:  619-232-4542, no cover page is needed, it does not need to be sent to anyone's attention; B) By email:  Make the document into a PDF and email it to Info@AIASanDiego.org; C) By snail mail:  The old-fashioned way... send via pony to AIA San Diego, 233 A Street, #200, San Diego, CA 92101.

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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

Looking for additional information to help you decide which contract will work best for your particular project?  Was one of your favorite contract documents retired and you would like to read additional commentary on why this occurred and/or why a document has changed?  The following miscellaneous documents are an additional FREE resource to you to help provide further insight and help in your decision-making process.

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS FREE FOR DOWNLOAD AT:  http://www.aia.org/contractdocs/AIAS076659
A101 Comparison				AIA Document A101-2007 Compared to A101-1997
A102 Comparison				AIA Document A102-2007 Compared to A111-1997
A103 Comparison				AIA Document A103-2007 Compared to A114-2001
A107 Comparison				AIA Document A107-2007 Compared to A107-1997
A201-2997 Commentary				Commentary of AIA Document A201-2007
A201-1997 Commentary				Commentary of AIA Document A201-1997 (retired)
A201 Comparison				AIA Document A201-2007 Compared to A201-1997
A401 Comparison				AIA Document A401-2007 Compared to A401-1997
A503-2007				Guide for Supplementary Conditions
A511-1999				Guide for Supplementary Conditions (retired)
A511CMa-1993				Guide for Supplementary Conditions, Construction Manager-Advisor Edition
A533-2009				Guide for Supplementary Conditions, Construction Manager as Advisor Edition
B101 Commentary				Commentary on AIA Document B101-2007
B101 Comparison				AIA Document B101-2007 Compared to B151-1997
B102 Comparison				AIA Document B102-2007 Compared to B141-1997 Part 1
B141 Bridge Amendments				Guide for Amending to AIA Document B141-1997
B141 Commentary				Commentary on AIA Document B141-1997 (retired)
B151 Bridge Amendments				Guide for Amending to AIA Document B151-1997
B201 Comparison				AIA Document B201-2007 Compared to B141-1997 Part 2
B503-2007				Guide for Amendments to AIA Owner-Architect Agreements
B511-2001				Guide for Amendments to AIA Owner-Architect Agreements (retired)
C191 Commentary				Commentary on AIA Document C191-2009
G612-2001				Instructions to the Architect