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AIA Contract Documents Homepage

The AIA provides free PDF copies of its document commentaries, comparisons, and guides to supplementary conditions, as well as the G612, Owner's Instructions to the Architect.

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Comparisons provide a direct evaluation of how new editions of the A201-1997 and B141-1997 differ from the 1987 editions.

B141 and A201 Commentaries provide detailed explanations of the terms and clauses of those documents.

Guides for Supplementary Conditions provide information and model language for creating supplementary conditions documents to modify owner-contractor and owner-architect agreements or for editing those documents to address the specific conditions of your project.

Use AIA® Document G612-2001 to capture essential information about the owner, contract terms, delivery method, bidding procedures and more.


Comparisons [ back to top ]

Comparison of A201™-1987 and A201™-1997
For those who previously used A201™-1987, this document clearly describes the changes between the 1987 and 1997 versions.

Comparison of B141™-1987 and B141™-1997

For those who previously used B141™-1987, this document clearly describes the changes between the 1987 and 1997 versions.



Commentaries
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A201™-1997 Commentary (PDF/101pgs/321k)
A clause by clause explanation of the AIA's oldest contract document in circulation, the A201™, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, and precise definitions of its terminology.


B141™-1997 Commentary (PDF/63pgs/293k)
The history of the document, explanations of each clause and definitions of key terminology.



Guides for Supplementary Conditions
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A511™, Guide for Supplementary Conditions (PDF/24pgs/302k)
A guide for modifying and supplementing AIA Contract Documents (and specifically A201™-1997, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction) with model language.


B511™, Guide for Amendments to AIA Owner-Architect Agreements
(PDF/19 pgs/140k)

A guide of model provisions for circumstances not typical enough to be added as "standard" in AIA Contract Documents, but still requiring special care and special language. For use amending most AIA Owner-Architect agreements.



Owner's Instructions to the Architect [ back to top ]

G612™-2001, Owner's Instructions to the Architect (PDF/15pgs/109k)
Use this form to capture essential information about the owner, contract terms, delivery method, bidding procedures and more. This three-part document is for preparation by the Architect. Part A relates to contracts, Part B relates to insurance and bonds and Part C relates to bidding procedures.

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