Little was the only
sponsor. They provided the venue, parking, pizza, water, pop, beer, and wine.
Susan is a principal
at little. She sat on the AIA documents committee for over 10 years. She
presented some background and provided sample documents.
The 2013 documents discussed were: Guide to Digital Practice Documents, C106, E203, G 201, and G202
The key take away
points are:
- AIA documents are made to fit into the court system
- It something won't work in court, it gets cut
- The committee includes lawyers, insurance representatives, architects, contractors
- Some AIA documents are guides on how to use the other documents
- The documents are updated every 5-10 years
- The AIA help line has good customer service Docinfo@aia.org
- Agreements save time and headaches by spelling out who does what, the scope
- Digital data includes everything digital: email, photos, BIM, Sharepoint, ...
