News Archive
Overview Comparison Between AIA v. ConsensusDOCS Contracts
July 2008
New Construction for a New Day
Spring 2008
This article first appeared in URS' Claims and Dispute Resolution Newsletter, the "Claims Resourse."
McGraw-Hill Key Trends
January 2008
Industry
is Setting the Stage for BIM Collaboration
July 2, 2008
Interview of ConsensusDOCS drafting member Rick Lowe explaining the BIM Addendum
Comparing the New AIA a201 and ConsensusDOCS 200 Contract Terms
Spring 2008
Thomas Barfield of the ConsensusDOCS drafting committee compares the two primary documents of AIA and ConsensusDOCS.
New ConsensusDOCS Contract First to Address BIM
July 1, 2008
ConsensusDOCS™ today released a groundbreaking Building Information Modeling (BIM) Addendum which marks a significant step forward in utilizing BIM as a collaborative tool. This new document will bring the construction industry's future into reality. The ConsensusDOCS 301 BIM Addendum is the first and only industry standard document to globally address the legal uncertainties associated with utilizing BIM.
ConsensusDOCS: Consensus of Whom?
May/June 2008 — CFMA Building Profits
Contracts, the foundation of any construction project, always involve risk. So, with multiple sets of contract forms now available, are contractors more at risk?
Advantages of ConsensusDOCS Contracts over AIA A201 2007 edition
May 29, 2008
Phil Beck presented this paper as part of his presentation comparing the ConsensusDOCS contracts vs. AIA A201 (2007) edition. This useful analysis highlights some of major advantages of ConsensusDOCS contracts as compared to the AIA A201 general terms document.
Schinnerer Finds ConsensusDOCS Architect Agreement Fair and Balanced
May 2008
Schinnerer & Company examines differences between AIA documents and ConsensusDOCS.
Comparison of the New ConsensusDOCS™ and AIA® Construction Forms by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
March 2008
This examines the differences and similarities between the new ConsensusDOCS™ and A201™ General Conditions of the Contract for Construction documents.
New Standard Forms Seek Unity on Fairness (outside link)
September 19, 2007
New Consensus Standard Contracts Should Be Exciting (outside link)
September 19, 2007
Industry Debates Construction Contracts, Shifting Liability
ENR story on Lean Construction References ConsensusDOCS 300 (outside link)
November 21, 2007
Team contract, with shared risk and reward, fosters "all-for-one, one-for-all" spirit.
AWCI Sponsors New ConsensusDOCS
November 9, 2007
The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI), Falls Church, Va., has joined the growing number of associations that support the construction industry's new ConsensusDOCS.
ConsensusDOCS Promotes Balanced Subcontract Form (outside link)
October 22, 2007
In September, a broad-based group of prime contractors, subcontractors, public and private owners, suretys, and other industry organizations jointly released a new family of model contract documents called ConsensusDOCS. Twenty leading construction associations, including AGC, ABC, ASA, Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), Construction Users Round Tables (CURT), and National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), participated in developing the ConsensusDOCS. The goal was to represent the best interest of the project rather than an individual party, employ best practices, and allocate risk fairly among all parties.
ConsensusDOCS: New Form Construction Contract Documents Created By Industry Consensus (outside link)
October 8, 2007
On Friday, September 28, 2007, the AGC, in conjunction with more than 20 other trade organizations representing almost every viewpoint in the construction industry, published revised form contract documents that it refers to as the ConsensusDOCS. A description of the documents can be found at www.consensusdocs.org and at www.agc.org. This is the first publication of form contract revisions in almost ten years and pre-dates the expected 2007 revisions to the AIA form documents by about a month.
ConsensusDOCS Releases First-of-its-kind Collaborative Guidebook to Accompany Contracts
October 29, 2007
ConsensusDOCS, the first-of-its-kind collaboration to publish fair and balanced standard construction contracts and forms, today released the first edition of its guidebook, which provides an overview of the main contracts and forms as well as individual highlights and possible project-specific considerations for modification.
Accentuate the POSITIVE, Eliminate the Negative (pdf)
September/October 2007
A new generation of contract documents was born from a chorus of industry representatives working in a truly collaborative atmosphere.
Owner's Perspective (pdf)
Fall 2007
Contracts have always been important to COAA. Albert E. Phillips founded the organization by contacting 10 of his clients who were interested in improving the process for themselves and other owners. Even then it was clear that contract documents were one of the root problems, and COAA has been involved with documents ever since.
New Release of ConsensusDOCS Poised to Change the Industry
September 2007
On Friday, September 28, a diverse group of 20 construction associations representing designers, owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties will launch ConsensusDOCS, with more than 70 collaboratively drafted construction contracts.
AGC Plans ConsensusDOCS
Release For September 28 (pdf)
With just a few weeks until the AGC of America rolls out a new set of standard documents for the industry, the Builders Association wants to help its members understand how these changes affect their business.
AGC is Proud to be a Founding Sponsor of the New ConsensusDOCS
September 2007
On Friday, September 28, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) along with a diverse group of 19 other associations representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, sureties, and designers will launch ConsensusDOCS. The ConsensusDOCS release includes more than 70 collaboratively drafted standard construction contracts and forms. This achievement represents the first time that broad industry representation had an equal voice in collaboratively drafting standard construction contracts. The unprecedented buy-in for these contracts reflects a genuine effort to identify and utilize best practices.
ENR July 2007 Article on ConsensusDOCS
July 2007
A diverse group of leading construction associations representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, designers, and sureties recently announced a new catalog of over 70 construction contract documents call ConsensusDOCS will be released September 28, 2007. These contracts and forms are designed to meet a wide range of project delivery mechanisms as well as address electronic communications to building information modeling (BIM).
ASA's Sneak Peak at ConsensusDOCS Subcontract Article (pdf)
June 2007
ASA reviewed ConsensusDOCS 750 and put the document firmly in the plus column for subcontractors. They felt that the document stayed true to the drafting principles and to those principles embraced by professional subcontractors.
CURT ** 2007 ConsensusDOCS Transforms Traditional Contracts (pdf)
Summer 2007
A venture by the construction industry's leading associations, including CURT, to provide a standard set of contract documents is gearing up for release this fall. The documents now officially named ConsensusDOCS, will allow parties to focus on project results rather than spending valuable time negotiating terms, or worse, contract claims to assess fault.