AIA Contracts
B101
What is the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
The 3 primary parties to a project include the Architect, the Owner, and the __________.
An architect trips and falls on a construction site and breaks their leg.
What is the Contractor's General Liability Insurance
This legal term states that "The Architect shall perform its services consistent with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by architects practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances.”
What is the Standard of Care
RFI
What is a request for information
A101
This AIA Document had a provision added in 2007 that requires the architect to maintain professional liability, general liability, automobile liability, and workers compensation insurance.
What is the B101 - Owner-Architect Agreement
An architect's office is flooded during Hurricane Helene and all of their furniture and computers are damaged.
What is the Architect's Property Insurance?
This is the the legal responsibility for injury or damage to another person or property.
What is Liability
RFI
What is a Request for Qualifications
A201
What is the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
This insurance (also sometimes called Malpractice or Error and Omissions) protects the Architect in case some action by the Architect causes bodily injury, property damage, or other damage.
What is Professional Liability Insurance
An employee of the firm wrecks their personal car while drive to a construction site.
What is the Architect's Automobile Insurance (claims can be made by employees using their personal cars while on work-related activities.)
This is security against legal liability for one's actions. Also know as to be “held harmless”
What is Indemnification
LLC
What is a Limited Liability Company
G701
What is a Change Order
This insurance protects the Architects office building and its contents against disasters such as fire, theft, and flood.
What is Property Insurance
The Eastern Warf in Savannah, GA catches on fire during construction.
What is the Owner's General Liability Insurance?
the failure to use due care to avoid harming another person or property
What is Negligence
LLP
What is a Limited Liability Partnership
C401
What is the Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant
This act allows an insurer to "step into the shoes" of a party whom it has made payment. For example, an insurance company can sue the Contractor for a fire after they have paid the Owner for damages.
What is Subrogation
An architect's consultant has an error on their drawings, which costs the owner money.
What is the architect's Professional Liability Insurance? (Vicarious Liability)
This method of resolving a claim listed in the "General Conditions" is a proceeding where two parties agree to submit their claims to a third party (typically an industry expert) and agree to abide by their decision.
What is Arbitration
IDM
What is the Initial Decision Maker