Masonry Magazine May 1967 Page. 28
Reach Agreement on A201
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 12-Representatives of the Associated General Contractors of America and The American Institute of Architects have reached an agreement on a number of modifications to AIA Document A201 (1966 edition) which resolves major points of controversy regarding the document.
This was announced by Fred W. Mast, AGC Senior Vice President, and Robert L. Durham, AIA First Vice President, after an all-day session of 28 representatives composed of contractors and architects from all parts of the country.
Wording was agreed upon for modifications in seventeen subparagraphs of the AIA's "General Conditions of the Contract for Construction," Document A201 (1966 edition).
The subparagraphs that were modified by this agreement were regarded by the contractors as urgently requiring clarification. The architects agreed that clarification was desirable, that the modifications adopted properly clarified the subparagraphs, and that the modifications do not change the intent of the documents with respect to their meaning for the architect. These modifications implement the general prinicples agreed to by AIA and AGC in January that the architect is fully responsible for his professionad services and that the contractor is fully responsible for construction operations and safety procedures unitl final completion.
Chapters of the AIA and the AGC will be furnished shortly with the revised wording in mimeographed form for information. A printed supplement to Document A201, designed for insertion into A201, will be available about May 1 from the AIA, and all suppliers of the documents, and AGC. AIA and AGC members are urged to incorporate these revisions in supplementary conditions in conjunction with A201, 1966 edition.
This conference made no further change in the indemnification clause, Article 4.18, which was approved by AIA and AGC earlier this year.
Representatives of the two associations are continuing to study minor points for future consideration as part of the regular review procedures of AIA and AGC for all documents.
In a joint statement, the co-chairmen for AGC and AIA said, "We are in confident that the agreement we have reached eliminates unfortunate misunderstandings and enables architects and contractors to get on with their traditional teamwork in building."
Revisions To AIA Document A201
The following are revisions to A-201, "General Conditions of the Contract for Construction," which on April 10, 1967, were agreed to by representatives of AGA and AIA and have been reviewed and cleared by the respective legal counsels. (Bold Print indicates new wording and Capitalization indicates deletion.)
Article 1-Contract Documents
1. 2. 3 The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by any one shall be as binding as if
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