Episode 26: AIA Contract Documents Part 2

Here is Part 2 of our podcast on the AIA Contract Documents hosted by David Suchar. Part 1 of this series is found at Episode 19. Our guest in both episodes is James “Jimmy” Germano, Manager and Counsel for the AIA Contract Documents. Jimmy tells us in this episode about the AIA’s contract drafting philosophy and the impact of current construction trends on the Contract Documents. Topics include the influence of COVID-19, proliferation of Design Build and Delegated Design, increasing complexity of insurance arrangements, Prefabricated Construction, advancements in Building Information Modeling practice, and discussion of how the Contract Documents are being updated as a result.