When is the General Conditions contract signed?
I originally understood this was signed before the commencement of the Work, and meant an agreement between two parties (Owner & Architect).
However, I see that there’s three parties mentioned in this contract: Owner, Architect and Contractor. Is the Contractor eventually brought-in to sign this contract, or is this contract only enacted once all parties are awarded?
Hi @mariaemiliaescudero ,
I’ll see if I can help!
The A201 is not signed. It is adopted by reference by both the B101 (standard agreement between owner & architect) and A101 (standard agreement between owner & contractor). The general conditions are present when the architect/owner sign B101 and when the contractor/owner sign A101.
See the screenshot below about the A201 from AIAcontracts.org:
AIA Contract Documents
If you’re just getting into contracts I would highly recommend checking out the aiacontracts.org website! They’ve got a ton of helpful information about how to use each contract and they’ve been adding a lot of Youtube video content as well.
In particular, I love this page that shows how the contracts all relate to each other in each of the major project delivery methods.
And last but not least - here’s one of their Youtube webinars speaking about the A201 in depth:
Hope this helps!
-Darion
