1997 AIA Documents Expire May 31, Make the Switch to ConsensusDOCS

After May 31, the 1997 A-series documents (including the AIA A-201-1997) will no longer be available and users of AIA's contract documents software will not be able to generate licensed final versions of those documents.  When AIA released its 2007 suite of A-series contract documents in November 2007 (AGC unanimously decided not to endorse the AIA A-201 2007), it granted users of its 1997 documents an 18-month period to "transition from retired to new documents."  Contractors that want to avoid violating AIA's licensing agreement should not offer the A401-1997 or other 1997 A-series AIA documents after that date, and should be aware that clients offering the documents after that date could breach AIA's licensing agreement.  Switch to ConsensusDOCS today and use the only standard construction contract documents endorsed by 22 industry associations, including AGC!  AGC members receive a 20% discount on all ConsensusDOCS products when purchased through the AGC Bookstore.  If the AIA A201 is mandated, then please refer to the AGC members-only Commentary at www.AGC.org/cs/contracts. For more information, please contact Carrie Ciliberto at 703-837-5367 or cilibertoc@agc.org.